[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 169 (Wednesday, September 1, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 53736]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-21812]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

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


Notice of National Grain Car Council Meeting

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board, DOT.

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, Pub. L. No. 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C., App. 2).

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, September 16, 2010, 
beginning at 1:00 p.m. (CDT) and is expected to conclude at 5 p.m. 
(CDT).

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Omaha Hilton, 1001 Cass 
Street, Omaha, NE 68102. Phone 402-998-3400.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas 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 predecessor agency, the 
Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC), in National Grain Car Supply--
Conference of Interested Parties, EP 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 2010 fall grain harvest. Agenda items 
include the following: Remarks by Board Chairman Daniel R. Elliott III, 
Vice-Chairman Francis P. Mulvey (who serves as Co-Chairman for the 
NGCC), and Commissioner Charles D. Nottingham; 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; a presentation and discussion regarding the 
development of Positive Train Control; discussion of export grain in 
intermodal containers; a presentation by the White Paper subcommittee; 
and an open forum on BNSF Certificates of Transportation (COTs) for 
Processors, weather's effect on supply/demand of equipment, and export 
market impact on U.S. grain car supply. The full agenda and a copy of 
the White Paper are posted on the Board's Web site at http://www.stb.dot.gov/stb/rail/graincar_council.html.
    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 also be announced through the 
Board's Web site.
    This action will not significantly affect either the quality of the 
human environment or the conservation of energy resources.

    Dated: August 27, 2010.
Kulunie L. Cannon,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2010-21812 Filed 8-31-10; 8:45 am]
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