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Rail Energy Transportation Advisory Committee
The Rail Energy Transportation Advisory Committee (RETAC) was established by the Surface Transportation Board in July 2007 to provide advice and guidance to the Board, and to serve as a forum for discussion of emerging issues, regarding the transportation by rail of energy resources (including, but not necessarily limited to, coal, ethanol, and other biofuels). RETAC is comprised of 25 voting members, representing a balance of stakeholders with an interest in energy transportation by rail, including large and small railroads, coal producers, electric utilities, the biofuels industry, the petroleum industry, and the private railcar industry. The three members of the Board serve as ex officio members of RETAC, along with representatives of the Departments of Agriculture, Energy, Transportation, and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Meetings, which are open to the public, are held at least twice a year. To find out more about RETAC, contact
Katherine Bourdon
by phone at 202-245-0285 or by e-mail at
Katherine.
Bourdon@stb.dot.gov.
Voting Members
Rob Hardman, Co-Chair
Dynegy
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George Duggan , Co-Chair
BNSF Railway Company
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Daniel R. Sabin, Secretary/Treasurer
Iowa Northern Ry. Co.
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Sean Craig
Dairyland Power Cooperative
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Darin Selby
Kansas City Southern Railway
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John Gray
CHS, Renewable Fuels Marketing
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Robert W. Guy
Illinois State Legislative Director United Transportation Union
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Paul Taylor
National Corn Growers Association
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Brad Hildebrand
Cargill
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Robert Hulick
Trinity Industries Leasing Company
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Mark Huston
Louis Dreyfus Corp.
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Lee K. Johnson
Hess Corporation |
Jill Harrison
Alpha Coal Sales Co., LLC
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Edward McKechnie
WATCO Companies
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Amy Newton
City Utilities of Springfield,
Missouri
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Anthony V. Reck
Paducah & Louisville Railway, Inc.
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Donna Cerwonka
CSX Transportation, Inc.
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Mark Hamilton
Norfolk Southern Corporation
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Barbara Porter
Arch Coal
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Dennis Rackers
Northern Indiana Public Service Co.
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Scott Teel
Southern Company
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Dan McLaughlin
Union Pacific Railroad
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Scott Yaeger
Peabody Energy
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Tom Scargle
Philadelphia Energy Solutions
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RETAC Documents |
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Meetings |
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Minutes |
Presentations |
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September 22, 2016 |
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Bio Fuels Update
Railcars Update
Performance Measures
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Coal Mines
Update
Oil Industry
Segment
Update |
Utility Segment
Update
NERC Spkr.
Coleman
Agenda
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April 15, 2016 |
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Bio Fuels Update
Rail Fleet Update
Performance
Measures
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Coal Producer
Update
Oil Industry
Segment
Update |
Utility Segment
Update
Agenda |
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December 1, 2015 |
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Utility Segment
Update
Railcar Update
Performance Measures
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Oil Industry
Update
Mines Update
Bio-Fuels
Update |
EIA Update
Agenda |
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April 14, 2015 |
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Utility Segment
Update
Railcars Update
Performance Measures
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Oil Industry
Segment
Mines
Update
Bio-Fuels
Update |
Oil Market
Outlook
Agenda |
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October 2, 2014 |
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Performance
Measures
Rail Infrastructure
Railcars Update |
Bio-Fuels
Update
Coal Mines
EIA Update |
Utility Segment
Update
EPA Update
Oil Industry
Segment |
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October 2, 2014 -- Public Comments |
Comments of
Bridger, LLC |
Comments of
Monroe Energy |
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March 6, 2014 |
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Agenda
Ethanol Update
Coal Update
phmsa Operation
Safe Delivery |
Performance Measures
Oil Update
SNL (Coal) |
Railcar Update
Utility Update
FACA Overview |
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September 19, 2013 |
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Crude Oil
Performance Measures |
Utility
Biofuels Update |
EIA Update
Rail Fleet
Update |
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March 14, 2013 |
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Agenda
Biofuels Update
Coal Producer
Update |
Utility Update
FACA
Wood Mackenzie |
Antitrust Compliance
Performance Measures Update
Crude Oil
Transport |
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September 20, 2012 |
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Coal Producer
Update
Dashboards & Data Table
DOT Freight Policy Council Charter
EIA AEO 2012
Update |
EIA Petroleum
and Biofuels
Update
Ethanol Update
Freight Provisions MAP-21
MAP-21 Presentation |
Performance Measures Update
Rail Fleet
Update
Utility Update |
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March 1, 2012 |
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Railcar Fleet
Update
Ethanol Report
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Utility Update
EIA AEO 2012 |
ExxonMobile
Performance Measures |
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September 15 2011 |
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Renewable Fuels
Assn |
Dashboards &
Data Table -
9.9.11 |
Performance Measures |
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April 6, 2011
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EEI Presentation
Meeting Agenda |
EIA Annual
Energy Outlook |
RETAC Performance Measures |
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September 15, 2010 |
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RETAC Performance Measures |
Best Practices |
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March 23, 2010 |
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Best Practices
EIA AEO 2010
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Christensen |
Dashboards |
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December 1, 2009 |
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EIA |
EPRI |
Data Dashboard |
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September 10, 2009 |
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BNSF Coal Dust |
Capacity |
Performance Measures |
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June 11, 2009 |
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AAR Presentation |
Best Practices |
Christensen |
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March 4, 2009 |
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Communications |
Best Practices |
Performance Measures |
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December 2, 2008 |
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Capacity |
Christensen |
Performance Measures |
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September 17, 2008 |
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Best Practices
Communication
Railroad Performance
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Cambridge Systematics
EIA Coal Flows
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Capacity
Performance
Measures
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June 12, 2008 |
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Aventine
Christensen
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BNSF
Union Pacific
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Capacity |
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March 6, 2008 |
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Arch Coal
Southern Company
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CSXT
Xcel Energy |
Foundation Energy |
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October 24, 2007 |
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STB Activities
FACA Guidelines
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Antitrust Guidelines |
Christensen Study |
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Other Documents |
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Capacity White Paper
(March 4, 2009) |
Best Practices White Paper
(September 15, 2010) |
Membership Balance Plan
(September 23, 2013 |
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Renewal Charters |
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2015 |
2013 |
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2011 |
2009 |
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Charter |
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2007 |
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