Stagecoach Group plc and Coach USA, Inc., et al.-Acquisition of Control of Assets-American Coach Lines of Atlanta, Inc.; CUSA AT, LLC; CUSA AWC, LLC; CUSA ELKO, LLC; CUSA, KBC, LLC; CUSA PCSTC, LLC; CUSA PRTS, LLC; CUSA RAZ, LLC; Dillon's Bus Service, Inc.; and Lakefront Lines, Inc., 37740-37741 [2012-15287]
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DEPARMENT OF TRANSPORATION
Surface Transportation Board
[Docket No. MCF 21045 1]
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Stagecoach Group plc and Coach USA,
Inc., et al.—Acquisition of Control of
Assets—American Coach Lines of
Atlanta, Inc.; CUSA AT, LLC; CUSA
AWC, LLC; CUSA ELKO, LLC; CUSA,
KBC, LLC; CUSA PCSTC, LLC; CUSA
PRTS, LLC; CUSA RAZ, LLC; Dillon’s
Bus Service, Inc.; and Lakefront Lines,
Inc.
AGENCY:
Surface Transportation Board,
DOT.
1 A request for interim approval under 49 U.S.C.
14303(i) was included in this filing (Docket No.
MCF 21045 TA). In a decision served on June 19,
2012, interim approval of the proposed finance
transaction was granted, effective on the decision’s
date of service.
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ACTION:
Notice of Finance Application.
On May 25, 2012, Stagecoach
Group plc (Stagecoach), a noncarrier,
and a number of its noncarrier
intermediate subsidiaries—Stagecoach
Transport Holdings Limited; The
Integrated Transport Company Limited;
Stagecoach Aviation Europe Limited;
SCOTO Limited; SCUSI Limited; Coach
USA Administration, Inc.; and Coach
USA, Inc. (Coach USA)—along with
various carrier and noncarrier
subsidiaries of Coach USA 2—ASTI, Inc.
(ASTI); Blue Bird Coach Lines, Inc.
(Blue Bird Coach); K–T Contract
Services, Inc. (K–T); Utica-Rome Bus
Company, Inc. (Utica-Rome Bus); TRT
Transportation, Inc. (TRT); Coach USA
Tours Las Vegas, Inc. (Coach USA
Tours); Coach USA MBT, LLC (Coach
USA MBT); El Expresso, Inc. (El
Expresso); Kerrville Bus Company, Inc.
(Kerrville Bus); Powder River
Transportation Services, Inc. (Powder
River Transportation); Valen
Transportation, Inc. (Valen); Antelope
Valley Bus, Inc. (Antelope Valley);
Coach Leasing, Inc. (Coach Leasing);
and CAM Leasing, LLC (CAM
Leasing) 3—(collectively, Applicants)
filed an application under 49 U.S.C.
14303 to acquire control of the assets of
ten separate interstate motor passenger
carrier subsidiaries of noncarrier Coach
America Holdings, Inc. (Coach
America)—American Coach Lines of
Atlanta, Inc. (American Coach Lines);
CUSA AT, LLC; CUSA AWC, LLC;
CUSA ELKO, LLC; CUSA KBC, LLC;
CUSA PCSTC, LLC; CUSA PRTS, LLC;
CUSA RAZ, LLC; Dillon’s Bus Service,
Inc. (Dillon’s); and Lakefront Lines, Inc.
(Lakefront) (collectively, Coach America
Subsidiaries).4 On June 5, 2012, Michael
SUMMARY:
2 In addition to the nine carrier applicants, Coach
USA controls 47 other motor passenger carriers that
hold interstate operating authority. A list of these
47 carriers is included as Exhibit 2 to the Verified
Application for Control of Motor Passenger Carriers
and Request for Interim Approval.
3 ASTI, Blue Bird Coach, and Utica-Rome Bus are
wholly-owned carrier subsidiaries of Coach USA.
