Notices. Notice of National Grain Car Council meeting
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BILLING CODE 8025-01-P 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. 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 10(a)(2). DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, September 15, 2016, beginning at 1 p.m. (CDT), and is expected to conclude at 5 p.m. (CDT). ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Chase Park Plaza Hotel, 212 North Kingshighway Boulevard, Saint Louis, MO 63108. Phone
(314)858-8734. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred Forstall at
(202)245-0241 or *alfred.forstall@stb.dot.gov.* [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 2016 grain harvest. Agenda items include the following: remarks by Board Chairman Daniel R. Elliott III, Board Vice Chairman and NGCC Co-Chairman Deb Miller, and Commissioner Ann D. Begeman; reports by member groups on expectations for the upcoming harvest, domestic and foreign markets, the supply of rail cars and rail service; and a presentation on disruptive agricultural technologies. 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 *alfred.forstall@stb.dot.gov.* Any further communications about this meeting will be announced through the STB Web site. Decided: August 25, 2016. By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of Proceedings. Marline Simeon, Clearance Clerk. [FR Doc. 2016-20848 Filed 8-29-16; 8:45 am]