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5802 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 36 / Friday, February 22, 2019 / Notices

Electronic Comments DEPARTMENT OF STATE USA, Inc., another noncarrier, that controls 29 motor passenger carriers • [Public Notice: 10678] Use the Commission’s internet that hold federally-issued interstate comment form (http://www.sec.gov/ Notice of Information Collection Under operating authority. The Board is rules/sro.shtml); or OMB Emergency Review: Three tentatively approving and authorizing 1 • Send an email to rule-comments@ Information Collections Related to the the transaction, and, if no opposing sec.gov. Please include File No. SR– United States Munitions List, comments are timely filed, this notice PEARL–2019–01 on the subject line. Categories I, II and III; Correction will be the final Board action. Persons wishing to oppose the application must Paper Comments ACTION: Notice of request for emergency follow the rules. • Send paper comments in triplicate OMB approval and public comment; DATES: Comments must be filed by April correction. to Secretary, Securities and Exchange 8, 2019. Applicants may file a reply by April 23, 2019. If no opposing Commission, 100 F Street NE, SUMMARY: The Department of State Washington, DC 20549–1090. comments are filed by April 8, 2019, published a Federal Register Notice on this notice shall be effective on April 9, All submissions should refer to File No. February 12, 2019, notifying the public 2019. SR–PEARL–2019–01. This file number of the Emergency processing and approval of this collection by April 1, ADDRESSES: Send an original and 10 should be included on the subject line 2019. The Notice using Docket Number: copies of any comments referring to if email is used. To help the DOS–2018–0063 contained an incorrect Docket No. MCF 21084 to: Surface Commission process and review your date when all comments must be Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW, comments more efficiently, please use received. This document corrects the Washington, DC 20423–0001. In only one method. The Commission will date to March 14, 2019. addition, send one copy of comments to post all comments on the Commission’s Applicants’ Representative: Matthew J. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: internet website (http://www.sec.gov/ Warren, Sidley Austin LLP, 1501 K Direct requests for additional Street NW, Washington DC 20005. rules/sro.shtml.) Copies of the information regarding the collection submission, all subsequent listed in this notice, including requests FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: amendments, all written statements for copies of the proposed collection Matthew Bornstein at (202) 245–0385. with respect to the proposed rule instrument and supporting documents Assistance for the hearing impaired change that are filed with the to Andrea Battista who may be reached available through the Federal Commission, and all written on 202–663–3136 or at battistaal@ Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– communications relating to the state.gov. 800–877–8339. proposed rule change between the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Commission and any person, other than Correction Applicants explain that Variant is a those that may be withheld from the In the Federal Register, published on private equity firm organized under the public in accordance with the February 12, 2019, in FR Doc. 2019– laws of the State of Delaware. (Appl. 2.) provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be 01983, on page 3528, in the first It controls 100% of the equity and vote available for website viewing and column, the correct date when all of Project Kenwood Acquisition, LLC, printing in the Commission’s Public comments must be received is March which is also organized under the laws Reference Room, 100 F Street NE, 14, 2019. of the State of Delaware. Applicants assert that neither Variant nor any entity Washington, DC 20549, on official Anthony M. Dearth currently under its control holds motor business days between the hours of Chief of Staff, Directorate of Defense Trade 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the carrier authority or a U.S. Department of Controls, Department of State. 2 filing also will be available for Transportation number or safety rating. [FR Doc. 2019–03091 Filed 2–21–19; 8:45 am] (Id.) inspection and copying at the principal BILLING CODE 4710–25–P Applicants state that Coach USA, Inc., office of the Exchange. All comments which is a Delaware corporation, received will be posted without change. controls 29 motor passenger carriers that Persons submitting comments are SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD hold federally issued interstate cautioned that we do not redact or edit [Docket No. MCF 21084] operating authority 3 and operate, in personal identifying information from total, approximately 2,213 buses.4 comment submissions. You should Variant Equity I, LP, and Project submit only information that you wish Kenwood Acquistion, LLC— 1 Due to the partial shutdown of the Federal to make available publicly. All Acquisition of Control—Coach USA government from December 22, 2018, through