(The following appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on May 2, 2011.)
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ann D. Begeman took her post as a member of the Surface Transportation Board, in time to be ready for a crucial hearing on whether the rail regulatory agency should begin to alter longstanding carrier competition and shipper access rules.
Begeman confirmed by the Senate April 14 and sworn in May 2, the STB said. She comes to the board from the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee that oversees the STB.
On the board she joins Democratic appointees Francis P. Mulvey and Chairman Daniel R. Elliott. She replaces Charles D. Nottingham in the Republican board seat, and takes office as vice chairman, a role that rotates each year among the two remaining board members.
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