Vacancies open on STB’s rail/shipper advisory board
Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefThe Surface Transportation Board gave notice Tuesday of seven vacancies on the Railroad-Shipper Transportation Advisory Council (RSTAC) and solicitation of nominations.
The openings are for representatives of three small shippers; representatives of two Class I railroads; a representative of a large shipper; and a representative of a Class II or III railroad.
Suggestions for candidates for membership on RSTAC are due on Dec. 2.
RSTAC was established upon enactment of the ICC Termination Act of 1995 on Dec.. 29, 1995, to advise the board’s chairman, the Secretary of Transportation, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives with respect to rail transportation policy issues that RSTAC considers significant. RSTAC focuses on issues of importance to small shippers and small railroads, including car supply, rates, competition, and procedures for addressing claims.
