Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.-Acquisition of Control Exemption-Brandywine Valley Railroad Company, Steelton & Highspire Railroad Company, Lake Michigan & Indiana Railroad Company, Upper Merion & Plymouth Railroad Company, Cleveland Works Railway Inc., and South Chicago & Indiana Harbor Railway Company, 71135 [2020-24735]
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
[Docket No. FD 36449]
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.—Acquisition of
Control Exemption—Brandywine
Valley Railroad Company, Steelton &
Highspire Railroad Company, Lake
Michigan & Indiana Railroad Company,
Upper Merion & Plymouth Railroad
Company, Cleveland Works Railway
Inc., and South Chicago & Indiana
Harbor Railway Company
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (ClevelandCliffs), a noncarrier, has filed a verified
notice of exemption under 49 CFR
1180.2(d)(2) to acquire control of six
Class III rail carriers: Brandywine Valley
Railroad Company (Brandywine);
Steelton & Highspire Railroad Company
(S&H); Lake Michigan & Indiana
Railroad Company (LMIC); Upper
Merion & Plymouth Railroad Company
(UMPR); Cleveland Works Railway Inc.
(CWR); and South Chicago & Indiana
Harbor Railway Company (SCIH)
(collectively, the Acquired Railroads).1
According to the verified notice, the
Acquired Railroads are currently owned
and controlled by ArcelorMittal USA
LLC (ArcelorMittal USA) and are all
shortline or terminal railroads that
primarily service steel production
facilities currently owned by
ArcelorMittal USA.
According to the verified notice,
Cleveland-Cliffs has entered into an
agreement to purchase all of the equity
of ArcelorMittal USA, as a result of
which Cleveland-Cliffs will become the
indirect owner of the Acquired
Railroads.2 The verified notice states
that Cleveland-Cliffs currently owns one
Class III railroad, the Lake Superior &
Ishpeming Railroad (LS&I), which
operates in Michigan.
The verified notice states that: (1) The
Acquired Railroads do not connect with
each other or with LS&I; (2) the
proposed transaction is not a part of a
series of anticipated transactions that
would connect any of these rail carriers
with each other; and (3) the proposed
transaction does not involve a Class I
carrier. Therefore, the transaction is
exempt from the prior approval
1 Cleveland-Cliffs states that Brandywine, S&H,
and UMPR operate in Pennsylvania; LMIC operates
in Indiana; CWR operates in Ohio; and SCIH
operates in Illinois and Indiana.
2 Cleveland-Cliffs states that it is a vertically
integrated producer of differentiated iron ore and
steel and that it is acquiring ArcelorMittal USA to
become a more efficient fully integrated steel
producer. Cleveland-Cliffs states that, because its
acquisition of the Acquired Railroads is incidental
to its acquisition of ArcelorMittal USA, it does not
anticipate that this transaction will alter the
operations or service of the Acquired Railroads in
any material respect.
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requirements of 49 U.S.C. 11323. See 49
CFR 1180.2(d)(2).
The earliest the transaction may be
consummated is November 22, 2020, the
effective date of the exemption (30 days
after the verified notice was filed).
Under 49 U.S.C. 10502(g), the Board
may not use its exemption authority to
relieve a rail carrier of its statutory
obligation to protect the interests of its
employees. However, 49 U.S.C. 11326(c)
does not provide for labor protection for
transactions under 49 U.S.C. 11324 and
11325 that involve only Class III rail
carriers. Accordingly, the Board may not
impose labor protective conditions here
because all of the carriers involved are
Class III carriers.
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 to stay must be
filed no later than November 13, 2020
(at least seven days before the
exemption becomes effective).
All pleadings, referring to Docket No.
FD 36449, should be filed with the
Surface Transportation Board via efiling on the Board’s website. In
addition, a copy of each pleading must
be served on Cleveland-Cliffs’
representative, Don Munro, Jones Day,
51 Louisiana Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20001.
According to Cleveland-Cliffs, this
action is categorically excluded from
environmental review under 49
1105.6(c) and from historic review
under 49 CFR 1105.8(b).
