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5The service areas of NRT, Trombly, and Salter 

are in eastern Massachusetts and southern New 

Hampshire, and the service areas of Easton are in 

eastern Pennsylvania and the state of New Jersey. 

(Id.) 

1Additional information about these motor 

carriers, including U.S. Department of 

Transportation (USDOT) numbers, motor carrier 

numbers, and USDOT safety fitness ratings, can be 

found in the application. (See id. at 2–4; id. at Ex. 

A.) 

2 In Van Pool Transportation LLC—Acquisition of 

Control—F.M. Kuzmeskus, Inc., Docket No. MCF 

21099, Van Pool has filed an application to acquire 

F.M. Kuzmeskus, Inc. Today, the Board is 

tentatively approving that application. 

3Further information about the Applicant’s 

corporate structure and ownership can be found in 

the application. (See Appl. 6; id. at Ex. B.) 

Carriers 5 and states that there is 

virtually no overlap in the service areas 

and customer bases among the Affiliate 

Regulated Carriers and Travel Kuz. (Id.) 

Van Pool states that the proposed 

transaction will increase fixed charges 

in the form of interest expenses because 

funds will be borrowed to assist in 

financing the transaction; however, Van 

Pool maintains that the increase will not 

impact the provision of transportation 

services to the public. (Id. at 8.) Van 

Pool also asserts that it does not expect 

the transaction to have substantial 

impacts on employees or labor 

conditions, and it does not anticipate a 

measurable reduction in force or 

changes in compensation levels or 

benefits at Travel Kuz. (Id. at 9.) Van 

Pool submits, however, that staffing 

redundancies could result in limited 

downsizing of back-office or manageriallevel personnel. (Id.) 

The Board finds that the acquisition 

as proposed in the application is 

consistent with the public interest and 

should be tentatively approved and 

authorized. If any opposing comments 

are timely filed, these findings will be 

deemed vacated, and, unless a final 

decision can be made on the record as 

developed, a procedural schedule will 

be adopted to reconsider the 

application. See 49 CFR 1182.6. If no 

opposing comments are filed by 

expiration of the comment period, this 

notice will take effect automatically and 

will be the final Board action. 

This action is categorically excluded 

from environmental review under 49 

CFR 1105.6(c). 

Board decisions and notices are 

available at www.stb.gov. 

It is ordered: 

1. The proposed transaction is 

approved and authorized, subject to the 

filing of opposing comments. 

2. If opposing comments are timely 

filed, the findings made in this notice 

will be deemed vacated. 

3. This notice will be effective August 

29, 2022, unless opposing comments are 

filed by August 28, 2022. If any 

comments are filed, Applicant may file 

a reply by September 12, 2022. 

4. A copy of this notice will be served 

on: (1) the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier 

Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590; (2) 

the U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust 

Division, 10th Street & Pennsylvania 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20530; 

and (3) the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Office of the General 

Counsel, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

Decided: July 8, 2022. 

By the Board, Board Members Fuchs, 

Hedlund, Oberman, Primus, and Schultz. 

Kenyatta Clay, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2022–15046 Filed 7–13–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 

[Docket No. MCF 21100] 

Van Pool Transportation LLC— 

Acquisition of Control—Alltown Bus 

Service Inc. 

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board. 

ACTION: Notice tentatively approving 

and authorizing finance transaction. 

SUMMARY: On June 14, 2022, Van Pool 

Transportation LLC (Van Pool or 

Applicant), a noncarrier, filed an 

application for Van Pool to acquire 

control of an interstate passenger motor 

carrier, Alltown Bus Service Inc. 

(Alltown), from its sole shareholder, 

Greg C. Polan (Seller). 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. 

DATES: Comments must be filed by 

August 28, 2022. If any comments are 

filed, Van Pool may file a reply by 

September 12, 2022. If no opposing 

comments are filed by August 28, 2022, 

this notice shall be effective on August 

29, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be filed 

with the Board either via e-filing or in 

writing addressed to: Surface 

Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW, 

Washington, DC 20423–0001. In 

addition, send one copy of comments to 

Van Pool’s representative: Andrew K. 

Light, Scopelitis, Garvin, Light, Hanson 

& Feary, P.C., 10 W Market Street, Suite 

1400, Indianapolis, IN 46204. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Valerie Quinn at (202) 245–0283. 

