[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 64 (Monday, April 6, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15592-15593]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-7647]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Ex Parte No. 519 (Sub-No. 4)]


Notice of National Grain Car Council Meeting

AGENCY: Surface Transportation 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 section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act, Public Law No. 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C., App. 2).

DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 2, 2009, beginning at 
10 a.m. and is expected to conclude at 3 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Headquarters of Bunge North 
America, Inc., 11701 Borman Drive--2nd Floor, St. Louis, MO 63146.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom Brugman at (202) 245-0281. 
[Assistance for the hearing impaired is available through the Federal 
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at: (800) 877-8339].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NGCC arose from a proceeding instituted 
by the Surface Transportation Board's (Board) predecessor agency, the 
Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC), in National Grain Car Supply--
Conference of Interested Parties, Ex Parte No. 519. The NGCC was formed 
as a working group to facilitate private-sector solutions and 
recommendations to the ICC (and now the Board) on matters affecting 
grain transportation. The general purpose of this meeting is to discuss 
rail carrier preparedness to transport the 2009 Fall grain harvest. 
Agenda items include the following: Remarks by Board Chairman Frank 
Mulvey and Vice-Chairman Charles Nottingham (who serves as Co-Chairman 
for the NGCC), member and new member introductions, reports by rail 
carriers and shippers on grain-service related issues, a report by rail 
car manufacturers and lessors on current and future availability of 
various grain-car types, and an open forum on the impact of current 
Federal regulation on grain car supply. A more detailed agenda for this 
meeting will be posted on the Board's Web site at http://www.stb.dot.gov.
    The meeting, which is open to the public, will be conducted 
pursuant to the NGCC's charter and Board procedures. Further 
communications about this meeting may be announced

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through the Board's Web site at http://www.stb.dot.gov.
    Persons wishing to attend and requiring special accommodations may 
direct their needs to Tom Brugman (202) 245-0281.
    This action will not significantly affect either the quality of the 
human environment or the conservation of energy resources.

    Dated: April 1, 2009.
Kulunie L. Cannon,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. E9-7647 Filed 4-3-09; 8:45 am]
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