Board decisions and notices are
available at www.stb.gov.
Decided: November 2, 2020.
By the Board, Allison C. Davis, Director,
Office of Proceedings.
Regena Smith-Bernard,
Clearance Clerk.
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
[Docket No. FD 36449]
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.--Acquisition of Control Exemption--
Brandywine Valley Railroad Company, Steelton & Highspire Railroad
Company, Lake Michigan & Indiana Railroad Company, Upper Merion &
Plymouth Railroad Company, Cleveland Works Railway Inc., and South
Chicago & Indiana Harbor Railway Company
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (Cleveland-Cliffs), a noncarrier, has filed a
verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(2) to acquire
control of six Class III rail carriers: Brandywine Valley Railroad
Company (Brandywine); Steelton & Highspire Railroad Company (S&H); Lake
Michigan & Indiana Railroad Company (LMIC); Upper Merion & Plymouth
Railroad Company (UMPR); Cleveland Works Railway Inc. (CWR); and South
Chicago & Indiana Harbor Railway Company (SCIH) (collectively, the
Acquired Railroads).\1\ According to the verified notice, the Acquired
Railroads are currently owned and controlled by ArcelorMittal USA LLC
(ArcelorMittal USA) and are all shortline or terminal railroads that
primarily service steel production facilities currently owned by
ArcelorMittal USA.
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\1\ Cleveland-Cliffs states that Brandywine, S&H, and UMPR
operate in Pennsylvania; LMIC operates in Indiana; CWR operates in
Ohio; and SCIH operates in Illinois and Indiana.
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According to the verified notice, Cleveland-Cliffs has entered into
an agreement to purchase all of the equity of ArcelorMittal USA, as a
result of which Cleveland-Cliffs will become the indirect owner of the
Acquired Railroads.\2\ The verified notice states that Cleveland-Cliffs
currently owns one Class III railroad, the Lake Superior & Ishpeming
Railroad (LS&I), which operates in Michigan.
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\2\ Cleveland-Cliffs states that it is a vertically integrated
producer of differentiated iron ore and steel and that it is
acquiring ArcelorMittal USA to become a more efficient fully
integrated steel producer. Cleveland-Cliffs states that, because its
acquisition of the Acquired Railroads is incidental to its
acquisition of ArcelorMittal USA, it does not anticipate that this
transaction will alter the operations or service of the Acquired
Railroads in any material respect.
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The verified notice states that: (1) The Acquired Railroads do not
connect with each other or with LS&I; (2) the proposed transaction is
not a part of a series of anticipated transactions that would connect
any of these rail carriers with each other; and (3) the proposed
transaction does not involve a Class I carrier. Therefore, the
transaction is exempt from the prior approval requirements of 49 U.S.C.
11323. See 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(2).
The earliest the transaction may be consummated is November 22,
2020, the effective date of the exemption (30 days after the verified
notice was filed).
Under 49 U.S.C. 10502(g), the Board may not use its exemption
authority to relieve a rail carrier of its statutory obligation to
protect the interests of its employees. However, 49 U.S.C. 11326(c)
does not provide for labor protection for transactions under 49 U.S.C.
11324 and 11325 that involve only Class III rail carriers. Accordingly,
the Board may not impose labor protective conditions here because all
of the carriers involved are Class III carriers.
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 to stay must be filed no later than November 13,
2020 (at least seven days before the exemption becomes effective).
All pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 36449, should be filed
with the Surface Transportation Board via e-filing on the Board's
website. In addition, a copy of each pleading must be served on
Cleveland-Cliffs' representative, Don Munro, Jones Day, 51 Louisiana
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20001.
According to Cleveland-Cliffs, this action is categorically
excluded from environmental review under 49 1105.6(c) and from historic
review under 49 CFR 1105.8(b).
Board decisions and notices are available at www.stb.gov.
Decided: November 2, 2020.
By the Board, Allison C. Davis, Director, Office of Proceedings.
Regena Smith-Bernard,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2020-24735 Filed 11-5-20; 8:45 am]
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