Coach USA Tours, TRT, Coach Leasing, and CAM
Leasing are wholly-owned noncarrier subsidiaries
of Coach USA. K–T is a carrier owned 50% by
Coach USA and 50% by Coach USA Tours. Coach
USA MBT is a wholly-owned noncarrier subsidiary
of TRT. El Expresso, Kerrville Bus, Powder River
Transportation, Valen, and Antelope Valley are
wholly-owned carrier subsidiaries of Coach USA
MBT.
4 Specifically, the transaction contemplates that:
(1) Antelope Valley will acquire the assets of
Lakefront; (2) ASTI will acquire the assets of CUSA
PCSTC, LLC; (3) Blue Bird Coach will acquire the
assets of Dillon’s; (4) El Expresso will acquire the
assets of American Coach Lines; (5) Kerrville Bus
will acquire the assets of CUSA KBC, LLC; (6) K–
T will acquire the assets of CUSA AWC, LLC; (7)
Powder River Transportation will acquire the assets
of CUSA ELKO, LLC; (8) Utica-Rome Bus will
acquire the assets of CUSA PRTS, LLC; and (9)
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Yusim, an individual, filed a letter in
opposition to the proposed transaction,
asserting that the public interest would
not be served by allowing the
transaction to proceed without certain
Department of Labor proceedings first
being completed. A copy of this notice
will be served on Mr. Yusim. Persons
wishing to oppose the application must
follow the rules set forth at 49 CFR
1182.5 and 1182.8.
DATES: Comments must be filed by
August 6, 2012. Applicants may file a
reply to any comments by August 21,
2012.
Send an original and 10
copies of any comments referring to
Docket No. MCF 21045 to: Surface
Transportation Board, 395 E Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20423–0001. In
addition, send one copy of comments to
Applicants’ representative: David H.
Coburn, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, 1330
Connecticut Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20036.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jonathon P. Binet, (202) 245–0368.
Federal Information Relay Service
(FIRS) for the hearing impaired: 1–800–
877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coach
America Subsidiaries are currently
involved in proceedings instituted
under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy
Code, having filed a voluntary petition
for relief with the U.S. Bankruptcy
Court for the District of Delaware on
January 3, 2012, and a motion to sell
substantially all of their assets and
effectively to liquidate on January 13,
2012. According to Applicants, the
transaction described above is
evidenced by an Asset Purchase
Agreement entered by the parties on
May 17, 2012, and was approved by the
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of
Delaware at a hearing on May 22, 2012.
On June 5, 2012, Mr. Yusim filed a
letter in opposition to the proposed
transaction. Applicants filed a reply to
Mr. Yusim’s letter on June 6, 2012, to
which Mr. Yusim responded on June 8,
2012. The basis for Mr. Yusim’s
opposition relates to two cases pending
before the Secretary of Labor (Secretary)
ADDRESSES:
Valen will acquire the assets of CUSA RAZ, LLC.
The transaction also contemplates that the names of
the acquiring carriers will be changed to reflect the
trade names of the entities whose assets they will
acquire. In addition, CUSA AT, LLC—which
currently has no owned assets—will be acquired by
Applicants and then likely terminated as a limited
liability company and its operating authority
surrendered. Further, certain of the motorcoach
assets of the Coach America Subsidiaries will be
acquired by Coach Leasing and CAM Leasing,
which will in turn lease the motorcoach assets to
the nine carrier applicants following approval of the
transaction.
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in which Mr. Yusim alleges that his
employer, an entity called Midnight Sun
Tours, Inc., and his employer’s
corporate parents (including Coach
America) discriminated against drivers
who accurately reported their hours of
service. According to Mr. Yusim, these
two cases were automatically stayed as
a result of the bankruptcy proceedings
pursuant to 11 U.S.C. 362. Mr. Yusim
requests that the Board disallow the sale
of any subsidiaries of Coach America
until the Secretary is allowed to hear the
two cases. Because we have received a
timely comment in opposition to the
application, we will not grant tentative
authority under 49 CFR 1182.4(b). See
49 CFR 1182.6(a). Instead, we will
institute a proceeding to address this
matter as well as determine the merits
of the application pursuant to 49 U.S.C.
