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agency’s application, the FAA has
determined that the approved class
accounts for less than 1 percent of the
total annual enplanements at
Yellowstone Regional Airport.
Brief Description of Projects Approved
for Collection and Use:
Security enhancement 1
Security enhancement 2
Pickup mounted snow plow blade
Service road rehabilitation
Acquire aircraft rescue and firefighting
fire suits
Replace aircraft rescue and firefighting
equipment
Airport layout plan update and
narrative boundary survey
PFC consulting fees
Expand aircraft rescue and firefighting
building
Acquire snow removal equipment
Acquire interactive training system
Acquire snow removal equipment
vehicle attachment
Brief Description of Withdrawn
Project: Two-inch overlay, taxiway A.
Date of Withdrawal: September 7,
2011.
Decision Date: November 17, 2011.
For Further Information Contact: Jesse
Lyman, Denver Airports District Office,
(303) 342–1262.
Public Agency: County of Knox,
Rockland, Maine.
Application Number: 12–01–C–00–
RKD.
Application Type: Impose and use a
PFC.
PFC Level: $4.50.
Total PFC Revenue Approved in This
Decision: $167,250.
Earliest Charge Effective Date: January
1, 2012.
Estimated Charge Expiration Date:
July 1, 2016.
Classes of Air Carriers Not Required
to Collect PFC’s: (1) Non-scheduled/ondemand air carriers; (2) Passengers
enplaned on a flight to an airport in a
community that has a population of less
than 10,000 and is not connected by a
land highway or vehicular way to the
land-connected National Highway
System within a State.
Determination: Approved. Based on
information contained in the public
agency’s application, the FAA has
determined that each approved class
accounts for less than 1 percent of the
total annual enplanements at Know
County Regional Airport.
Brief Description of Projects Approved
for Collection and Use:
Snow removal equipment acquisition
Airport pavement rehabilitation
Master plan update
Brief Description of Projects Approved
For Collection:
Design and permitting for runway 13/31
Easement acquisition
Obstruction removal
Perimeter fencing
Runway 13/31 reconstruction
Rehabilitate terminal aircraft apron
Decision Date: November 22, 2011.
For Further Information Contact:
Priscilla Scott, New England Region
Airports Division, (781) 238–7614.
AMENDMENT TO PFC APPROVALS
Amendment
approved
date
Amendment No. city, state
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Issued in Washington, DC, on December 5,
2011.
Joe Hebert,
Manager, Financial Analysis and Passenger
Facility Charge Branch.
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Surface Transportation Board
[Docket No. MC–F 21042]
Student Transportation of America,
Inc.—Control—Dairyland Buses, Inc.
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Student Transportation of
America, Inc., a motor carrier of
passengers (Student Transportation),
has filed an application under 49 U.S.C.
14303 for its acquisition of control of
Dairyland Buses, Inc., also a motor
carrier of passengers (Dairyland). The
Board is tentatively approving and
authorizing the transaction, and, if no
opposing comments are timely filed,
this notice will be the final Board
action. Persons wishing to oppose the
application must follow the rules under
49 CFR 1182.5 and 1182.8.
SUMMARY:
Comments must be filed by
January 27, 2012. Student
Transportation may file a reply by
February 10, 2012. If no comments are
filed by January 27, 2012, this notice
shall be effective on that date.
DATES:
Surface Transportation Board.
Notice Tentatively Approving
and Authorizing Finance Transaction.
ACTION:
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1,048,782
21,043,173
78,404,650
813,164
91,395
627,519
383,636,108
904,132
12,135,277
1,208,420
19,031,690
Original
estimated
charge exp.
date.
