80_FR_12098 80 FR 12055 - Sunshine Act Meetings; Unified Carrier Registration Plan Board of Directors

80 FR 12055 - Sunshine Act Meetings; Unified Carrier Registration Plan Board of Directors

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 43 (March 5, 2015)

Page Range12055-12056
FR Document2015-05199

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 43 (Thursday, March 5, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 43 (Thursday, March 5, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12055-12056]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-05199]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration


Sunshine Act Meetings; Unified Carrier Registration Plan Board of 
Directors

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Unified Carrier Registration Plan Board of Directors 
Meeting.

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TIME AND DATE: The meeting will be held on April 9, 2015, from 12:00 
Noon to 3:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time.

PLACE: This meeting will be open to the public via conference call. Any 
interested person may call 1-877-422-1931, passcode 2855443940, to 
listen and participate in this meeting.

STATUS: Open to the public.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The Unified Carrier Registration Plan Board 
of Directors (the Board) will continue its work in developing and 
implementing the Unified Carrier Registration Plan and Agreement and to 
that end, may

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consider matters properly before the Board.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Avelino Gutierrez, Chair, Unified 
Carrier Registration Board of Directors at (505) 827-4565.

    Dated: March 2, 2015.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2015-05199 Filed 3-3-15; 4:15 pm]
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                                                                                                             Rule 608 6 under Section 11A of the                markets, to remove impediments to, and
                                                  General Counsel of Managed Funds Association,           Act 7 provides that within 120 days of                perfect the mechanisms of, a national
                                                  dated September 20, 2014; John Daley, Chairman of
                                                  the Board and James Toes, President & CEO of
                                                                                                          the date of publication of notice of filing           market system, or otherwise in
                                                  Security Traders Association, dated September 23,       of a NMS plan or an amendment to an                   furtherance of the purposes of the Act.
                                                  2014; Brian A. Johnson, Executive Director for          effective NMS plan, or within such                    The 120th day for the proposed Plan is
                                                  Research of Committee on Capital Markets                longer period as the Commission may                   March 7, 2015.
                                                  Regulation, dated September 26, 2014; Jeffrey P.        designate up to 180 days of such date if                The Commission hereby extends the
                                                  Ricker, dated October 6, 2014; David Adorney,
                                                  Professional Equity Trader, dated November 11,          it finds such longer period to be                     time period for Commission action on
                                                  2014; Richard B. Gorelick, CEO of RGM Advisors,         appropriate and publishes its reasons                 the proposed Plan from the 120th day
                                                  LLC, dated November 13, 2014; Representative Sean       for so finding or as to which the                     and designates May 6, 2015, which is
                                                  P. Duffy, U.S. House of Representatives, dated          sponsors consent, the Commission shall                the 180th day for the proposed Plan, as
                                                  November 17, 2014; Joseph Galinskie, dated
                                                  November 18, 2014; Tom Quaadman, Vice
                                                                                                          approve such plan or amendment, with                  the time period for Commission action.
                                                  President, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Center for          such changes or subject to such                       The Commission finds that it is
                                                  Capital Markets Competitiveness, dated November         conditions as the Commission may                      appropriate to designate a longer period
                                                  20, 2014; David Shields, Vice Chairman & Co-CEO,        deem necessary or appropriate, if it                  within which to take action on the
                                                  Wellington Shields & Co., dated December 2, 2014;       finds that such plan or amendment is
                                                  Dave Weild, Chairman & CEO, IssuWorks, Inc.,
                                                                                                                                                                proposed Plan because the extension
                                                  dated December 3, 2014; Tim Quast, President,           necessary or appropriate in the public                will provide the Commission with
                                                  ModernNetworks IR, LLC, dated December 8, 2014;         interest, for the protection of investors             additional time to consider, and take
                                                  Larry Tabb, Founder & CEO, Tabb Group, dated            and the maintenance of fair and orderly               action in light of, among other things,
                                                  December 10, 2014; John Endean, President,
                                                  American Business Conference, dated December 12,