14303. Comments and responses are to
be submitted as ordered below. See 49
CFR 1182.5 & 1182.6.
Board decisions and notices are
available on our Web site at
www.stb.dot.gov.
This action will not significantly
affect either the quality of the human
environment or the conservation of
energy resources.
It is ordered:
1. Comments must be filed by August
6, 2012. Applicants may file a reply to
any comments by August 21, 2012.
2. This notice will be effective on its
date of service.
3. A copy of this notice will be served
on: (1) The 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, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20530; (3) the
U.S. Department of Transportation,
Office of the General Counsel, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC
20590; (4) the Federal Trade
Commission, Bureau of Competition,
Premerger Notification Office, 600
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20580; and (5) Michael Yusim, 7499
Eagle Point Drive, Delray Beach, FL
33446.
Decided: June 18, 2012.
By the Board, Chairman Elliott, Vice
Chairman Mulvey, and Commissioner
Begeman.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
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Open Meeting of the President’s
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Capability
Department of the Treasury.
Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The President’s Advisory
Council on Financial Capability
(‘‘Council’’) will convene for an open
meeting on July 16, 2012, at the
Department of Treasury, 1500
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington
DC, beginning at 10 a.m. Eastern Time.
The meeting will be open to the public.
The Council will: (1) Receive reports
from the Council’s subcommittees
(Underserved and Community
Empowerment, Research and
Evaluation, Partnerships, and Youth) on
their progress; and (2) hear from a panel
of experts about research in financial
capability.
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public is invited to submit written
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the following methods:
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Email: pacfc@treasury.gov. or
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Department of the Treasury, Office of
Financial Education, Financial Access,
and Consumer Protection, Main
Treasury Building, 1500 Pennsylvania
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20220.
In general, the Department will make
all statements available in their original
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personal information provided such as
names, addresses, email addresses, or
telephone numbers, for public
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Financial Education, Department of the
Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20220, at (202)
622–5770 or pacfc@treasury.gov.
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On
January 29, 2010, the President signed
Executive Order 13530, creating the
Council to assist the American people in
understanding financial matters and
making informed financial decisions,
thereby contributing to financial
stability. The Council is composed of
two ex-officio Federal officials and 15
non-governmental members appointed
by the President with relevant
backgrounds, such as financial services,
consumer protection, financial access,
and education. The role of the Council
is to advise the President and the
Secretary of the Treasury on means to
promote and enhance individuals’ and
families’ financial capability. The
Council held its first meeting on
November 30, 2010. At that meeting, the
Chair recommended the establishment
of five subcommittees to focus on the
following strategic areas: National
Strategy, Financial Access, Research
and Evaluation, Partnerships, and
Youth. The Council met again on April
21, 2011; July 12, 2011; November 8,
2011; January 19, 2012, and April 9,
2012. At the January 19, 2012, meeting,
the Council presented an Interim Report
to the President, which can be found at:
https://www.treasury.gov/resourcecenter/financial-education/Documents/
PACFC%20Interim%20Report%200118-12%20Final.pdf.
In accordance with section 10(a) of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5
U.S.C. App. 2 and the regulations
thereunder, Louisa Quittman,
Designated Federal Officer of the
Council, has ordered publication of this
notice that the Council will convene its
seventh meeting on July 16, 2012, at the
Department of Treasury, 1500
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington
DC, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Eastern
Time. The meeting will be open to the
public. Members of the public who plan
to attend the meeting must RSVP with
their name, organization represented (if
any), phone number, and email address.
To register, please go to
www.treasury.gov, click on Resource
Center, then Office of Financial
Education and Financial Access, and
then on the President’s Advisory
Council on Financial Capability by 5
p.m. Eastern Time on July 10, 2012. For
entry into the building on the date of the
meeting, attendees must present a
government-issued ID, such as a driver’s
license or passport, which includes a
photo. The purpose of the meeting is to
receive an update from the Council’s
subcommittees on their progress. The
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DEPARMENT OF TRANSPORATION
Surface Transportation Board
[Docket No. MCF 21045 \1\]
Stagecoach Group plc and Coach USA, Inc., et al.--Acquisition of
Control of Assets--American Coach Lines of Atlanta, Inc.; CUSA AT, LLC;
CUSA AWC, LLC; CUSA ELKO, LLC; CUSA, KBC, LLC; CUSA PCSTC, LLC; CUSA
PRTS, LLC; CUSA RAZ, LLC; Dillon's Bus Service, Inc.; and Lakefront
Lines, Inc.
