COVID-19 Impact on Cruise Industry; Order, 26978-26979 [2020-09623]
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an application procedure to authorize
such access, including rules governing
DVC entities and entry of information in
the TRS Numbering Directory and the
TRS–URD.
On August 2, 2019, the Commission
released Implementing Kari’s Law and
Section 506 of RAY BAUM’s Act;
Inquiry Concerning 911 Access, Routing,
and Location in Enterprise
Communications Systems; Amending
the Definition of Interconnected VoIP
Service in Section 9.3 of the
Commission’s Rules, FCC 19–76,
published at 84 FR 66716, December 5,
2019 (MLTS 911 and Dispatchable
Location Order). The Commission
amended its rules to ensure that the
dispatchable location is conveyed to a
Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP)
with a 911 call, regardless of the
technological platform used. Based on
the directive in section 506 of RAY
BAUM’S Act, the Commission adopted
dispatchable location requirements that
in effect modified the existing
information collection requirements
applicable to VRS, IP Relay and covered
IP CTS by improving the options for
providing accurate location information
to PSAPs as part of 911 calls.
Fixed internet-based TRS devices
must provide automated dispatchable
location. For non-fixed devices, when
dispatchable location is not technically
feasible, internet-based TRS providers
may fall back to Registered Location or
provide alternative location
information. As a last resort, internetbased providers may route calls to
Emergency Relay Calling Centers. after
making a good faith effort to obtain
location data from all available
alternative location sources.
Dispatchable location means a location
delivered to the PSAP with a 911 call
that consists of the validated street
address of the calling party, plus
additional information such as suite,
apartment or similar information
necessary to adequately identify the
location of the calling party. Automated
dispatchable location means automatic
generation of dispatchable location.
Alternative location information is
location information (which may be
coordinate-based) sufficient to identify
the caller’s civic address and
approximate in-building location,
including floor level, in large buildings.
On January 31, 2020, the Commission
released Structure and Practices of the
Video Relay Service Program;
Telecommunications Relay Services and
Speech-to-Speech Services for
Individuals with Hearing and Speech
Disabilities, FCC 20–7 (VRS At-Home
Call Handling Order). The Commission
amended its rules to convert the VRS at-
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home call handling pilot program into a
permanent one, thereby allowing CAs to
work from home. To ensure user privacy
and call confidentiality and to help
prevent waste, fraud, and abuse, the
modified information collections
include requirements for VRS providers
to apply for certification to allow their
communications assistants to handle
calls while working at home; monitoring
and oversight requirements; and
reporting requirements.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION
Notice of Agreements Filed
The Commission hereby gives notice
of the filing of the following agreements
under the Shipping Act of 1984.
Interested parties may submit
comments, relevant information, or
documents regarding the agreements to
the Secretary by email at Secretary@
fmc.gov, or by mail, Federal Maritime
Commission, Washington, DC 20573.
Comments will be most helpful to the
Commission if received within 12 days
of the date this notice appears in the
Federal Register. Copies of agreements
are available through the Commission’s
website (www.fmc.gov) or by contacting
the Office of Agreements at (202)–523–
5793 or tradeanalysis@fmc.gov.
Agreement No.: 010099–068.
Agreement Name: International
Council of Containership Operators.
Parties: CMA CGM S.A.; COSCO
SHIPPING Co., Ltd.; Crowley Liner
Services, Inc.; Evergreen Line Joint
Service Agreement; Hapag-Lloyd AG;
Hyundai Merchant Marine Co., Ltd.;
Maersk A/S; Mediterranean Shipping
Company S.A.; Orient Overseas
Container Line Limited; Wan Hai Lines
Ltd.; Yang Ming Marine Transport
Corporation; and Zim Integrated
Shipping Services Ltd.
Filing Party: John Longstreth; K&L
Gates.
Synopsis: The amendment removes
Pacific International Lines (PTE) LTD as
a party to the Agreement.
Proposed Effective Date: 4/27/2020.
