

[Federal Register: January 13, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 9)]
[Notices]               
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[File No. 1-11535]

 
Issuer Delisting; Notice of Application of Burlington Northern 
Santa Fe Corporation, To Withdraw Its Common Stock, $.01 Par Value, 
From Listing and Registration on the Pacific Exchange, Inc.

January 6, 2006.
    On December 20, 2005, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation, a 
Delaware corporation (``Issuer''), filed an application with the 
Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission''), pursuant to 
Section 12(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \1\ and 
Rule 12d2-2(d) thereunder,\2\ to withdraw its common stock, $.01 par 
value (``Security''), from listing and registration on the Pacific 
Exchange, Inc. (``PCX'').
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78l(d).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.12d2-2(d).
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    The Board of Directors (``Board'') of the Issuer approved 
resolutions on December 8, 2005 to withdraw the Security from PCX. The 
Issuer stated that the Board decided to withdraw the Security from PCX 
because the benefits of continued listing on PCX do not outweigh the 
incremental cost of the listing fees and the administrative burden 
associated with listing on PCX. The Issuer stated that the Security is 
listed on the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. (``NYSE'') and will 
continue to list on NYSE.
    The Issuer stated in its application that it has complied with 
applicable rules of PCX by complying with all applicable laws in the 
State of Delaware, the state in which the Issuer is incorporated, and 
by providing PCX with the required documents governing the withdrawal 
of securities from listing and registration on PCX. The Issuer's 
application relates solely to the withdrawal of the Security from 
listing on PCX and shall not affect its continued listing on NYSE or 
its obligation to be registered under Section 12(b) of the Act.\3\
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    \3\ 15 U.S.C. 78l(b).
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    Any interested person may, on or before February 1, 2006, comment 
on the facts bearing upon whether the

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application has been made in accordance with the rules of PCX, and what 
terms, if any, should be imposed by the Commission for the protection 
of investors. All comment letters may be submitted by either of the 
following methods:

Electronic Comments

     Send an e-mail to rule-comments@sec.gov. Please include 
the File Number 1-11535 or;

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Nancy M. Morris, 
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20549-9303.

All submissions should refer to File Number 1-11535. This file number 
should be included on the subject line if e-mail is used. To help us 
process and review your comments more efficiently, please use only one 
method. The Commission will post all comments on the Commission's 
Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/delist.shtml). Comments are 

also available for public inspection and copying in the Commission's 
Public Reference Room. All comments received will be posted without 
change; we do not edit personal identifying information from 
submissions. You should submit only information that you wish to make 
available publicly.
    The Commission, based on the information submitted to it, will 
issue an order granting the application after the date mentioned above, 
unless the Commission determines to order a hearing on the matter.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Market Regulation, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\4\
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    \4\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(1).
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Nancy M. Morris,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-253 Filed 1-12-06; 8:45 am]

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