The Surface Transportation Board received a request from Thompson Hine and Escalation Consultants, representing the American Chemistry Council, to access certain data from the Board’s 2023 unmasked Carload Waybill Samples. This data contains sensitive information about railroads and shippers. If anyone objects to this data being released, they need to submit their objections within 14 days from the notice date. The rules for releasing this waybill data are detailed in 49 CFR 1244.9.
Simple Explanation
The Surface Transportation Board got a request from some helpers working for a group of companies that make chemicals. They want to look at some hidden train data from 2023, which shows what and where trains are moving stuff. If anyone thinks this is a bad idea, they need to say so quickly within two weeks.