[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 29, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 41088]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-18253]


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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

[Docket No. EP 519 (Sub-No. 4)]


Notice of National Grain Car Council Meeting

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board (Board).

ACTION: Notice of National Grain Car Council meeting.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the National Grain Car 
Council (NGCC), pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, September 14, 2017, 
beginning at 1:00 p.m. (CDT), and is expected to conclude at 5:00 p.m. 
(CDT).

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the InterContinental Kansas City 
at the Plaza, 401 Ward Parkway, Kansas City, MO 64112 (816-756-1500).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred Forstall at (202) 245-0241 or 
[email protected]. [Assistance for the hearing impaired is 
available through the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at: 
(800) 877-8339].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the 
NGCC, pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C., app. 2 
10(a)(2). The NGCC was established by the Interstate Commerce 
Commission (ICC) as a working group to facilitate private-sector 
solutions and recommendations to the ICC (and now the Board) on matters 
affecting rail grain car availability and transportation. Nat'l Grain 
Car Supply--Conference of Interested Parties, EP 519 (ICC served Jan. 
7, 1994).
    The general purpose of this meeting is to discuss rail carrier 
preparedness to transport the 2017 grain harvest. Agenda items include 
the following: Remarks by Board Acting Chairman Ann D. Begeman, Board 
Vice Chairman and NGCC Co-Chairman Daniel R. Elliott III, and 
Commissioner Deb Miller; reports by member groups on expectations for 
the upcoming harvest, domestic and foreign markets, the supply of rail 
cars and rail service; and a presentation on disruptive technologies in 
freight transportation and logistics. The full agenda, along with other 
information regarding the NGCC, is posted on the Board Web site at 
https://www.stb.gov/stb/rail/graincar_council.html.
    The meeting is open to the public and will be conducted pursuant to 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 2; Federal Advisory 
Committee Management, 41 CFR part 102-3; the NGCC Charter; and Board 
procedures.
    Public Comments: Members of the public may submit written comments 
to the NGCC at any time. Comments should be addressed to NGCC, c/o Fred 
Forstall, Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW., Washington, 
DC 20423-0001 or [email protected]. Any further communications 
about this meeting will be announced through the STB Web site.

    Decided: August 24, 2016.

    By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.

Rena Laws-Byrum,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2017-18253 Filed 8-28-17; 8:45 am]
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