[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64037-64038]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-17287]


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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 Tuesday, August 27, 2024, 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 InterContinental Kansas City 
at the

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Plaza. 401 Ward Pkwy., Kansas City, MO 64112. Phone: (816) 756-1500.
    Virtual Meeting Access: To register for the virtual broadcast, go 
to the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwof-6pqD0pEtKQwd6VNxomO5_MRJtJ470m.
    Upon registration, you will receive a confirmation email with log-
on details. Registration is available at any time prior to or during 
the meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alan Cassiday at (202) 245-0308, (717) 
215-0635, 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--Conf. 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 2024 grain harvest. Agenda items include 
the following: remarks by NGCC Chair Jon Harman, Board Chairman Robert 
E. Primus, Board Vice Chairman and NGCC Co-Chair Karen J. Hedlund, and 
Board Members Patrick J. Fuchs and Michelle A. Schultz; 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 https://prod.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 102-3; the NGCC charter; and Board procedures.
    If you require an accommodation under the Americans with 
Disabilities Act for this meeting, please call (202) 245-0308 by August 
21.
    Public Attendance: This meeting is open to the public on a space-
available first come first serve 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 31, 2024.

    By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Stefan Rice,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2024-17287 Filed 8-5-24; 8:45 am]
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