# Notice of National Grain Car Council Meeting
**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 13, 2018, 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 Kansas City Marriott Downtown, 200 West 12th Street, Kansas City, MO 64105 (Phone (816) 421-6800).
**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 2018 grain harvest. Agenda items include the following: Remarks by NGCC Chair Sharon G. Clark, Board Chair Ann D. Begeman, Board Vice Chairman and NGCC Co-Chair 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 presentations by industry analysts. The full agenda, along with other information regarding the NGCC, is posted on the Board's website 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 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 Board's website, *www.stb.gov.*
By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting Director, Office of Proceedings.
Decided: August 13, 2018.
Tammy Lowery,
Clearance Clerk.