                                                                                                                                                                the comments received on the proposed
                                                                                                          Market Structure, Liquidnet, Inc., dated December     Plan.
                                                  2014; Scott Kupor, Managing Partner, Andreessen
                                                                                                          22, 2014; Manisha Kimmel, Managing Director,
                                                  Horowitz and Jeffrey M. Solomon, CEO Cowen and
                                                                                                          Financial Information Forum, dated December 22,
                                                                                                                                                                  Accordingly, pursuant to Section 11A
                                                  Company, Equity Capital Formation Task Force,           2014; Tom Quaadman, Vice President, U.S.              of the Act 8 and Rule 608 thereunder,9
                                                  dated December 18, 2014; Eduardo A. Repetto, Vice       Chamber of Commerce, Center for Capital Markets       the Commission designates May 6, 2015
                                                  Chairman & Co-CEO, Dimensional Fund Advisors,           Competitiveness, dated December 22, 2014; Ari
                                                  Co-Chief Executive Officer and Co-Chief Investment                                                            as the date for Commission action on
                                                                                                          Burstein, Senior Counsel, Investment Company
                                                  Officer, Dimensional Fund Advisors, dated               Institute, dated December 22, 2014; Jeff Brown,
                                                                                                                                                                the proposed Plan.
                                                  December 18, 2014; Sal Arnuk & Joseph Saluzzi,          Senior Vice President, Legislative and Regulatory        For the Commission, by the Division of
                                                  Partners and Co-Founders, Themis Trading, LLC,          Affairs, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., dated December
                                                  dated December 19, 2014; Simon D. Yates, CEO,                                                                 Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
                                                                                                          22, 2014; Kimberly Unger, CEO and Executive           authority.10
                                                  Two Sigma Securities, LLC, dated December 19,           Director, Security Traders Association of New York,
                                                  2014; Mortimer J. Buckley, Managing Director and        dated December 22, 2014; Scott C. Goebel, Senior      Jill M. Peterson,
                                                  Chief and Investment Officer, The Vanguard Group,       Vice President & General Counsel, Fidelity            Assistant Secretary.
                                                  Inc., dated December 19, 2014; Rob Flatley, CEO         Management & Research Co., dated December 22,
                                                  and Dave Weisberger, Managing Director, Head of                                                               [FR Doc. 2015–05052 Filed 3–4–15; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                          2014; Dennis Dick, CFA, Head, Equity Market
                                                  Market Structure Analysis, CoreOne Technologies         Structure, Bright Trading LLC, dated December 22,     BILLING CODE 8011–01–P
                                                  LLC, submitted December 19, 2014; Alan F. Hill,         2014; Raymond M. Tierney III, President and Chief
                                                  CEO and William K. Jones, Executive Chairman,           Executive Officer, Gary Stone, Chief Strategy
                                                  JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC, dated          Officer, Bloomberg Tradebook LLC dated December
                                                  December 19, 2014; R. Glenn Hubbard, Co-Chair,          22, 2014; Mao Ye, Assistant Professor of Finance,     DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                                                  John L. Thornton, Co-Chair and Hal S. Scott,            University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, dated
                                                  Director, Committee on Capital Markets Regulation,      December 22, 2014; Paul J. Jiganti, Managing          Federal Motor Carrier Safety
                                                  dated December 19, 2014; John Daley, Chairman of        Director, Market Structure and Client Advocacy and    Administration
                                                  the Board and James Toes, President & CEO,              John S. Markle, Deputy General Counsel—Retail
                                                  Security Traders Association, dated December 19,        and Clearing Operations, TD Ameritrade, Inc., dated
                                                  2014; John McCarthy, General Counsel, KCG               December 22, 2014; James J. Angel, Ph.D., CFA,
                                                                                                                                                                Sunshine Act Meetings; Unified Carrier
                                                  Holdings, Inc., dated December 19, 2014; Douglas        Associate Professor of Finance, Georgetown            Registration Plan Board of Directors
                                                  A. Cifu, Chief Executive Officer, Virtu Financial,      University dated December 22, 2014; Christopher
