The Board Issues a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Establish a New Class Exemption for Emergency Temporary Trackage Rights
On May 28, 2021, the Surface Transportation Board (Board) issued a decision granting the Association of American Railroads’ (AAR) petition to initiate a rulemaking proceeding to establish a new class exemption for emergency temporary trackage rights, with certain modifications made by the Board. Pet. for Rulemaking—Railroad Consolidation Procedures—Exemption for Emergency Temporary Trackage Rights, EP 282 (Sub-No. 21) (STB served May 28, 2021). The Board also proposed related changes to the class exemptions for trackage rights and temporary trackage rights. Id., slip op. at 1.