[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 164 (Friday, August 23, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 52606]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-20623]


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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 the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 
U.S.C. app. 2 10(a)(2).

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, September 12, 2013, 
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 Westin Crown Center, 1 East 
Pershing Road, Kansas City, MO 64108. Phone (816) 474-4400 Fax (816) 
391-4438.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NGCC was established by the Interstate 
Commerce Commission (ICC), the Board's predecessor, 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 2013 fall grain harvest. Agenda items 
include the following: remarks by Board Chairman Daniel R. Elliott III, 
Vice Chairman Ann D. Begeman (who serves as Co-Chairman for the NGCC), 
and Commissioner Francis P. Mulvey; reports by rail carriers and 
shippers on grain-service related issues; reports by rail car 
manufacturers and lessors on current and future availability of various 
grain-car types of rail cars; a presentation and discussion regarding 
``Expanding Rail Infrastructure to Accommodate Growth in Agriculture 
and Other Sectors'' by the Soy Transportation Coalition; a presentation 
and discussion of ``Rail Time Indicators'' by the Association of 
American Railroads; and an open forum for audience and members to 
discuss topics of interest regarding the coming new crop year. The full 
agenda along with other information regarding the National Grain Car 
Council is 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 in 
accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 2; 
Federal Advisory Committee Management, 41 CFR pt. 102-3; the NGCC 
Charter; and Board procedures. Any further communications about this 
meeting will 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.

    Decided: August 20, 2013.

    By the Board, Richard Armstrong, Acting Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2013-20623 Filed 8-22-13; 8:45 am]
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