                                                  dated December 19, 2014; E. Cartier Esham,              Nagy and Dave Lauer, KOR Group, LLC dated             AGENCY:  Federal Motor Carrier Safety
                                                  Executive Vice President, Emerging Companies,           December 22, 2014; James G. Ongena, General           Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
                                                  Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), dated        Counsel, Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc., dated
                                                                                                                                                                ACTION: Notice of Unified Carrier
                                                  December 22, 2014; Micah Hauptman, Financial            December 22, 2014; Andrew Stevens, General
                                                  Services Counsel, Consumer Federation of America,       Counsel, IMC Financial Markets, dated December        Registration Plan Board of Directors
                                                  dated December 22, 2014; Bobby Franklin,                30, 2014; Michael Jacejko, Chief Executive Manager,   Meeting.
                                                  President & CEO, National Venture Capital               Birch Bay Capital, LLC, dated December 31, 2014;
                                                  Association, dated December 22, 2014; Eric              James P. Selway III, Managing Director, Head of       TIME AND DATE:  The meeting will be held
                                                  Swanson, General Counsel & Secretary, BATS              Electronic Brokerage, ITG Inc., dated January 5,
                                                  Global Markets, Inc. dated December 22, 2014;           2015; John C. Nagel, Managing Director & Sr.          on April 9, 2015, from 12:00 Noon to
                                                  Theodore R. Lazo, Managing Director and Associate       Deputy General Counsel, Citadel LLC, dated            3:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time.
                                                  General Counsel, Securities Industry and Financial      January 5, 2015; Thomas Wittman, Executive Vice       PLACE: This meeting will be open to the
                                                  Markets Association, dated December 22, 2014;           President, The NASDAQ OMX Group, LLC, dated
                                                  Daniel G. Weaver, Ph.D., Professor of Finance,          January 16, 2015; Brendon J. Weiss, Co-Head           public via conference call. Any
                                                  Director, Master of Financial Analysis Program,         Government Affairs, NYSE, LLC, dated January 16,      interested person may call 1–877–422–
                                                  Associate Director, Whitcomb Center for Research        2015; Senators Mark R. Warner and Pat Toomey,         1931, passcode 2855443940, to listen
                                                  in Financial Services, Rutgers, The State University    The United States Senate, dated January 23, 2015;     and participate in this meeting.
                                                  of New Jersey, dated December 22, 2014; Stuart J.       Daniel Zinn, General Counsel, OTC Markets Group
                                                  Kaswell, Executive Vice President & Managing            Inc., dated February 24, 2015. Copies of all          STATUS: Open to the public.
                                                  Director, General Counsel, Managed Funds                comment letters received on the proposed Plan are     MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The Unified
                                                  Association, dated December 22, 2014; Kurt N.           available on the Commission’s Web site located at
                                                                                                          http://www.sec.gov/comments/4-657/4-657.shtml         Carrier Registration Plan Board of
                                                  Schacht, Managing Director and James C. Allen,
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                                                  Head; CFA Institute, dated December 22, 2014;           and http://www.sec.gov/comments/jobs-title-i/tick-    Directors (the Board) will continue its
                                                  Robert J. McCarthy, Director of Regulatory Policy,      size-study/tick-size-study.shtml. Comments are also   work in developing and implementing
                                                  Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC, dated December 22,           available for Web site viewing and printing in the    the Unified Carrier Registration Plan
                                                  2014; Daniel Keegan, Managing Director, Head of         Commission’s Public Reference Room, 100 F Street
                                                                                                          NE., Washington, DC 20549, on official business       and Agreement and to that end, may
                                                  Equities for the Americas, Citigroup Global Markets
                                                  Inc., dated December 22, 2014; Richie Prager,           days between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.
                                                                                                          EST.                                                    8 Id.
                                                  Managing Director; Hubert DeJesus, Managing
                                                                                                            6 17 CFR 242.608.                                     9 17    CFR 242.608.
                                                  Director; Supurna Vedbrat, Managing Director;
                                                  Joanne Medero, Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc.,        7 15 U.S.C. 78k–1.                                    10 17    CFR 200.30–3(a)(42).
                                                  dated December 22, 2014; Adam Sussman, Head of


