Notice2021-16983
Notice of National Grain Car Council Meeting
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Published
August 10, 2021
Issuing agencies
Surface Transportation Board
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Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the National Grain Car Council (NGCC), pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 10, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 43718]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-16983]
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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 26, 2021, beginning
at 1:00 p.m. (CDT), and is expected to conclude at 5:00 p.m. (CDT).
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held virtually via Zoom. See
Supplementary Information for registration details.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Small at (202) 245-0381 or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fc91959f949d9990d28f919d9090bc8f889ed29b938a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="076a6e646f66626b29746a666b6b4774736529606871">[email protected]</span></a>. Assistance for the hearing impaired is available
through the Federal Relay Service 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 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 2021 grain harvest. Agenda items include
the following: Remarks by NGCC Chair Jarad Farmer, Board Chairman
Martin J. Oberman, Board Vice Chairman and NGCC Co-Chair Robert E.
Primus, and Board Members Ann D. Begeman, 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 <a href="https://prod.stb.gov/resources/stakeholder-committees/grain-car-council">https://prod.stb.gov/resources/stakeholder-committees/grain-car-council</a>.
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 via Zoom, but
members of the public who wish to attend this meeting must register in
advance of the meeting. The registration link is provided on the
Board's website at <a href="https://prod.stb.gov/resources/stakeholder-committees/grain-car-council">https://prod.stb.gov/resources/stakeholder-committees/grain-car-council</a>. Registrations will be accepted on a
space-available basis.
Public Comments: Members of the public may submit written comments
to the NGCC at any time. Comments should be addressed to Michael Small,
Designated Federal Officer for the NGCC, at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8ee3e7ede6efebe2a0fde3efe2e2cefdfaeca0e9e1f8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a8c5c1cbc0c9cdc486dbc5c9c4c4e8dbdcca86cfc7de">[email protected]</span></a>. Any
further communications about this meeting will be announced through the
Board's website, <a href="http://www.stb.gov">www.stb.gov</a>.
Decided: August 4, 2021.
By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting Director, Office of
Proceedings.
Kenyatta Clay,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2021-16983 Filed 8-9-21; 8:45 am]
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