submissions should refer to File No. January 25, 2019, the Board was not able to act Administration, Inc., and Coach USA, within the period set forth in 49 U.S.C. 14303(c). SR–PEARL–2019–01, and should be Inc. On January 28, 2019, Applicants filed a motion submitted on or before March 15, 2019. seeking expedited review of the application and AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board. publication of a notice in the Federal Register. On For the Commission, by the Division of ACTION: Notice tentatively approving January 30, 2019, Group plc filed a Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated and authorizing finance transaction. reply in support of Applicants’ motion to expedite. authority.16 2 Applicants state that Variant controls multiple SUMMARY: assets, including Curb Mobility, which provides a Eduardo A. Aleman, On December 20, 2018, comprehensive mobility platform that serves taxi Deputy Secretary. Variant Equity I, LP (Variant), and and other for-hire ride operators, regulators, service [FR Doc. 2019–03037 Filed 2–21–19; 8:45 am] Project Kenwood Acquisition, LLC providers, and riders. (Appl. 2.) (collectively, Applicants), both 3 A 30th Coach USA-owned carrier, Community BILLING CODE 8011–01–P noncarriers, jointly filed an application Transportation, Inc., operates only on intrastate routes in . (See id. at 6.) to acquire from SCUSI Limited 100% of 4 This figure is derived from Exhibit 1 of the the stock in Coach USA Administration, verified application, which lists, among other 16 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). Inc., a noncarrier that owns 100% of things, the approximate number of buses operated

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Coach USA, Inc., is a wholly owned Carolina, New Jersey, , Ohio, required by 49 CFR 1182.2, including subsidiary of Coach USA , Rhode Island, Virginia, information to demonstrate that the Administration, Inc., a Nevada West Virginia, and Maine; proposed transaction is consistent with corporation. (Id. at 3–4.) All the equity • Southeast, LLC, which the public interest under 49 U.S.C. interests in Coach USA Administration, primarily operates in Alabama, the 14303(b), see 49 CFR 1182.2(a)(7), and Inc., are held by SCUSI Limited, a District of Columbia, , Georgia, a statement that the aggregate gross public limited holding company Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina, operating revenues of the involved organized under the laws of England Tennessee, and Virginia; carriers exceeded $2 million during the and Wales. plc is the • Megabus Southwest, LLC, which preceding 12-month period. See 49 ultimate parent of SCUSI Limited and is primarily operates in Arkansas, Texas, U.S.C. 14303(g).7 organized under the laws of Scotland. Louisiana, Tennessee, and ; Applicants assert that the proposed (Id. at 3.) 5 • Megabus West, LLC, which transaction would have a positive effect The 29 interstate motor carriers are primarily operates in and on the adequacy of transportation described in Exhibit 1 of the application Nevada; services for the public. They state that, as follows: 6 • Bus Company, Inc., at the current time, Variant has no • Airport Supersaver Inc., which which primarily operates in New Jersey intention of materially altering the primarily operates in Illinois; and New York; nature, extent, or frequency of the • All West Coachlines, Inc., which • Orange, Newark, Elizabeth Bus, service provided by the 29 motor primarily operates in California and Inc., which primarily operates in New carriers. (Appl. 12.) Applicants state Nevada; Jersey; that the carriers would continue to • • American Coach Lines of , Pacific Coast Sightseeing Tours & operate as they have been with their Inc., which primarily operates in Charters, Inc., which primarily operates existing names and trade names, but Georgia, Florida, Alabama, and South in California and Nevada; under new ultimate ownership. • Carolina; Powder River Transportation Applicants further state that Variant • Butler Motor Transit, Inc., which Services, Inc., which primarily operates would use its management experience primarily operates in Pennsylvania, in Wyoming and Montana; • to enhance the carriers’ overall financial New Jersey, New York, and Michigan; , Inc., which viability while providing safe and • Central Cab Company which primarily operates in New York and quality service to customers. (Id.) primarily operates in Pennsylvania, New Jersey; Applicants argue that the proposed Ohio, and West Virginia; • Sam Van Galder, Inc., which • transaction would have no negative Chenango Valley Bus Lines., Inc., primarily operates in , impact on competition because Variant which primarily operates in New Jersey, Illinois, and ; is not a carrier and does not own or New York, and Pennsylvania; • Suburban Trails, Inc., which • control any carriers. (Id.) They assert , Inc., which primarily operates in New Jersey and that there would be continued primarily operates in New Jersey, New New York; competition in each of the categories of • Transportation Management York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania; service provided by the carriers because • Community Transit Lines, Inc., Services, Inc. (d/b/a