The Surface Transportation Board received a request from the University of Colorado Boulder to use data from their 2005-2010 unmasked Carload Waybill Samples. This data contains confidential information, so if anyone objects to the request, they must file objections with the Director of the Board's Office of Economics within 14 days of this notice. The rules regarding the release of this data are detailed in the regulation 49 CFR 1244.9. Interested parties can find a copy of the request on the Board’s website under docket no. WB24-69.
Simple Explanation
The Surface Transportation Board got a request from a university to use some special train information from 2005 to 2010 that is usually kept secret. If anybody thinks this shouldn't happen, they need to say so within 14 days.