Surface Transportation Board 2024 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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Van Pool Transportation LLC-Acquisition of Control-Butler's Bus Service, Inc.
Van Pool Transportation LLC (Van Pool) and AG Van Pool Holdings, LP (AG Holdings) (collectively, Applicants), both noncarriers, filed an application to acquire control of an interstate passenger motor carrier, Butler's Bus Service, Inc. (BBS), from its shareholders, Bruce Lyskawa and Emo Chynoweth (Sellers). The Board is tentatively approving and authorizing the transaction. If no opposing comments are timely filed, this notice will be the final Board action.
Traxx Coachlines Ltd., Quick Coachlines Ltd., and Vancouver Tours & Transit Ltd. C/B/A Charter Bus Lines of British Columbia-Amalgamation of Three Companies Into One Under the Name Traxx Coachlines Ltd.
On October 18, 2024, interstate passenger motor carrier Traxx Coachlines Ltd. (TCL) filed an application for Board approval to amalgamate (merge) its assets and operations with those of Quick Coachlines Ltd. (QCL) and Vancouver Tours & Transit Ltd. c/b/a Charter Bus Lines of British Columbia (VTT) (collectively, Applicants). Traxx Holdings Inc. (Traxx) currently owns 100% of the interest in TCL, QCL, and VTT, and Monarch Ventures Inc. (Monarch) currently owns 100% of Traxx. Upon completion of the proposed transaction, TCL, QCL, and VTT would merge into one entityTCLwhich would be 100% owned by Traxx. Monarch would continue to control Traxx. The Board is tentatively approving and authorizing the transaction. If no opposing comments are timely filed, this notice will be the final Board action.
Patrick O. Regan-Acquisition of Control-Faribault Transportation Service, Inc., Minnesota Coaches, Inc., Marschall Line, Inc., Rehbein Transit Co., Inc., Minn-Dakota Coaches, Inc., Voyageur Bus Company, Inc., and Ready Bus Company, Inc.
Patrick O. Regan (Applicant) filed an application seeking authority to acquire control of Faribault Transportation Service, Inc. (FTS), through a corporate reorganization in which Applicant would become the majority shareholder in MNC Holding Company, a new entity created to serve as a holding company for FTS and other motor carriers and noncarrier entities. Applicant also seeks after-the-fact authority for several already-consummated transactions that ultimately resulted in Applicant's acquisition of control of six passenger motor carriers: Minnesota Coaches, Inc., Marschall Line, Inc., Rehbein Transit Co., Inc., Minn-Dakota Coaches, Inc., Voyageur Bus Company, Inc., and Ready Bus Company, Inc. (collectively, Affiliated Carriers). The Board is tentatively approving and authorizing these transactions. If no opposing comments are timely filed, this notice will be the final Board action.
Paul Didelius, CWW LLC, and KET LLC-Intra-Corporate Family Transaction Exemption-CWW LLC and KET LLC
30-Day Notice of Intent To Seek Extension of Approval of Collections: Rail Carrier Financial Reports
As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Surface Transportation Board (Board) gives notice of its intent to request from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval without change of the six existing collections described below. The Board previously published a notice about this collection in the Federal Register (August 5, 2024). That notice allowed for a 60-day public review and comment period. No comments were received.
Notice of Railroad-Shipper Transportation Advisory Council Vacancy
The Board hereby gives notice of a vacancy on RSTAC for a small shipper representative. The Board seeks nominations for candidates to fill this vacancy.
Avalon Motor Coaches, LLC, and Avalon Transportation, LLC-Acquisition of Control-Kerrville Bus Company Inc., All West Coachlines, Inc., American Coach Lines of Atlanta, Inc., Coach Leasing, Inc., Cam Leasing, LLC, Coach USA, Inc., and Coach USA Administration, Inc.
On August 12, 2024, interstate passenger motor carriers Avalon Transportation, LLC (Avalon Transportation), and Avalon Motor Coaches, LLC (Avalon Motor Coaches), filed an application for control over certain assets of the following Coach USA, Inc. (Coach USA) subsidiaries: Kerrville Bus Company, Inc. (Kerrville); All West Coachlines, Inc. (All West); American Coach Lines of Atlanta, Inc. (ACL Atlanta); Coach Leasing, Inc.; CAM Leasing, LLC; and Coach USA Administration, Inc. (collectively, Coach USA Subsidiaries). On September 19, 2024, Virgin-Fish, Inc. (Virgin-Fish), and Jeffrey Brush submitted a filing joining the application. (Avalon Transportation, Avalon Motor Coaches, Virgin-Fish, and Jeffrey Brush will be collectively referred to as "Avalon" or "Applicants.") The Board is tentatively approving and authorizing this transaction. If no opposing comments are timely filed, this notice will be the final Board action.
30-Day Notice of Intent To Seek Reinstatement Without Change: Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery; Correction
The Surface Transportation Board (Board) published a document in the Federal Register on October 3, 2024, concerning the Board's intent to request from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval without change of the Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery.
30-Day Notice of Intent To Seek Reinstatement Without Change: Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery
As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Surface Transportation Board (Board) gives notice of its intent to request from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval without change of the six existing collections described below. The Board previously published a notice about this collection in the Federal Register (July 29, 2024). That notice allowed for a 60-day public review and comment period. No comments were received.
Van Pool Transportation LLC-Acquisition of Control-Transaction Corporate Shuttles, Inc.
Van Pool Transportation LLC (Van Pool or Applicant), a noncarrier, filed an application to acquire control of an interstate passenger motor carrier, TransAction Corporate Shuttles, Inc. (TCS), from its sole shareholder, the Cynthia Cain Fren[eacute] Revocable Trust (Seller). The Board is tentatively approving and authorizing the transaction subject to the owners of Van Pool filing to join the application. If the owners' filing is satisfactory and no opposing comments are timely filed, this notice will be the final Board action.
Quarterly Rail Cost Adjustment Factor
The Surface Transportation Board has adopted the fourth quarter 2024 Rail Cost Adjustment Factor and cost index filed by the Association of American Railroads.
Fees for Services Performed in Connection With Licensing and Related Services-2024 Update
The Board updates for 2024 the fees that the public must pay to file certain cases and pleadings with the Board. Pursuant to this update, 95 of the Board's 136 fees will increase, and 41 fees will remain at their current levels.
Student Transportation of America, Inc. et al.-Acquisition of Control-West Point Tours, Inc.
On August 12, 2024, Student Transportation of America, Inc. (STA), a noncarrier, and its parent entities (collectively, Applicants) filed an application seeking authority for STA to acquire all voting securities of West Point Tours, Inc. (WPT), a passenger motor carrier that holds operating authority issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). 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.
Notice of Rail Energy Transportation Advisory Committee Meeting
Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Rail Energy Transportation Advisory Committee (RETAC), pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
Railroad Revenue Adequacy-2023 Determination
On September 6, 2024, the Board served a decision announcing the 2023 revenue adequacy determinations for the nation's Class I railroads. Three Class I railroads (BNSF Railway Company, CSX Transportation, Inc., and Union Pacific Railroad Company) were found to be revenue adequate.
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