Lenzner Coach they would continue to face actual and which primarily operates in New Jersey; Lines), which primarily operates in potential competition from numerous • Dillon’s Bus Service, Inc., which Pennsylvania; modes of transportation, including primarily operates in Maryland, • Trentway-Wagar, Inc., which competing bus services, automobiles, Virginia, and the District of Columbia; primarily operates in New York and and more. (Id. at 12–13.) • Elko, Inc., which primarily operates Canada; Applicants state that the proposed in Nevada; • Tri-State Coach Lines Inc., is not transaction would increase fixed • Hudson Transit Lines, Inc., which currently operating; and primarily operates in New Jersey, New • , Inc., which charges, in the form of interest expense, York, and Pennsylvania; primarily operates in Wisconsin and because funds would be borrowed to • Independent Bus Company, Inc., Illinois. assist in financing the transaction. (Id. at which primarily operates in New Jersey; Applicants state that the purpose of 13.) They claim, however, that such an • Kerrville Bus Company, Inc., which the transaction is to transfer the ultimate increase would not affect the provision primarily operates in Texas, Arkansas, ownership of the 29 carriers from of transportation services to the public. and Louisiana; Stagecoach Group plc and SCUSI Applicants also cite to Sureride Charter, • Lakefront Lines, Inc., which Limited to Variant. Variant seeks to Inc.—Acquisition of Control— primarily operates in Illinois, Indiana, acquire the carriers as an investment McClintock Enterprises, Inc., MCF Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and plans to manage the assets with the 21077 (STB served Nov. 2, 2017), where Tennessee, and New York; goal of continuing to provide safe and the Board approved a transaction • Megabus Northeast, LLC, which reliable motor passenger transportation, envisioning debt financing and the primarily operates in , the while at the same time improving long- possibility of an increase in interest District of Columbia, Georgia, term value. (Appl. 1.) expenses. Massachusetts, Maryland, North Under 49 U.S.C. 14303(b), the Board Regarding the interests of employees, must approve and authorize a Applicants claim that there would be no by each Coach USA carrier with active federal transaction subject to section 14303 that material effect on employee or labor operating authority. it finds consistent with the public conditions because the proposed 5 The Board has approved several acquisitions by interest, taking into consideration at transaction does not envision any Stagecoach Group plc and Coach USA, Inc., the immediate change in the day-to-day most recent of which was in Stagecoach Group least: (1) The effect of the proposed plc—Acquisition of Control of Assets—American transaction on the adequacy of operations of the carriers that could Coach Lines of Atlanta, Inc., MCF 21045 (STB transportation to the public, (2) the total served Aug. 15, 2012). 7 Parties must certify that the transaction involves 6 Additional information about the motor carriers, fixed charges that result, and (3) the carriers whose aggregate gross operating revenues including USDOT numbers and motor carrier interest of affected carrier employees. exceed $2 million, as required under 49 CFR numbers, can be found in the application. Applicants have submitted information 1182.2(a)(5).

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negatively impact employees. (Appl. control of Dover and Delaware River SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 14.) Railroad, LLC (DDRR), when DDRR [Docket No. AB 312 (Sub-No. 4X); Docket The Board finds that the acquisition becomes a Class III rail carrier in a No. AB 1000 (Sub-No. 4X)] proposed in the application is related transaction involving DDRR’s consistent with the public interest and lease and operation of 27.2 miles of rail South Carolina Central Railroad should be tentatively approved and lines owned by Norfolk Southern Company, LLC—Abandonment authorized. If any opposing comments Railway Company (NSR) and operation Exemption—in Terrell County, GA; are timely filed, these findings will be of 80.7 miles of rail lines pursuant to a Georgia Southwestern Railroad, Inc.— deemed vacated, and, unless a final trackage rights agreement among DDRR, Discontinuance Exemption—in Terrell decision can be made on the record as New Jersey Transit Corporation, and County, GA developed, a procedural schedule will NSR.1 All of the affected lines are be adopted to reconsider the South Carolina Central Railroad located in the State of New Jersey. The application. See 49 CFR 1182.6(c). If no Company, LLC (SCRF), and Georgia lines over which DDRR will operate opposing comments are filed by the Southwestern Railroad, Inc. (GSWR) connect with lines operated by Dover expiration of the comment period, this (collectively, Applicants), have jointly notice will take effect automatically and and Rockaway River Railroad, LCC filed a verified notice of exemption will be the final Board action. (Rockaway), another Class III carrier that under 49 CFR pt. 1152 subpart F— 2 This action is categorically excluded CAD controls. Because all of the Exempt Abandonments and from environmental review under 49 carriers involved are Class III carriers, Discontinuances of Service for SCRF to CFR 1105.6(c). this continuance-in-control exemption abandon, and for GSWR to discontinue Board decisions and notices are is not subject to labor protective service over, approximately 1,350 feet of available at www.stb.gov. conditions. rail line between milepost 72.88 and It is ordered: milepost 72.63 in the Town of Sasser, DATES: This exemption will be effective Terrell County, GA (the Line). The Line 1. The proposed transaction is on February 25, 2019. Petitions to stay approved and authorized, subject to the traverses U.S. Postal Service Zip Code must be filed by February 20, 2019. filing of opposing comments. 