Notice2023-16187
Notice of National Grain Car Council Meeting
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Published
July 31, 2023
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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 88, Number 145 (Monday, July 31, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 49549]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-16187]
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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 15, 2023, 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 Plaza, 401 Ward Parkway, Kansas City, MO 64112. Phone (816) 756-
1500.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alan Cassiday at (202) 245-0308, (717)
215-0635, or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bddcd1dcd393dedcceced4d9dcc4fdcec9df93dad2cb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b1d0ddd0df9fd2d0c2c2d8d5d0c8f1c2c5d39fd6dec7">[email protected]</span></a>.
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 2023 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 Karen J.
Hedlund, and Board Members Patrick J. Fuchs, Michelle A. Schultz, 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 <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.
If you require an accommodation under the Americans with
Disabilities Act for this meeting, please call (202) 245-0245.
Public Attendance: This meeting is physically open to the public on
a space-available first come first serve basis. The meeting is also
open to the public via Zoom. For login details, please contact Alan
Cassiday, Designated Federal Officer for the NGCC, at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#66070a070848050715150f02071f2615120448010910"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2e4f424f40004d4f5d5d474a4f576e5d5a4c00494158">[email protected]</span></a>.
Public Comments: Members of the public may submit written comments
to the NGCC at any time. Comments should be addressed to Alan Cassiday
at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#accdc0cdc282cfcddfdfc5c8cdd5ecdfd8ce82cbc3da"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="345558555a1a575547475d50554d744740561a535b42">[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: July 26, 2023.
By the Board, Mai Dinh, Director, Office of Proceedings.
Stefan Rice,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2023-16187 Filed 7-28-23; 8:45 am]
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