Type:Notice
Citation:86 FR 8250
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The Surface Transportation Board has received a request from Iowa State University to use data from their 1992-2018 Unmasked Carload Waybill Sample for research purposes. This data contains confidential information about railroads and shippers. Anyone who objects to the release of this data must submit their objections to the Board's Office of Economics within 14 calendar days from the notice date. The procedures for releasing waybill data are outlined in the federal regulations.
Simple Explanation
The Surface Transportation Board got a request from Iowa State University to use special train data that has secrets about train companies and shippers. If anyone thinks this is a bad idea, they have to tell the Board within 14 days from the notice.