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Federal Register/Vol. 86, No. 75/Wednesday, April 21, 2021/Notices 20782 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 75 / Wednesday, April 21, 2021 / Notices incorrectly reported ownership of 5855, or send an email to SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD savings securities. [email protected]. [Docket No. FD 36500] DATES: The deadline to submit SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: None. comments on the proposed matching Canadian Pacific Railway Limited; program is May 21, 2021. The matching Matthew Ramsey, Canadian Pacific Railway Company; program will be applicable on June 26, Executive Director, Office of Privacy and Soo Line Railroad Company; Central 2021, or once a minimum of 30 days Disclosure, Office of the General Counsel. Maine & Quebec Railway US Inc.; after publication of this notice has Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad Participating Agencies: SSA and elapsed, whichever is later. The Corporation; and Delaware & Hudson Fiscal Service, Treasury. matching program will be in effect for Railway Company, Inc.—Control— a period of 18 months. Authority for Conducting the Kansas City Southern; The Kansas ADDRESSES: You may submit comments Matching Program: The legal authority City Southern Railway Company; by any one of three methods—internet, for the disclosure under this agreement Gateway Eastern Railway Company; fax, or mail. Do not submit the same for SSA to conduct this matching and The Texas Mexican Railway comments multiple times or by more activity is contained in section Company than one method. Regardless of which 1631(e)(1)(B), and (f) of the Social method you choose, please state that Security Act, (42 U.S.C. 1383(e)(1)(B), AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board. your comments refer to Docket No. and (f)). ACTION: Decision No. 3 in Docket No. FD SSA–2020–0041 so that we may 36500; notice of receipt of prefiling associate your comments with the Purpose(s): This matching program notification. correct regulation. establishes the conditions under which Caution: You should be careful to Fiscal Service, Treasury will disclose SUMMARY: Canadian Pacific Railway include in your comments only savings security data to SSA. SSA will Limited (Canadian Pacific), Canadian information that you wish to make use the data to determine continued Pacific Railway Company (CPRC), and publicly available. We strongly urge you eligibility for SSI applicants and their U.S. rail carrier subsidiaries, Soo not to include in your comments any recipients, or the correct benefit amount Line Railroad Company (Soo Line), personal information, such as Social for recipients and deemors who did not Central Maine & Quebec Railway US Security numbers or medical report or incorrectly reported ownership Inc., Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern information. of savings securities. Railroad Corporation, and Delaware & Hudson Railway Company, Inc. 1. Internet: We strongly recommend Categories of Individuals: The that you submit your comments via the (collectively, CP) and Kansas City individuals whose information is Southern and its U.S. rail carrier internet. Please visit the Federal involved in this matching program are eRulemaking portal at http:// subsidiaries, The Kansas City Southern SSI applicants, recipients, and deemors. www.regulations.gov. Use the Search Railway Company (KCSR), Gateway function to find docket number SSA– Categories of Records: The finder file Eastern Railway Company, and The 2020–0041 and then submit your SSA provides to Fiscal Service will Texas Mexican Railway Company comments. The system will issue you a contain approximately 10 million (collectively, KCS) (CP and KCS tracking number to confirm your records of individuals for whom SSA collectively, Applicants) have notified submission. You will not be able to requests data for the administration of the Surface Transportation Board view your comment immediately the SSI program. (Board) of their intent to file an application seeking authority for the because we must post each submission System(s) of Records: The relevant acquisition of control by Canadian manually. It may take up to a week for SSA system of records (SOR) is Pacific, through its indirect, wholly your comments to be viewable. ‘‘Supplemental Security Income Record 2. Fax: Fax comments to (410) 966– owned subsidiary Cygnus Merger Sub 2 and Special Veterans Benefits,’’ 60– 0869. Corporation (Cygnus Merger Sub 2 3. Mail: Matthew Ramsey, Executive 0103. The SOR Notice (SORN) was fully Corp.), of Kansas City Southern, and Director, Office of Privacy and published on January 11, 2006 at 71 FR through it, of KCSR and its railroad Disclosure, Office of the General 1830 and updated on December 10, affiliates, and for the resulting common Counsel, Social Security 2007 at 72 FR 69723; July 3, 2018 (83 control by Canadian Pacific of its U.S. Administration, G–401 WHR, 6401 FR 31250–31251), and