Canadian National Railway Company, Grand Trunk Corporation, and WC Merger Sub, Inc.-Control-Wisconsin Central Transportation Corporation, Wisconsin Central Ltd., Fox Valley & Western Ltd., Sault Ste. Marie Bridge Company, and Wisconsin Chicago Link Ltd. — Federal Register 01-11689

Abstract

The Surface Transportation Board (Board) is accepting for consideration the application filed April 9, 2001, by Canadian National Railway Company (CNR), Grand Trunk Corporation (GTC), and WC Merger Sub, Inc. (Merger Sub),\1\ and by Wisconsin Central Transportation Corporation (WCTC), Wisconsin Central Ltd. (WCL), Fox Valley & Western Ltd. (FVW), Sault Ste. Marie Bridge Company (SSMB), and Wisconsin Chicago Link Ltd. (WCLL).\2\ The application seeks Board approval and authorization under 49 U.S.C. 11321-26 for the acquisition of control by CNR and GTC of WCTC and through it of WCTC's rail carrier subsidiaries WCL, FVW, SSMB, and WCLL.\3\ As a result of the transaction, WCTC and its rail carrier subsidiaries would become indirect wholly owned subsidiaries of CN. The Board further finds that this is a "minor transaction" under 49 CFR 1180.2(c). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Action & Dates

Action: Decision No. 2 in STB Finance Docket No. 34000; Notice of Acceptance of Application; Issuance of Procedural Schedule.
Dates: The effective date of this decision is May 9, 2001. Applicants must submit their Safety Integration Plan (SIP) to the Board by May 9, 2001. Applicants also must distribute their Environmental Appendix and SIP to the public and initiate publication of newspaper notices by May 14, 2001. Any person who wishes to participate in this proceeding as a party of record must file, no later than May 25, 2001, a notice of intent to participate. All comments on applicants Environmental Appendix and SIP must be filed no later than June 13, 2001. All comments, protests, requests for conditions, and any other evidence and argument in opposition to the application, including filings by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) must be filed by June 25, 2001. Response to comments, protests, requested conditions, and other opposition, response to comments of DOJ and DOT, and rebuttal in support of the application must be filed by July 25, 2001. For further information respecting dates, see Appendix A (Procedural Schedule).
Effective Date: 2001-05-09

Public Comment

Comments Close: 2001-07-25

Document Excerpt

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Transportation Surface Transportation Board [STB Finance Docket No. 34000] AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board, DOT. ACTION: Decision No. 2 in STB Finance Docket No. 34000; Notice of Acceptance of Application; Issuance of Procedural Schedule. SUMMARY: The Surface Transportation Board (Board) is accepting for consideration the application filed April 9, 2001, by Canadian National Railway Company (CNR), Grand Trunk Corporation (GTC), and WC Merger Sub, Inc. (Merger Sub), [ 1 ] and by Wisconsin Central Transportation Corporation (WCTC), Wisconsin Central Ltd. (WCL), Fox Valley & Western Ltd. (FVW), Sault Ste. Marie Bridge Company (SSMB), and Wisconsin Chicago Link Ltd. (WCLL). [ 2 ] The application seeks Board approval and authorization under 49 U.S.C. 11321 -26 for the acquisition of control by CNR and GTC of WCTC and through it of WCTC's rail carrier subsidiaries WCL, FVW, SSMB, and WCLL. [ 3 ] As a result of the transaction, WCTC and its rail carrier subsidiaries would become indirect wholly owned subsidiaries of CN. The Board further finds that this is a “minor transaction” under 49 CFR 1180.2(c) . The Board has considered applicants” petition for scheduling order, filed April 9, 2001. With a modification to provide additional time for public comments, the Board is adopting the procedural schedule applicants have proposed (which, as modified, would result in a decision being issued some 28 days prior to the statutory deadline, assuming as…

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Citation: 66 FR 23757