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2/23/2009
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Buttrey to step down from STB post next month
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On Friday, Surface Transportation Board (STB) Commissioner W. Douglas Buttrey announced plans to conclude his term on March 13.
In August, Buttrey decided to hold over his term — which was to expire on Dec. 31, 2008 — into 2009 to enable the board to complete certain pending matters. The STB’s governing statute permits a board member to serve up to one year after the end of their term, unless a successor is appointed.
Nominated to the three-member board by former President George W. Bush in November 2003, Buttrey has served a five-year term. Prior to joining the STB, he was an independent consultant. Buttrey previously served Federal Express Corp. as senior government affairs representative and the Senate aviation subcommittee as committee counsel.
"Doug Buttrey's leadership, judgment and broad experience in transportation and logistics will be greatly missed,” said STB Chairman Charles Nottingham in a prepared statement. “He is the consummate gentleman and public servant who played a critical role in developing the collegial, impartial and bipartisan atmosphere that has helped the board implement a reform agenda that will continue to advance the public interest far beyond Doug's tenure."
In August, Buttrey decided to hold over his term — which was to expire on Dec. 31, 2008 — into 2009 to enable the board to complete certain pending matters. The STB’s governing statute permits a board member to serve up to one year after the end of their term, unless a successor is appointed.
Nominated to the three-member board by former President George W. Bush in November 2003, Buttrey has served a five-year term. Prior to joining the STB, he was an independent consultant. Buttrey previously served Federal Express Corp. as senior government affairs representative and the Senate aviation subcommittee as committee counsel.
"Doug Buttrey's leadership, judgment and broad experience in transportation and logistics will be greatly missed,” said STB Chairman Charles Nottingham in a prepared statement. “He is the consummate gentleman and public servant who played a critical role in developing the collegial, impartial and bipartisan atmosphere that has helped the board implement a reform agenda that will continue to advance the public interest far beyond Doug's tenure."