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\1\ A request for interim approval under 49 U.S.C. 14303(i) was
included in this filing (Docket No. MCF 21045 TA). In a decision
served on June 19, 2012, interim approval of the proposed finance
transaction was granted, effective on the decision's date of
service.
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AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of Finance Application.
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SUMMARY: On May 25, 2012, Stagecoach Group plc (Stagecoach), a
noncarrier, and a number of its noncarrier intermediate subsidiaries--
Stagecoach Transport Holdings Limited; The Integrated Transport Company
Limited; Stagecoach Aviation Europe Limited; SCOTO Limited; SCUSI
Limited; Coach USA Administration, Inc.; and Coach USA, Inc. (Coach
USA)--along with various carrier and noncarrier subsidiaries of Coach
USA \2\--ASTI, Inc. (ASTI); Blue Bird Coach Lines, Inc. (Blue Bird
Coach); K-T Contract Services, Inc. (K-T); Utica-Rome Bus Company, Inc.
(Utica-Rome Bus); TRT Transportation, Inc. (TRT); Coach USA Tours Las
Vegas, Inc. (Coach USA Tours); Coach USA MBT, LLC (Coach USA MBT); El
Expresso, Inc. (El Expresso); Kerrville Bus Company, Inc. (Kerrville
Bus); Powder River Transportation Services, Inc. (Powder River
Transportation); Valen Transportation, Inc. (Valen); Antelope Valley
Bus, Inc. (Antelope Valley); Coach Leasing, Inc. (Coach Leasing); and
CAM Leasing, LLC (CAM Leasing) \3\--(collectively, Applicants) filed an
application under 49 U.S.C. 14303 to acquire control of the assets of
ten separate interstate motor passenger carrier subsidiaries of
noncarrier Coach America Holdings, Inc. (Coach America)--American Coach
Lines of Atlanta, Inc. (American Coach Lines); CUSA AT, LLC; CUSA AWC,
LLC; CUSA ELKO, LLC; CUSA KBC, LLC; CUSA PCSTC, LLC; CUSA PRTS, LLC;
CUSA RAZ, LLC; Dillon's Bus Service, Inc. (Dillon's); and Lakefront
Lines, Inc. (Lakefront) (collectively, Coach America Subsidiaries).\4\
On June 5, 2012, Michael Yusim, an individual, filed a letter in
opposition to the proposed transaction, asserting that the public
interest would not be served by allowing the transaction to proceed
without certain Department of Labor proceedings first being completed.
A copy of this notice will be served on Mr. Yusim. Persons wishing to
oppose the application must follow the rules set forth at 49 CFR 1182.5
and 1182.8.
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\2\ In addition to the nine carrier applicants, Coach USA
controls 47 other motor passenger carriers that hold interstate
operating authority. A list of these 47 carriers is included as
Exhibit 2 to the Verified Application for Control of Motor Passenger
Carriers and Request for Interim Approval.
\3\ ASTI, Blue Bird Coach, and Utica-Rome Bus are wholly-owned
carrier subsidiaries of Coach USA. Coach USA Tours, TRT, Coach
Leasing, and CAM Leasing are wholly-owned noncarrier subsidiaries of
Coach USA. K-T is a carrier owned 50% by Coach USA and 50% by Coach
USA Tours. Coach USA MBT is a wholly-owned noncarrier subsidiary of
TRT. El Expresso, Kerrville Bus, Powder River Transportation, Valen,
and Antelope Valley are wholly-owned carrier subsidiaries of Coach
USA MBT.
