# 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.
**DATES:**
The meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 27, 2024, 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 Pkwy., Kansas City, MO 64112. Phone: (816) 756-1500.
*Virtual Meeting Access:* To register for the virtual broadcast, go to the following link: *https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwof-6pqD0pEtKQwd6VNxomO5_MRJtJ470m.*
Upon registration, you will receive a confirmation email with log-on details. Registration is available at any time prior to or during the meeting.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Alan Cassiday at (202) 245-0308, (717) 215-0635, or *[email protected].*
**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—Conf. 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 2024 grain harvest. Agenda items include the following: remarks by NGCC Chair Jon Harman, Board Chairman Robert E. Primus, Board Vice Chairman and NGCC Co-Chair Karen J. Hedlund, and Board Members 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 *https://prod.stb.gov/resources/stakeholder-committees/grain-car-council.*
The meeting will be conducted pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 2; Federal Advisory Committee Management, 41 CFR 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) 245-0308 by August 21.
*Public Attendance:* This meeting is open to the public on a space-available first come first serve basis.
*Public Comments:* Members of the public may submit written comments to the NGCC at any time. Comments should be addressed to Alan Cassiday, Designated Federal Officer for the NGCC, at *[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: July 31, 2024.
Stefan Rice,
Clearance Clerk.