39885. Petitions to reopen must be filed by Applicants have certified that: (1) No 2. If opposing comments are timely March 7, 2019. local or overhead traffic has moved over filed, the findings made in this notice the Line for at least two years; (2) will be deemed vacated. ADDRESSES: Send an original and 10 because the Line is not a ‘‘through line,’’ 3. This notice will be effective April copies of all pleadings, referring to there is no overhead traffic on the Line; 9, 2019, unless opposing comments are Docket No. FD 36259, to: Surface (3) no formal complaint filed by a user filed by April 8, 2019. Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW, of rail service on the Line (or by a state 4. A copy of this notice will be served Washington, DC 20423–0001. In or local government entity acting on on: (1) The U.S. Department of addition, one copy of each pleading behalf of such user) regarding cessation Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier must be served on Eric M. Hocky, Clark of service over the Line either is Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Hill PLC, One Commerce Square, 2005 pending with the Surface Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590; (2) Market Street, Suite 1000, , Transportation Board (Board) or with the U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust PA 19103. any U.S. District Court or has been Division, 10th Street & Pennsylvania decided in favor of complainant within FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20530; the two-year period; and (4) the and (3) the U.S. Department of Sarah Fancher, (202) 245–0355. Federal requirements at 49 CFR 1105.7(c) Transportation, Office of the General Information Relay Service (FIRS) for the (environmental report), 49 CFR 1105.12 Counsel, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, hearing impaired: (800) 877–8339. (newspaper publication), and 49 CFR Washington, DC 20590. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 1152.50(d)(1) (notice to governmental Decided: February 15, 2019. Additional information is contained in agencies) have been met. By the Board, Board Members Begeman, the Board’s decision served on February As a condition to these exemptions, any employee adversely affected by the Fuchs, and Oberman. 15, 2019, which is available at abandonment and discontinuance of Jeffrey Herzig, www.stb.gov. Clearance Clerk. service shall be protected under Oregon Decided: February 14, 2019. [FR Doc. 2019–03115 Filed 2–21–19; 8:45 am] Railroad—Abandonment By the Board, Board Members Begeman, Portion Goshen Branch Between Firth & BILLING CODE 4915–01–P Fuchs, and Oberman. Ammon, in Bingham & Bonneville Tammy Lowery, Counties, Idaho, 360 I.C.C. 91 (1979). To address whether this condition SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD Clearance Clerk. adequately protects affected employees, [Docket No. FD 36259] [FR Doc. 2019–03012 Filed 2–21–19; 8:45 am] a petition for partial revocation under BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) must be filed. Kean Burenga and Chesapeake and Provided no formal expression of Delaware, LLC—Continuance in 1 See Dover & Del. River R.R.—Lease with intent to file an offer of financial Control Exemption—Dover and Interchange Commitment & Trackage Rights assistance (OFA) 1 has been received, Delaware River Railroad, LLC Exemption—Norfolk S. R.R., FD 36258 (STB served Dec. 20, 2018). 1 The Board modified its OFA procedures AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board. 2 Burenga previously sought authority to continue effective July 29, 2017. Among other things, the ACTION: Notice of exemption. in control of Rockaway once Rockaway became a OFA process now requires potential offerors, in Class III rail carrier. (See Pet. 2 (citing Burenga— their formal expression of intent, to make a SUMMARY: The Board is granting an Continuance in Control Exemption—Dover & preliminary financial responsibility showing based exemption for Kean Burenga (Burenga) Rockaway River R.R., FD 36125, slip op. at 1 (STB on a calculation using information contained in the served June 16, 2017)).) The Board found it carrier’s filing and publicly available information. and Chesapeake and Delaware, LLC unnecessary to resolve the issue of Burenga’s See Offers of Financial Assistance, EP 729 (STB (CAD), both noncarriers, to continue in control in that proceeding. served June 29, 2017); 82 FR 30,997 (July 5, 2017).

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