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                                                  consider matters properly before the                    Tedesco, sole trustee. The Tedesco                     demonstrate that the proposed
                                                  Board.                                                  Family ESB Trust, a separate trust of                  transaction is consistent with the public
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:     Mr.                which Francis Tedesco and Mark                         interest under 49 U.S.C. 14303(b), and a
                                                  Avelino Gutierrez, Chair, Unified                       Tedesco are beneficiaries, directly                    statement that Academy and its motor
                                                  Carrier Registration Board of Directors at              controls the following noncarriers:                    carrier affiliated companies and Francis
                                                  (505) 827–4565.                                         Academy Bus, L.L.C. (ABL) 1; Franmar                   W. Sherman and his motor carrier
                                                                                                          Logistics, Inc.; Franmar Equities, Inc.;               affiliated companies have aggregate
                                                    Dated: March 2, 2015.                                 and Log Re, Inc. ABL owns the                          gross annual operating revenues in
                                                  Larry W. Minor,                                         following carriers: Academy Express,                   excess of $2 million.3
                                                  Associate Administrator for Policy.                     L.L.C., Academy Lines, L.L.C., and                        Applicant asserts that the proposed
                                                  [FR Doc. 2015–05199 Filed 3–3–15; 4:15 pm]              Number 22 Hillside, L.L.C. Evergreen, a                transaction is in the public interest
                                                  BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P                                  motor carrier licensed by FMCSA (MC–                   because the acquisition would allow
                                                                                                          107638), provides charter operations in                continued operations from the Durham
                                                                                                          North Carolina and other locations.                    terminal by an ‘‘experienced and
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                            Evergreen is owned by TMS West Coast,                  successful motorbus operator.’’ 4
                                                                                                          Inc., a noncarrier holding company,                    Academy states that the proposed
                                                  Surface Transportation Board                            which is in turn owned by FSCS                         transaction would not diminish
                                                  [Docket No. MCF 21060]                                  Corporation, another noncarrier holding                competition, as Evergreen would
                                                                                                          company. Francis W. Sherman is the                     continue to operate from other locations
                                                  Academy Bus LLC—Acquisition of the                      controlling shareholder of FSCS                        in North Carolina. Academy further
                                                  Properties of Evergreen Trails Inc. d/b/                Corporation, which also owns                           states that the proposed transaction
                                                  a Horizon Coach Lines                                   noncarriers TMS Canada Holdings, Ltd.                  would not result in an increase to total
                                                                                                          and Horizon Coach Lines NC, Inc.                       fixed charges. Finally, Academy states
                                                  AGENCY:    Surface Transportation Board,                   Under the proposed transaction,                     that the transaction would have no
                                                  DOT.                                                    Academy seeks to acquire the sublease                  adverse effect upon the Durham
                                                  ACTION:Notice tentatively approving                     to Evergreen’s Durham, N.C. terminal,                  terminal’s employees, as these
                                                  and authorizing finance transaction.                    certain charter contracts, all furniture,              employees would have the opportunity
                                                                                                          fixtures, equipment, computers,                        to gain employment with Academy.
                                                  SUMMARY:   Academy Bus LLC, a motor                     machinery apparatus, appliances,                          On the basis of the application, the
                                                  carrier of passengers (Academy), has                    signage, supplies, parts inventory,                    Board finds that the proposed
                                                  filed an application under 49 U.S.C.                    forklifts, shop tools, office equipment,               transaction is consistent with the public
                                                  14303 to acquire property of Evergreen                  desks, telephones, telex and telephone                 interest and should be tentatively
                                                  Trails Inc. d/b/a Horizon Coach Lines                   facsimile numbers and other directory                  approved and authorized. If any
                                                  (Evergreen), a motor carrier of                         listings, goodwill and other intangible                opposing comments are timely filed,
                                                  passengers. The Board is tentatively                    assets, advertising, marketing and                     these findings will be deemed vacated,
                                                  approving and authorizing the                           promotional materials, studies, reports,               and, unless a final decision can be made
                                                  transaction, and, if no opposing                        and all other printed or written                       on the record as developed, a