November 1, railroad subsidiaries, and KCSR and its Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 2018 (83 FR 54969). The relevant Fiscal railroad affiliates. Applicants have 21235–6401, or emailing Service SOR is Fiscal Service SORN indicated that 2019 will be the base year [email protected]. Comments .014 (United States Securities and for their impact analysis and that they are also available for public viewing on Access). The SORN was last published anticipate filing their application on or the Federal eRulemaking portal at on February 27, 2020 at 85 FR 11776. shortly after June 28, 2021. http://www.regulations.gov or in person, [FR Doc. 2021–08219 Filed 4–20–21; 8:45 am] ADDRESSES: Any filing submitted in this during regular business hours, by BILLING CODE 4191–02–P proceeding should be filed with the arranging with the contact person Board via e-filing on the Board’s identified below. website. In addition, one copy of each FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: filing must be sent (and may be sent by Interested parties may submit general email only, if service by email is questions about the matching program acceptable to the recipient) to each of to Andrea Huseth, Division Director, the following: (1) Secretary of Office of Privacy and Disclosure, Office Transportation, 1200 New Jersey of the General Counsel, Social Security Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590; (2) Administration, G–401 WHR, 6401 Attorney General of the United States, c/ Security Boulevard, Baltimore MD o Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust 21235–6401, at telephone: (410) 966– Division, Room 3109, Department of VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:12 Apr 20, 2021 Jkt 253001 PO 00000 Frm 00131 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\21APN1.SGM 21APN1 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 75 / Wednesday, April 21, 2021 / Notices 20783 Justice, Washington, DC 20530; (3) CP’s the internal transactions involve a series Understanding with the Federal Mine representative, David L. Meyer, Law of steps designed to address matters Safety and Health Review Commission Office of David L. Meyer, 1105 S Street relating to tax and corporate law, and all to employ the services of administrative NW, Washington, DC 20009; (4) KCS’s such steps, including the placement of law judges (ALJs) on a case-by-case representative, William A. Mullins, Canadian Pacific’s interest in Kansas basis to perform discrete, Board- Baker & Miller PLLC, Suite 300, 2401 City Southern into the Voting Trust, assigned functions such as adjudicating Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, would be completed within moments of discovery disputes in cases pending DC 20037; (5) any other person the completion of the Merger and for before the Board. The Board hereby designated as a Party of Record on the practical purposes contemporaneously. assigns and authorizes Administrative service list; and, as noted below, (6) the (Id. at 2–3.) Applicants state that, if and Law Judge Thomas McCarthy to administrative law judge assigned in when the Board takes final and entertain and rule upon discovery this proceeding. favorable action on the application, the matters and to resolve initially all FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Voting Trust would be terminated and disputes concerning discovery in this Valerie Quinn at (202) 245–0283. Canadian Pacific would assume control proceeding. Parties are directed to send Assistance for the hearing impaired is of Cygnus Merger Sub 2 Corp. and, available through the Federal Relay through it, of Kansas City Southern and copies of all their filings and documents Service at (800) 877–8339. its railroad affiliates. (Id. at 3.) in this proceeding to Judge McCarthy, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Applicants indicate that they will use Applicants state that, on March 21, 2019 as the base year for the impact Washington, DC 20004–1710, and at 2021, Canadian Pacific (along with two analysis in the application and that they [email protected] and zbyers@ of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, anticipate filing their application on or fmshrc.gov. Cygnus Merger Sub 1 Corporation and shortly after June 28, 2021. (Notice of It is ordered: Cygnus Merger Sub 2 Corp.) and Kansas Intent 1.) Major Transaction Status. The Board 1. This proceeding is assigned to City Southern entered into an Administrative Law Judge Thomas Agreement and Plan of Merger (Merger finds that this is a major transaction McCarthy for the handling of all Agreement) under which Canadian under 49 CFR 1180.2(a), as it is a control discovery matters and initial resolution Pacific, through its indirect, wholly transaction involving two or more Class owned subsidiary, Cygnus Merger Sub 2 I railroads. Canadian Pacific presently of all discovery disputes. Corp., would acquire all of the capital controls Soo Line, a Class
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