80 FR 52846 - Notice of National Grain Car Council Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 169 (September 1, 2015)

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 Sec. 10(a)(2).

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 169 (Tuesday, September 1, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 52846]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-21613]


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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 Sec.  10(a)(2).

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, September 17, 2015, 
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. Phone (816) 474-
4400.

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 2015 grain harvest. Agenda items include 
the following: Remarks by Board Chairman Daniel R. Elliott III, Board 
Vice Chairman and NGCC Co-Chairman Ann D. Begeman, and Commissioner Deb 
Miller; a review of the upcoming harvest by Bill Hudson, founder of The 
ProExporter Network[supreg]; and follow-up responses, as well as 
discussions of related issues, by railroad, shipper, and manufacturer/
lessor response panels. The full agenda, along with other information 
regarding the NGCC, 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 
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 STB Web 
site.

    Decided: August 27, 2015.

    By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Tia Delano,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2015-21613 Filed 8-31-15; 8:45 am]
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