ASSOCIATION OF AM. R.R. v. SURFACE TRANSP. BD.

Nos. 99-1354 & 99-1355.

237 F.3d 676 (2001)

ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS, Petitioner, v. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD and United States of America, Respondents. National Industrial Transportation League, et al., Intervenors. Union Pacific Railroad Company, Petitioner, v. Surface Transportation Board and United States of America, Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided January 30, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel M. Sipe, Jr. argued the cause for the petitioners. Cynthia L. Taub, Louis P. Warchot, James V. Dolan, Louise A. Rinn, S. William Livingston, Jr. and Michael L. Rosenthal were on brief.

Thomas J. Stilling, Attorney, Surface Transportation Board, argued the cause for the respondents. Joel I. Klein, Assistant Attorney General, United States Department of Justice, Robert B. Nicholson and John P. Fonte, Attorneys, United States Department of Justice, Ellen D. Hanson, General Counsel, Surface Transportation Board, and Craig M. Keats, Associate General Counsel, Surface Transportation Board were on brief. Henri F. Rush, Counsel, Surface Transportation Board, entered an appearance.

William L. Slover, John H. LeSeur, Christopher A. Mills, Peter A. Pfohl, Nicholas J. DiMichael, John K. Maser, III, Frederic L. Wood, Karyn A. Booth, John M. Cutler, Jr., Edward D. Greenberg, David K. Monroe, Andrew P. Goldstein, Martin W. Bercovici, Arthur S. Garrett, II, Michael F. McBride, Bruce W. Neely, Henry M. Wick, Jr., Vincent P. Szeligo and William W. Binek were on brief for intervenors American Chemistry Council, et al. Michael M. Briley entered an appearance.

Before: HENDERSON, ROGERS and TATEL, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge KAREN LeCRAFT HENDERSON.

KAREN LeCRAFT HENDERSON:

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) and Union Pacific Railroad Company (Union Pacific) challenge a Surface Transportation Board (STB) rulemaking which altered the Board's guidelines for finding that a particular rail carrier enjoys "market dominance," a statutory prerequisite to hearing a railroad rate challenge. Before the rulemaking the guidelines required...

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