Amended
estimated
charge exp.
date
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Send an original and 10
copies of any comments referring to
Docket No. MC–F 21042 to: Surface
Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20423–0001. In
addition, send one copy of comments to
Student Transportation’s representative:
Mark J. Andrews, Strasburger & Price,
LLP, Suite 640, 1700 K Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia
M. Farr, (202) 245–0359. Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) for the
hearing impaired: 1–(800) 877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Student
Transportation is a publicly held
corporation established under the laws
of New Jersey. It holds authority from
the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA) as a motor
carrier providing interstate charter
ADDRESSES:
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passenger services to the public
(MC–31422). Dairyland, a corporation
established under Wisconsin law, also
holds a FMCSA license (MC–170747)
and is owned by Coach USA, Inc., a
Delaware corporation and noncarrier.
The core business of both Student
Transportation and Dairyland is
transporting students to and from
school, a type of transportation not
subject to Board jurisdiction. See 49
U.S.C. 13506(a)(1). According to the
application, approximately 97 percent
of Student Transportation’s revenue is
derived from school bus services
exempt from FMCSA licensing
jurisdiction; the remaining 3 percent is
derived from incidental charter
operations that do require FMCSA
authority if they are interstate in nature.
Similarly, the application indicates that
Dairyland derives the vast majority of its
revenue from exempt school bus
transportation, with the remainder
involving incidental charter operations.
The application states that FMCSAregulated charter and special operations
have accounted for an insignificant
percentage of Student Transportation’s
and Dairyland’s total revenues.
Under the proposed transaction,
Student Transportation seeks
permission to acquire all of the shares
of Dairyland. According to the
application, the shares of Dairyland
were anticipated to be transferred on or
about November 14, 2011, from their
current owner, Coach USA, Inc., into an
independent voting trust established
under 49 CFR pt 1013—Guidelines for
the Proper Use of Voting Trusts, where
they would remain until the proposed
transaction is dismissed by Student
Transportation or disapproved by the
Board, or until Board approval is final
and effective.
Under 49 U.S.C. 14303(b), the Board
must approve and authorize a
transaction it finds consistent with the
public interest, taking into
consideration at least: (1) The effect of
the transaction on the adequacy of
transportation to the public; (2) the total
fixed charges that result; and (3) the
interest of affected carrier employees.
Student Transportation has submitted
information, as required by 49 CFR
1182.2, including the information to
demonstrate that the proposed
transaction is consistent with the public
interest under 49 U.S.C. 14303(b), and a
statement that the 12-month aggregate
gross operating revenues of Student
Transportation and Dairyland exceeded
$2 million.
Student Transportation states that the
proposed transaction will have no
significant impact on the adequacy of
transportation services available to the
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public because Student Transportation
has no intention of substantially
changing the physical operations
historically conducted by Dairyland.
With respect to fixed charges, Student
Transportation states that the proposed
transaction will reduce not only interest
costs but also a variety of other
overhead and variable costs that
Dairyland might otherwise bear.
According to Student Transportation,
the transaction will have a positive
impact on employee interests, as the
economies and efficiencies resulting
from the proposed transaction, will
directly benefit Dairyland’s employees
by maintaining job security and
retaining or expanding the volume of
available work. Additional information,
including a copy of the application, may
be obtained from Student
Transportation’s representative.
On the basis of the application, the
Board finds that the proposed
acquisition of control is consistent with
the public interest and should be
tentatively approved and authorized. If
any opposing comments are timely
filed, this finding will be deemed
vacated, and, unless a final decision can
be made on the record as developed, a
procedural schedule will be adopted to
reconsider the application. See 49 CFR
1182.6(c). If no opposing comments are
filed by the expiration of the comment
period, this notice will take effect
automatically and will be the final
Board action.
The party’s application and Board
decisions and notices are available on
our Web site at https://www.stb.dot.gov.
This decision will not significantly
affect either the quality of the human
environment or the conservation of
energy resources.
It is ordered:
1. The proposed finance transaction is
approved and authorized, subject to the
filing of opposing comments.
2. If opposing comments are timely
filed, the findings made in this notice
will be deemed as having been vacated.
3. This notice will be effective January
27, 2012, unless opposing comments are
timely filed.
4. A copy of this decision will be
served on: (1) U.S. Department of
Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590; (2)
the U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust
Division, 10th Street & Pennsylvania
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20530;
and (3) the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Office of the General
Counsel, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590.