Assistance for the hearing impaired is 

available through the Federal Relay 

Service at (800) 877–8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: According 

to the application, Van Pool is a limited 

liability company organized under 

Delaware law and headquartered in 

Wilbraham, Mass. (Appl. 2.) Van Pool 

states that it owns and controls all of the 

equity and voting interest in the 

following interstate passenger motor 

carriers (collectively, the Affiliate 

Regulated Carriers) that hold interstate 

passenger motor carrier authority, (id. at 

2–4): 1

• NRT Bus, Inc., which primarily 

provides non-regulated student school 

bus transportation services in 

Massachusetts (Essex, Middlesex, 

Norfolk, Suffolk and Worcester 

counties), and occasional charter 

services; 

• Trombly Motor Coach Service, Inc., 

which primarily provides non-regulated 

school bus transportation services in 

Massachusetts (Essex and Middlesex 

counties) and occasional charter 

services; 

• Salter Transportation, Inc., which 

primarily provides non-regulated school 

bus transportation services in 

Massachusetts (Essex County) and 

southern New Hampshire, and 

occasional charter services; and 

• Easton Coach Company, LLC, 

which provides (i) intrastate paratransit, 

shuttle, and line-run services under 

contracts with regional transportation 

authorities and other organizations, 

primarily in New Jersey and eastern 

Pennsylvania, and (ii) private charter 

motor coach and shuttle services 

(interstate and intrastate), primarily in 

eastern Pennsylvania.2

According to the application, Van 

Pool also has operating subsidiaries that 

provide transportation services that do 

not involve regulated interstate 

transportation or require interstate 

passenger authority (together with the 

Affiliate Regulated Carriers, the 

Applicant Subsidiaries), primarily in 

the northeastern portion of the United 

States. (Appl. 2–3; id. at Ex. B.) Van 

Pool states that it is indirectly owned 

and controlled by investment funds 

affiliated with Audax Management 

Company, LLC, a Delaware limited 

liability company. (Id. at 6.) 3

The application explains that 

Alltown, the carrier being acquired, is 

an Illinois corporation that provides 

primarily non-regulated school bus 

transportation services in the Chicago, 

Ill., metropolitan area and Chicago 

suburbs (the Service Area), and 

occasional charter services when its 

vehicles are not in use for school 

activities. (Id. at 5, 10.) The application 


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4 (See also id. at 5 (stating that Alltown’s charter 

services generate less than 7.8% of its aggregate 

annual revenue, with the interstate portion of those 

services accounting for less than 0.8%).) 

5The service areas of the Affiliate Regulated 

Carriers are in New England (regions of 

Massachusetts and New Hampshire) and the MidAtlantic (New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania). (Id. 

at 3–4.) 

states that Alltown: uses approximately 

462 school buses and approximately 325 

drivers in providing its services; holds 

interstate operating authority under 

FMCSA Docket No. MC–193112; and 

has a ‘‘Satisfactory’’ USDOT Safety 

Rating. (Id. at 5.) According to the 

application, all of the issued and 

outstanding shares of Alltown are held 

by the Seller, who does not own or 

control any interstate passenger motor 

carrier other than Alltown. (Id.) Van 

Pool represents that, through this 

transaction, it will acquire the issued 

and outstanding shares of Alltown, the 

effect of which will be to place Alltown 

under the control of Van Pool. (Id.) 

Under 49 U.S.C. 14303(b), the Board 

must approve and authorize a 

transaction that it finds consistent with 

the public interest, taking into 

consideration at least: (1) the effect of 

the proposed transaction on the 

adequacy of transportation to the public, 

(2) the total fixed charges that result 

from the proposed transaction, and (3) 

the interest of affected carrier 

employees. Van Pool has submitted the 

information required by 49 CFR 1182.2, 

including information to demonstrate 

that the proposed transaction is 

consistent with the public interest 

under 49 U.S.C. 14303(b), see 49 CFR 

1182.2(a)(7), and a jurisdictional 

statement under 49 U.S.C. 14303(g) that 

the aggregate gross operating revenues 

of the involved carriers exceeded $2 

million during the 12-month period 

immediately preceding the filing of the 

application, see 49 CFR 1182.2(a)(5). 

(See Appl. 7–12.) 

