82 FR 126 pgs. 30936-30937 - United States Department of Energy and United States Department of Defense v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company, et al.; United States Department of Energy and United States Department of Defense v. Aberdeen & Rockfish Railroad Company, et al.
Type: NOTICEVolume: 82Number: 126Pages: 30936 - 30937
Pages: 30936, 30937Docket number: [Docket No. NOR 38302S; Docket No. NOR 38376S]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2017-13966 Filed 6-30-17; 8:45 am]
Agency: Surface Transportation Board
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
[Docket No. NOR 38302S; Docket No. NOR 38376S]
United States Department of Energy and United States Department of Defense v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company, et al.; United States Department of Energy and United States Department of Defense v. Aberdeen & Rockfish Railroad Company, et al.
AGENCY:
Surface Transportation Board.
ACTION:
Final Decision.
SUMMARY:
The Surface Transportation Board (Board) has approved the settlement agreement (Agreement) proposed by the United States Department of Energy and the United States Department of Defense (together, the Government) and Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NSR); prescribed the Agreement's rate update methodologies (as slightly amended), maximum revenue-to-variable cost (R/VC) ratios, and rates; dismissed NSR as a defendant in these proceedings; extinguished all of NSR's liability (including that of its predecessors and subsidiaries) for reparations; relieved NSR from any further requirement to participate in these proceedings, except in response to a properly issued subpoena under the Board's rules; and continued to hold the proceedings in abeyance pending further settlement negotiations.
DATES:
Effective Date: The decision is effective on July 28, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nathaniel Bawcombe, (202) 245-0376. Assistance for the hearing impaired is available through the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at: 1-800-877-8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
[top] In a decision served on June 28, 2017, the Board, under 49 U.S.C. 10704, approved the Agreement negotiated by the Government and NSR to settle these rate
In addition, the Board: (1) Uprescribed the Agreement's rate update methodologies (as slightly amended), maximum R/VC ratios, and rates; (2) dismissed NSR as a defendant in these proceedings; (3) extinguished all of NSR's liability (including that of its predecessors and subsidiaries) for reparations; (4) relieved NSR from any further requirement to participate in these proceedings, except in response to a properly issued subpoena under the Board's rules; and (5) continued to hold these proceedings in abeyance pending further settlement negotiations.
The Board's decision is available on its Web site at www.stb.gov.
Decided: June 26, 2017.
By the Board, Board Members Begeman, Elliott, and Miller.
Tammy Lowery,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2017-13966 Filed 6-30-17; 8:45 am]
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