[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 160 (Friday, August 17, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 41140]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-17779]


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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 13, 2018, 
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 Kansas City Marriott 
Downtown, 200 West 12th Street, Kansas City, MO 64105 (Phone (816) 421-
6800).

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: 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 2018 grain harvest. Agenda items include 
the following: Remarks by NGCC Chair Sharon G. Clark, Board Chair Ann 
D. Begeman, Board Vice Chairman and NGCC Co-Chair 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 
presentations by industry analysts. The full agenda, along with other 
information regarding the NGCC, is posted on the Board's website 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 pt. 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 Board's website, 
www.stb.gov.

    Decided: August 13, 2018.

    By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Tammy Lowery,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2018-17779 Filed 8-16-18; 8:45 am]
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