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###### Surface Transportation Board

          - [Docket No. EP 519 (Sub-No. 4)]

# AGENCY:

Surface Transportation Board (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.

# DATES:

The meeting will be held on Thursday, September 14, 2017, 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 (816-756-1500).

# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

                        Fred Forstall at (202) 245-0241 or                         *alfred.forstall@stb.gov.*                         [Assistance for the hearing impaired is available through the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at: (800) 877-8339].                    

# SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

                    Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the NGCC, pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C., app. 2 10(a)(2). 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 2017 grain harvest. Agenda items include the following: Remarks by Board Acting Chairman Ann D. Begeman, Board Vice Chairman and NGCC Co-Chairman Daniel R. Elliott III, and Commissioner Deb Miller; 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 technologies in freight transportation and logistics. The full agenda, along with other information regarding the NGCC, is posted on the Board Web site at                     *https://www.stb.gov/​stb/​rail/​graincar_​council.html.*

The meeting is open to the public and 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 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.gov.*                     Any further communications about this meeting will be announced through the STB Web site.                

Decided: August 24, 2016.

By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of Proceedings.

Rena Laws-Byrum,

Clearance Clerk.

[FR Doc. 2017-18253 Filed 8-28-17; 8:45 am]

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