[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 136 (Monday, July 18, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42792-42793]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-15239]


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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.

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, August 25, 2022, 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 Kansas City at Crown 
Center, 1 East Pershing Road, Kansas City, MO 64108.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alan Cassiday at (202) 245-0308 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NGCC was established by the Interstate 
Commerce Commission (ICC) as a working group to facilitate private-
sector solutions and provide recommendations to the ICC (and now the 
Surface Transportation Board (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 2022 grain harvest. Agenda items include 
the following: remarks by NGCC Chair Shane Berrett, Board Chairman 
Martin J. Oberman, Board Vice Chairman and NGCC Co-Chair Michelle A. 
Schultz, and Board Members Patrick J. Fuchs, Karen J. Hedlund, and 
Robert E. Primus; reports by member groups on expectations for the 
upcoming harvest, domestic and foreign markets, the supply of rail 
cars, and rail service; and market and industry updates. The full 
agenda will be posted on the Board's website at www.stb.gov/resources/stakeholder-committees/grain-car-council.
    The meeting 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 Attendance: This meeting is open to the public on a space-
available, first-come first-served basis.
    Public Comments: Members of the public may submit written comments 
to the NGCC at any time. Comments should be addressed to Alan Cassiday, 
Designated Federal Officer for the NGCC, at [email protected]. Any 
further communications about this meeting will be announced through the 
Board's website, www.stb.gov.

    Decided: July 12, 2022.


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    By the Board, Mai T. Dinh, Director, Office of Proceedings.
Brendetta Jones,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2022-15239 Filed 7-15-22; 8:45 am]
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