Brookfield Asset Management, Inc. and DJP XX, LLC-Control Exemption-Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., et al., 36157 [2019-15884]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 144 / Friday, July 26, 2019 / Notices SSPR states that it will shortly enter into an agreement with WSDOT to lease the Lines from WSDOT and SSPR will be the operator of the Lines. According to SSPR, the lease does not contain any provision that prohibits SSPR from interchanging traffic with a third party or limits SSPR’s ability to interchange with a third party. SSPR certifies that its projected revenues as a result of the transaction will not result in the creation of a Class II or Class I rail carrier and will not exceed $5 million. The earliest this transaction may be consummated is August 11, 2019 (30 days after the verified notice of exemption was filed).2 If the verified notice contains false or misleading information, the exemption is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) may be filed at any time. The filing of a petition to revoke will not automatically stay the effectiveness of the exemption. Petitions for stay must be filed no later than August 2, 2019 (at least seven days before the exemption becomes effective). All pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 36325, must be filed with the Surface Transportation Board either via e-filing or in writing addressed to 395 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20423–0001. In addition, a copy of each pleading must be served on SSPR’s representative, Karl Morell, Karl Morell and Associates, 440 1st Street NW, Suite 440, Washington, DC 20001. According to SSPR, this action is categorically excluded from environmental review under 49 CFR 1105.6(c) and from historic preservation reporting requirements under 49 CFR 1105.8(b)(1). Board decisions and notices are available at www.stb.gov. Decided: July 17, 2019. By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting Director, Office of Proceedings. Regena Smith-Bernard, Clearance Clerk. [FR Doc. 2019–15941 Filed 7–25–19; 8:45 am] jbell on DSK3GLQ082PROD with NOTICES BILLING CODE 4915–01–P (Verified Notice 1), on July 12, 2019, SSPR filed a supplement clarifying that the Lines are located within the State of Washington and none are located in the State of Idaho. 2 The date of SSPR’s supplement (July 12, 2019) will be considered the filing date for the purposes of calculating the effective date of the exemption. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:54 Jul 25, 2019 Jkt 247001 SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD [Docket No. FD 36326] Brookfield Asset Management, Inc. and DJP XX, LLC—Control Exemption— Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., et al. On July 9, 2019, Brookfield Asset Management, Inc. (Brookfield), and DJP XX, LLC (DJP), filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(2) to allow DJP and Brookfield to control Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (GWI) and the 106 rail carriers that are subject to the jurisdiction of the Board and that GWI controls (GWI Railroads). According to the verified notice, Brookfield is an alternative asset manager, and DJP 1 is a limited liability company specially formed to acquire GWI, which is a publicly-traded non-carrier holding company that controls, through direct or indirect equity ownership, the GWI Railroads. As a result of the proposed transaction, GWI would become a privately-held company and a whollyowned subsidiary of DJP. Brookfield and DJP state, among other things, that the proposed transaction falls within the class exemption set forth at 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(2), because (i) the GWI Railroads do not connect with any rail line owned or controlled by DJP or Brookfield; 2 (ii) the proposed transaction is not part of a series of anticipated transactions that would connect any railroad owned or controlled by DJP or Brookfield with any GWI Railroad, or that would connect any of the GWI Railroads with each other; and (iii) the proposed transaction does not involve a Class I carrier. (Verified Notice 2–3.) The Board is considering the issues presented here, including whether the class exemption is appropriate for this transaction. See 49 U.S.C. 10502(d). To provide sufficient time for the Board to fully consider the issues presented, the exemption that is the subject of this proceeding will not become effective until further order of the Board. See, e.g., SJRE–R.R. Series—Exemption Under 49 CFR 1150.31—Rail Line in Harris Cty., Tex., FD 36279 (STB served Apr. 5, 2019) (to obtain more information, directing that exemption would not become effective until further order of the Board). To the extent this transaction is subject to review by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, Brookfield and DJP will be directed to provide updates regarding the status and outcome of such review. 1 Brookfield controls DJP within the meaning of 49 U.S.C. 10102(3). 2 Brookfield and DJP state that neither Brookfield nor DJP owns or controls any railroads or rail lines. PO 00000 Frm 00109 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 36157 Brookfield and DJP will be directed to provide these updates periodically as appropriate and to provide an update within seven days after they are notified of the outcome of such review. If Brookfield and DJP wish to file these updates confidentially, they may request a protective order. The Board welcomes comments from the public, as well as from Brookfield and DJP, regarding these and any other relevant issues. Comments are due by August 21, 2019, and replies are due by September 5, 2019. It is ordered: 1. The exemption that is the subject of this proceeding will not become effective until further order of the Board. 2. To the extent this transaction is subject to review by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, Brookfield and DJP are directed to provide updates regarding the status and outcome of such review. Brookfield and DJP are directed to provide these updates periodically as appropriate and to provide an update within seven days after they are notified of the outcome of such review. 3. Comments are due by August 21, 2019, and replies are due by September 5, 2019. 4. Notice of this decision will be published in the Federal Register. 5. This decision is effective on its service date. Decided: July 22, 2019. By the Board, Allison C. Davis, Director, Office of Proceedings. Jeffrey Herzig, Clearance Clerk. [FR Doc. 2019–15884 Filed 7–25–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration Notice of Request To Release Airport Property for Land Disposal Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Notice; request for comments. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the release of land at the Ottumwa Regional Airport, Ottumwa, Iowa. DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 26, 2019. ADDRESSES: Comments on this application may be mailed or delivered to the FAA at the following address: Amy J. Walter, Airports Land Specialist, Federal Aviation Administration, E:\FR\FM\26JYN1.SGM 26JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 144 (Friday, July 26, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 36157]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-15884]