Decided: December 8, 2011.
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By the Board, Chairman Elliott, Vice
Chairman Begeman, and Commissioner
Mulvey.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[Docket No. FD 35575]
Watco Holdings, Inc.—Continuance in
Control Exemption—Swan Ranch
Railroad, L.L.C.
Watco Holdings, Inc. (Watco) has filed
a verified notice of exemption pursuant
to 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(2) to continue in
control of Swan Ranch Railroad, L.L.C.
(SRR), upon SRR’s becoming a Class III
rail carrier.1
This transaction is related to a
concurrently filed verified notice of
exemption in Docket No. FD 35574,
Swan Ranch Railroad, L.L.C.—
Operation Exemption–Swan Industrial
Park, wherein SRR seeks Board
approval to operate 17,192 feet of track
located within the Swan Industrial Park,
in Cheyenne, Wyo., including Track
Numbers 101, 105, and 109.
Watco intends to consummate the
transaction on or shortly after December
28, 2011 (the effective date of this
notice).
Watco currently controls 23 Class III
rail carriers: Southern Kansas and
Oklahoma Railroad, Inc.; Palouse River
& Coulee City Railroad, L.L.C.; Timber
Rock Railroad, L.L.C.; Stillwater Central
Railroad, L.L.C.; Eastern Idaho Railroad,
L.L.C.; Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad,
L.L.C.; Pennsylvania Southwestern
Railroad, L.L.C.; Great Northwest
Railroad, L.L.C.; Kaw River Railroad,
L.L.C.; Mission Mountain Railroad,
L.L.C.; Mississippi Southern Railroad,
L.L.C.; Yellowstone Valley Railroad,
L.L.C.; Louisiana Southern Railroad,
L.L.C.; Arkansas Southern Railroad,
L.L.C.; Alabama Southern Railroad,
L.L.C.; Vicksburg Southern Railroad,
L.L.C.; Austin Western Railroad, L.L.C.;
Baton Rouge Southern Railroad, L.L.C.;
Pacific Sun Railroad, L.L.C.; Grand Elk
Railroad, Inc.; Alabama Warrior
Railway, L.L.C.; Boise Valley Railroad,
L.L.C.; and Autauga Northern Railroad,
L.L.C. The 23 Class III rail carriers
operate rail lines in 18 States.
Watco represents that: (1) The rail
lines to be operated by SRR do not
connect with any other railroads in the
1 Watco owns 100% of the outstanding
membership interests of SRR.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[Docket No. MC-F 21042]
Student Transportation of America, Inc.--Control--Dairyland
Buses, Inc.
AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.
ACTION: Notice Tentatively Approving and Authorizing Finance
Transaction.
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SUMMARY: Student Transportation of America, Inc., a motor carrier of
passengers (Student Transportation), has filed an application under 49
U.S.C. 14303 for its acquisition of control of Dairyland Buses, Inc.,
also a motor carrier of passengers (Dairyland). The Board is
tentatively approving and authorizing the transaction, and, if no
opposing comments are timely filed, this notice will be the final Board
action. Persons wishing to oppose the application must follow the rules
under 49 CFR 1182.5 and 1182.8.
DATES: Comments must be filed by January 27, 2012. Student
Transportation may file a reply by February 10, 2012. If no comments
are filed by January 27, 2012, this notice shall be effective on that
date.
ADDRESSES: Send an original and 10 copies of any comments referring to
Docket No. MC-F 21042 to: Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street
SW., Washington, DC 20423-0001. In addition, send one copy of comments
to Student Transportation's representative: Mark J. Andrews,
Strasburger & Price, LLP, Suite 640, 1700 K Street NW., Washington, DC
20006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia M. Farr, (202) 245-0359. Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) for the hearing impaired: 1-(800) 877-
8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Student Transportation is a publicly held
corporation established under the laws of New Jersey. It holds
authority from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)
as a motor carrier providing interstate charter
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passenger services to the public (MC-31422). Dairyland, a corporation
established under Wisconsin law, also holds a FMCSA license (MC-170747)
and is owned by Coach USA, Inc., a Delaware corporation and noncarrier.