\4\ Specifically, the transaction contemplates that: (1)
Antelope Valley will acquire the assets of Lakefront; (2) ASTI will
acquire the assets of CUSA PCSTC, LLC; (3) Blue Bird Coach will
acquire the assets of Dillon's; (4) El Expresso will acquire the
assets of American Coach Lines; (5) Kerrville Bus will acquire the
assets of CUSA KBC, LLC; (6) K-T will acquire the assets of CUSA
AWC, LLC; (7) Powder River Transportation will acquire the assets of
CUSA ELKO, LLC; (8) Utica-Rome Bus will acquire the assets of CUSA
PRTS, LLC; and (9) Valen will acquire the assets of CUSA RAZ, LLC.
The transaction also contemplates that the names of the acquiring
carriers will be changed to reflect the trade names of the entities
whose assets they will acquire. In addition, CUSA AT, LLC--which
currently has no owned assets--will be acquired by Applicants and
then likely terminated as a limited liability company and its
operating authority surrendered. Further, certain of the motorcoach
assets of the Coach America Subsidiaries will be acquired by Coach
Leasing and CAM Leasing, which will in turn lease the motorcoach
assets to the nine carrier applicants following approval of the
transaction.
DATES: Comments must be filed by August 6, 2012. Applicants may file a
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reply to any comments by August 21, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Send an original and 10 copies of any comments referring to
Docket No. MCF 21045 to: Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street,
SW., Washington, DC 20423-0001. In addition, send one copy of comments
to Applicants' representative: David H. Coburn, Steptoe & Johnson LLP,
1330 Connecticut Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20036.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathon P. Binet, (202) 245-0368.
Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) for the hearing impaired: 1-
800-877-8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coach America Subsidiaries are currently
involved in proceedings instituted under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy
Code, having filed a voluntary petition for relief with the U.S.
Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware on January 3, 2012, and a
motion to sell substantially all of their assets and effectively to
liquidate on January 13, 2012. According to Applicants, the transaction
described above is evidenced by an Asset Purchase Agreement entered by
the parties on May 17, 2012, and was approved by the U.S. Bankruptcy
Court for the District of Delaware at a hearing on May 22, 2012.
On June 5, 2012, Mr. Yusim filed a letter in opposition to the
proposed transaction. Applicants filed a reply to Mr. Yusim's letter on
June 6, 2012, to which Mr. Yusim responded on June 8, 2012. The basis
for Mr. Yusim's opposition relates to two cases pending before the
Secretary of Labor (Secretary)
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in which Mr. Yusim alleges that his employer, an entity called Midnight
Sun Tours, Inc., and his employer's corporate parents (including Coach
America) discriminated against drivers who accurately reported their
hours of service. According to Mr. Yusim, these two cases were
automatically stayed as a result of the bankruptcy proceedings pursuant
to 11 U.S.C. 362. Mr. Yusim requests that the Board disallow the sale
of any subsidiaries of Coach America until the Secretary is allowed to
hear the two cases. Because we have received a timely comment in
opposition to the application, we will not grant tentative authority
under 49 CFR 1182.4(b). See 49 CFR 1182.6(a). Instead, we will
institute a proceeding to address this matter as well as determine the
merits of the application pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 14303. Comments and
responses are to be submitted as ordered below. See 49 CFR 1182.5 &
1182.6.
Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at
www.stb.dot.gov.
This action will not significantly affect either the quality of the
human environment or the conservation of energy resources.
It is ordered:
1. Comments must be filed by August 6, 2012. Applicants may file a
reply to any comments by August 21, 2012.
2. This notice will be effective on its date of service.
3. A copy of this notice will be served on: (1) The 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, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20530; (3) the U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of the
General Counsel, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590; (4)
the Federal Trade Commission, Bureau of Competition, Premerger
Notification Office, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20580;
and (5) Michael Yusim, 7499 Eagle Point Drive, Delray Beach, FL 33446.
Decided: June 18, 2012.
By the Board, Chairman Elliott, Vice Chairman Mulvey, and
Commissioner Begeman.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
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