Van Pool asserts that the proposed 

transaction will not have a material, 

detrimental impact on the adequacy of 

transportation services available to the 

public. (Id. at 7–8.) Van Pool states that 

Alltown will continue to provide the 

same services it currently provides 

under the same name, but will operate 

as a subsidiary of Van Pool, which is 

experienced in passenger transportation 

operations. (Id.) Van Pool explains that 

it is experienced in the same market 

segments served by Alltown and that 

the transaction is expected to result in 

improved operating efficiencies, 

increased equipment utilization rates, 

and cost savings derived from 

economies of scale, all of which will 

help ensure the provision of adequate 

service to the public. (Id. at 8.) Van Pool 

also asserts that adding Alltown to its 

corporate family will enhance the 

viability of Van Pool’s organization and 

the Applicant Subsidiaries. (Id.) 

Van Pool claims that neither 

competition nor the public interest will 

be adversely affected by the proposed 

transaction. (Id. at 9–12.) Van Pool 

explains that the school bus 

transportation market is very 

competitive in northern Illinois; school 

bus services are often outsourced under 

contracts using competitive bidding 

processes, and there are many school 

bus services providers in that market 

area. (Id. at 11 (listing multiple 

competitors).) As to charter services, 

which represent ‘‘a very small portion of 

Alltown’s revenue,’’ Van Pool states that 

Alltown’s competitors include Aries 

Charter Transportation, Chicago Classic 

Coach, Culvers Transportation, Chicago 

Motor Coach, and several school bus 

transportation companies, as well as 

brokers for charter services that operate 

within the Service Area. (Id. at 11.) 4

Applicant further notes that all charter 

service providers, including Alltown, 

compete with other modes of passenger 

transportation, including rail and 

passenger transportation network 

companies. (Id. at 11.) Van Pool also 

notes that the Service Area of Alltown 

is geographically ‘‘dispersed’’ from the 

service areas of the Affiliate Regulated 

Carriers 5 and states that there is 

virtually no overlap in the service areas 

and customer bases among the Affiliate 

Regulated Carriers and Alltown. (Id. at 

12.) 

Van Pool states that the proposed 

transaction will increase fixed charges 

in the form of interest expenses because 

funds will be borrowed to assist in 

financing the transaction; however, Van 

Pool maintains that the increase will not 

impact the provision of transportation 

services to the public. (Id. at 8.) Van 

Pool also asserts that it does not expect 

the transaction to have substantial 

impacts on employees or labor 

conditions, and it does not anticipate a 

measurable reduction in force or 

changes in compensation levels or 

benefits at Alltown. (Id. at 9.) Van Pool 

submits, however, that staffing 

redundancies could result in limited 

downsizing of back-office or manageriallevel personnel. (Id.) 

The Board finds that the acquisition 

as proposed in the application is 

consistent with the public interest and 

should be tentatively approved and 

authorized. If any opposing comments 

are timely filed, these findings will be 

deemed vacated, and, unless a final 

decision can be made on the record as 

developed, a procedural schedule will 

be adopted to reconsider the 

application. See 49 CFR 1182.6. If no 

opposing comments are filed by 

expiration of the comment period, this 

notice will take effect automatically and 

will be the final Board action. 

This action is categorically excluded 

from environmental review under 49 

CFR 1105.6(c). 

Board decisions and notices are 

available at www.stb.gov. 

It is ordered: 

1. The proposed transaction is 

approved and authorized, subject to the 

filing of opposing comments. 

2. If opposing comments are timely 

filed, the findings made in this notice 

will be deemed vacated. 

3. This notice will be effective August 

29, 2022, unless opposing comments are 

filed by August 28, 2022. If any 

comments are filed, Applicant may file 

a reply by September 12, 2022. 

4. A copy of this notice will be served 

on: (1) the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier 

Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590; (2) 

the U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust 

Division, 10th Street & Pennsylvania 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20530; 

and (3) the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Office of the General 

Counsel, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

Decided: July 8, 2022. 

By the Board, Board Members Fuchs, 

Hedlund, Oberman, Primus, and Schultz. 

Kenyatta Clay, 

Clearance Clerk. 

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BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request 

AGENCY: Tennessee Valley Authority 

(TVA). 

ACTION: 30-Day notice of submission of 

information collection reinstatement 

approval request to OMB. 

SUMMARY: Tennessee Valley Authority 

(TVA) provides notice of submission of 

this information clearance request (ICR) 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and approval in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). The 

general public and other federal 

agencies are invited to comment. TVA 

previously published a 60-day notice of 

the proposed information collection 

reinstatement for public review (May 4, 

2022) and no comments were received. 


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