The core business of both Student Transportation and Dairyland is
transporting students to and from school, a type of transportation not
subject to Board jurisdiction. See 49 U.S.C. 13506(a)(1). According to
the application, approximately 97 percent of Student Transportation's
revenue is derived from school bus services exempt from FMCSA licensing
jurisdiction; the remaining 3 percent is derived from incidental
charter operations that do require FMCSA authority if they are
interstate in nature. Similarly, the application indicates that
Dairyland derives the vast majority of its revenue from exempt school
bus transportation, with the remainder involving incidental charter
operations. The application states that FMCSA-regulated charter and
special operations have accounted for an insignificant percentage of
Student Transportation's and Dairyland's total revenues.
Under the proposed transaction, Student Transportation seeks
permission to acquire all of the shares of Dairyland. According to the
application, the shares of Dairyland were anticipated to be transferred
on or about November 14, 2011, from their current owner, Coach USA,
Inc., into an independent voting trust established under 49 CFR pt
1013--Guidelines for the Proper Use of Voting Trusts, where they would
remain until the proposed transaction is dismissed by Student
Transportation or disapproved by the Board, or until Board approval is
final and effective.
Under 49 U.S.C. 14303(b), the Board must approve and authorize a
transaction it finds consistent with the public interest, taking into
consideration at least: (1) The effect of the transaction on the
adequacy of transportation to the public; (2) the total fixed charges
that result; and (3) the interest of affected carrier employees.
Student Transportation has submitted information, as required by 49 CFR
1182.2, including the information to demonstrate that the proposed
transaction is consistent with the public interest under 49 U.S.C.
14303(b), and a statement that the 12-month aggregate gross operating
revenues of Student Transportation and Dairyland exceeded $2 million.
Student Transportation states that the proposed transaction will
have no significant impact on the adequacy of transportation services
available to the public because Student Transportation has no intention
of substantially changing the physical operations historically
conducted by Dairyland. With respect to fixed charges, Student
Transportation states that the proposed transaction will reduce not
only interest costs but also a variety of other overhead and variable
costs that Dairyland might otherwise bear. According to Student
Transportation, the transaction will have a positive impact on employee
interests, as the economies and efficiencies resulting from the
proposed transaction, will directly benefit Dairyland's employees by
maintaining job security and retaining or expanding the volume of
available work. Additional information, including a copy of the
application, may be obtained from Student Transportation's
representative.
On the basis of the application, the Board finds that the proposed
acquisition of control is consistent with the public interest and
should be tentatively approved and authorized. If any opposing comments
are timely filed, this finding will be deemed vacated, and, unless a
final decision can be made on the record as developed, a procedural
schedule will be adopted to reconsider the application. See 49 CFR
1182.6(c). If no opposing comments are filed by the expiration of the
comment period, this notice will take effect automatically and will be
the final Board action.
The party's application and Board decisions and notices are
available on our Web site at https://www.stb.dot.gov.
This decision will not significantly affect either the quality of
the human environment or the conservation of energy resources.
It is ordered:
1. The proposed finance transaction is approved and authorized,
subject to the filing of opposing comments.
2. If opposing comments are timely filed, the findings made in this
notice will be deemed as having been vacated.
3. This notice will be effective January 27, 2012, unless opposing
comments are timely filed.
4. A copy of this decision will be served on: (1) U.S. Department
of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590; (2) the U.S. Department of
Justice, Antitrust Division, 10th Street & Pennsylvania Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20530; and (3) the U.S. Department of Transportation,
Office of the General Counsel, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington,
DC 20590.
Decided: December 8, 2011.
By the Board, Chairman Elliott, Vice Chairman Begeman, and
Commissioner Mulvey.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2011-32057 Filed 12-13-11; 8:45 am]
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