Aquila-Everest Section 214 Application Granted
In Public Notice DA 06-1312, the Commission granted the Section 214 application of Aquila, Inc. ("Aquila") and Everest Connections Holdings, Inc. ("Everest Connections Holdings") to transfer control of Everest Midwest, LLC from Aquila to Everest Connections Holdings. The Department of Justice, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, with the concurrence of the Department of Homeland Security ("Executive Branch Agencies") requested that the Commission defer grant of this application while the Executive Branch Agencies addressed potential national security, law enforcement, and public safety issues. On June 16, 2006, the Executive Branch Agencies withdrew their request to defer action on the application.
