U.S. Surface Transportation Board

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:STB
gptkbp:appointedBy	gptkb:President_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:authority	gptkb:49_U.S.C._§_701
gptkbp:chairman	gptkb:Martin_J._Oberman
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:createdBy	gptkb:ICC_Termination_Act_of_1995
gptkbp:formed	January 1, 1996
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	U.S. Surface Transportation Board
gptkbp:jurisdiction	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:membersConfirmedBy	gptkb:United_States_Senate
gptkbp:numberOfMembers	5
gptkbp:parentOrganization	gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Transportation
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:Interstate_Commerce_Commission
gptkbp:regulates	moving van companies freight railroads railroad service railroad rates railroad mergers water carriers engaged in non-contiguous domestic trade certain pipeline carriers intercity bus companies railroad financial issues railroad line abandonment railroad line construction railroad line sales
gptkbp:reportsTo	gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:responsibleFor	rail line construction and abandonment economic regulation of railroads regulation of certain trucking, bus, and water carrier operations rail carrier financial issues rail mergers and line acquisitions rail rates and service disputes
gptkbp:termLength	5 years
gptkbp:type	independent adjudicatory board
gptkbp:website	https://www.stb.gov/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:L'Enfant_Plaza_complex
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8