Surface Transportation Board

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Surface_Transportation_Board
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:STB
gptkbp:authority gptkb:49_U.S.C._§_701
gptkbp:chairman gptkb:Martin_J._Oberman
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:formed January 1, 1996
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Surface Transportation Board
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:United_States_federal_government
gptkbp:numberOfMPs gptkb:Karen_J._Hedlund
gptkb:Michelle_A._Schultz
gptkb:Patrick_J._Fuchs
gptkb:Robert_E._Primus
gptkb:Martin_J._Oberman
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Transportation
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Interstate_Commerce_Commission
gptkbp:responsibleFor economic regulation of railroads
railroad carrier disputes
railroad labor protection
railroad line construction and abandonment
railroad mergers and line acquisitions
railroad rate and service issues
regulation of pipeline carriers
regulation of certain trucking, bus, and water carriers
gptkbp:type independent adjudicatory board
gptkbp:website https://www.stb.gov/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Department_of_Transportation
gptkb:U.S._federal_law
gptkb:U.S._government
gptkb:United_States_Government
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4