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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

[Docket No. FD 36326]


Brookfield Asset Management, Inc. and DJP XX, LLC--Control 
Exemption--Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., et al.

    On July 9, 2019, Brookfield Asset Management, Inc. (Brookfield), 
and DJP XX, LLC (DJP), filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 
CFR 1180.2(d)(2) to allow DJP and Brookfield to control Genesee & 
Wyoming Inc. (GWI) and the 106 rail carriers that are subject to the 
jurisdiction of the Board and that GWI controls (GWI Railroads). 
According to the verified notice, Brookfield is an alternative asset 
manager, and DJP \1\ is a limited liability company specially formed to 
acquire GWI, which is a publicly-traded non-carrier holding company 
that controls, through direct or indirect equity ownership, the GWI 
Railroads. As a result of the proposed transaction, GWI would become a 
privately-held company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of DJP.
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    \1\ Brookfield controls DJP within the meaning of 49 U.S.C. 
10102(3).
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    Brookfield and DJP state, among other things, that the proposed 
transaction falls within the class exemption set forth at 49 CFR 
1180.2(d)(2), because (i) the GWI Railroads do not connect with any 
rail line owned or controlled by DJP or Brookfield; \2\ (ii) the 
proposed transaction is not part of a series of anticipated 
transactions that would connect any railroad owned or controlled by DJP 
or Brookfield with any GWI Railroad, or that would connect any of the 
GWI Railroads with each other; and (iii) the proposed transaction does 
not involve a Class I carrier. (Verified Notice 2-3.)
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    \2\ Brookfield and DJP state that neither Brookfield nor DJP 
owns or controls any railroads or rail lines.
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    The Board is considering the issues presented here, including 
whether the class exemption is appropriate for this transaction. See 49 
U.S.C. 10502(d). To provide sufficient time for the Board to fully 
consider the issues presented, the exemption that is the subject of 
this proceeding will not become effective until further order of the 
Board. See, e.g., SJRE-R.R. Series--Exemption Under 49 CFR 1150.31--
Rail Line in Harris Cty., Tex., FD 36279 (STB served Apr. 5, 2019) (to 
obtain more information, directing that exemption would not become 
effective until further order of the Board). To the extent this 
transaction is subject to review by the Committee on Foreign Investment 
in the United States, Brookfield and DJP will be directed to provide 
updates regarding the status and outcome of such review. Brookfield and 
DJP will be directed to provide these updates periodically as 
appropriate and to provide an update within seven days after they are 
notified of the outcome of such review. If Brookfield and DJP wish to 
file these updates confidentially, they may request a protective order.
    The Board welcomes comments from the public, as well as from 
Brookfield and DJP, regarding these and any other relevant issues. 
Comments are due by August 21, 2019, and replies are due by September 
5, 2019.
    It is ordered:
    1. The exemption that is the subject of this proceeding will not 
become effective until further order of the Board.
    2. To the extent this transaction is subject to review by the 
Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, Brookfield and 
DJP are directed to provide updates regarding the status and outcome of 
such review. Brookfield and DJP are directed to provide these updates 
periodically as appropriate and to provide an update within seven days 
after they are notified of the outcome of such review.
    3. Comments are due by August 21, 2019, and replies are due by 
September 5, 2019.
    4. Notice of this decision will be published in the Federal 
Register.
    5. This decision is effective on its service date.

    Decided: July 22, 2019.

    By the Board, Allison C. Davis, Director, Office of Proceedings.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2019-15884 Filed 7-25-19; 8:45 am]
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