                                                  comments are timely filed, this notice                  materials used in and relating solely and              procedural schedule will be adopted to
                                                  will be the final Board action. Persons                 exclusively to Evergreen’s business                    reconsider the application. See 49 CFR
                                                  wishing to oppose the application must                  operations from its Durham terminal.2                  1182.6(c). If no opposing comments are
                                                  follow the rules at 49 CFR 1182.5 and                   Academy states that this acquisition                   filed by the expiration of the comment
                                                  1182.8.                                                 would allow it to expand its charter                   period, this notice will take effect
                                                  DATES: Comments must be filed by April                  operations to serve the southeastern area              automatically and will be the final
                                                  20, 2015. Applicant may file a reply by                 of the United States. Academy further                  Board action.
                                                  May 4, 2015. If no comments are filed                   states that if the transaction is approved,               The party’s application and Board
                                                  by April 20, 2015, this notice shall be                 it would continue to serve potential                   decisions and notices are available on
                                                  effective on April 21, 2015.                            charter parties in the vicinity of the                 our Web site at www.stb.dot.gov.
                                                  ADDRESSES: Send an original and 10                      Durham terminal.                                          This decision will not significantly
                                                  copies of any comments referring to                        Under 49 U.S.C. 14303(b), the Board                 affect either the quality of the human
                                                  Docket No. MCF 21060 to: Surface                        must approve and authorize a                           environment or the conservation of
                                                  Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW.,                 transaction that it finds consistent with              energy resources.
                                                  Washington, DC 20423–0001. In                           the public interest, taking into                          It is ordered:
                                                  addition, send one copy of comments to                  consideration at least: (1) The effect of                 1. The proposed transaction is
                                                  Academy’s representative: Fritz R.                      the proposed transaction on the                        approved and authorized, subject to the
                                                  Kahn, Fritz R. Kahn, P.C., 1919 M Street                adequacy of transportation to the public;              filing of opposing comments.
                                                  NW., 7th Floor, Washington, DC 20036.                   (2) the total fixed charges that result;                  2. If opposing comments are timely
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        and (3) the interest of affected carrier               filed, the findings made in this notice
                                                  Amy Ziehm, (202) 245–0391. Federal                      employees. Academy has submitted                       will be deemed as having been vacated.
                                                  Information Relay Service (FIRS) for the                information, as required by 49 CFR                        3. This notice will be effective April
                                                  hearing impaired: 1–800–877–8339.                       1182.2, including the information to                   21, 2015, unless opposing comments are
                                                                                                                                                                 timely filed.
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                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Academy                        1 Please note that while applicant Academy Bus
                                                                                                                                                                    4. A copy of this decision will be
                                                  is a motor carrier licensed by the                      LLC is a Florida motor carrier, Academy Bus, L.L.C.    served on: (1) U.S. Department of
                                                  Federal Motor Carrier Safety                            –ABL– is a New Jersey noncarrier holding
                                                                                                                                                                 Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier
                                                  Administration (FMCSA) (MC–646780)                      company.
                                                                                                            2 The application states that 30 vehicles that had
                                                  and primarily provides charter bus                                                                               3 The showing of $2 million gross operating
                                                                                                          been operated from the Durham terminal by
                                                  operations in Florida. Academy is                       Evergreen are being sold to Franmar Leasing, Inc.,     revenue is required under 49 U.S.C. 14303(g) for the
                                                  owned by Academy Bus (Florida) ESB                      a noncarrier engaged in the business of leasing        Board to have jurisdiction over the transaction.
                                                  Trust, which is controlled by Francis                   buses.                                                   4 Application 5.




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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of Unified Carrier Registration Plan Board of Directors Meeting.
DatesThe meeting will be held on April 9, 2015, from 12:00 Noon to 3:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time.
ContactMr. Avelino Gutierrez, Chair, Unified Carrier Registration Board of Directors at (505) 827-4565.
FR Citation80 FR 12055 

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