Location: https://www2.fmc.gov/
FMC.Agreements.Web/Public/
AgreementHistory/1032.
Agreement No.: 201341.
Agreement Name: King Ocean/
Seaboard Trinidad Space Charter
Agreement.
Parties: King Ocean Services Limited
and Seaboard Marine Ltd.
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Filing Party: Wayne Rohde; Cozen
O’Connor.
Synopsis: The Agreement authorizes
Seaboard to charter space to King Ocean
in the trade between Miami and
Trinidad.
Proposed Effective Date: 6/12/2020.
Location: https://www2.fmc.gov/
FMC.Agreements.Web/Public/
AgreementHistory/1032.
Agreement No.: 201342.
Agreement Name: MSC/Maersk SAEC
Space Charter.
Parties: Maersk A/S and
Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A.
Filing Party: Wayne Rohde; Cozen
O’Connor.
Synopsis: The Agreement authorizes
MSC to charter space to Maersk in the
trade between ports on the U.S. Gulf
Coast and ports in Mexico, Panama,
Colombia and Brazil.
Proposed Effective Date: 6/14/2020.
Location: https://www2.fmc.gov/
FMC.Agreements.Web/Public/
AgreementHistory/29496.
Agreement No.: 201343.
Agreement Name: Maersk/MSC UCLA
Space Charter Agreement.
Parties: Maersk A/S and
Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A.
Filing Party: Wayne Rohde; Cozen
O’Connor.
Synopsis: The Agreement authorizes
Maersk to charter space to MSC on
Maersk’s UCLA service in the trade
between ports on the U.S. Gulf Coast
and ports in Mexico, Panama, Colombia
and Brazil.
Proposed Effective Date: 6/14/2020.
Location: https://www2.fmc.gov/
FMC.Agreements.Web/Public/
AgreementHistory/29497.
Dated: May 1, 2020.
Rachel Dickon,
Secretary.
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FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION
[Fact Finding No. 30]
COVID–19 Impact on Cruise Industry;
Order
Congress tasked the Federal Maritime
Commission (Commission) with
administering the Shipping Act of 1984
(Shipping Act), 46 U.S.C. 40101 et seq.
The Commission also administers
Public Law 89–777, 46 U.S.C. 44101 et
seq., to ensure that passenger vessel
operators (PVOs) satisfy the financial
responsibility requirements related to
nonperformance of transportation and
death or injury to passengers.
The purposes of the Shipping Act
include the provision of ‘‘an efficient
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and economic transportation system in
the ocean commerce of the United
States that is, insofar as possible, in
harmony with, and responsive to,
international shipping practices.’’ 46
U.S.C. 40101. Pursuant to the Shipping
Act, the Commission regulates ocean
common carriage of the United States.
When they are engaged in transportation
of passengers between the U.S. and a
foreign country, PVOs are common
carriers under the Shipping Act. See 46
U.S.C. 40102(7)(A).
PVOs are also subject to the
requirements of 46 U.S.C. chap. 441 and
regulations promulgated thereunder in
46 CFR part 540. The purpose of that
statute is, among other things, ‘‘to
prevent financial loss and hardship to
the American traveling public, who,
after payment of cruise passage money,
are stranded by the abandonment or
cancellation of a cruise.’’ Terry Marler
and James Beasley dba Titanic
Steamship Line, 22 S.R.R. 359, 369 (ALJ
1983), aff’d, 22 S.R.R. 798 (FMC 1984).
The Commission understands that the
current pandemic caused by the novel
coronavirus (COVID–19) has severely
impacted the cruise industry. On March
14, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC) issued a No Sail
Order and Suspension of Further
Embarkation causing PVOs to cease all
operations. Due to the unpredictable
nature of this disease, the CDC has
extended the term of the order
demonstrating the uncertainty
associated with this pandemic.
Consequently, questions concerning
future travel and passengers’ ability to
obtain refunds of monies remitted for
transportation disrupted by COVID–19
are legion.
The cruise industry plays a unique
and important role in the U.S. economy.
Given the Commission’s mandate to: (1)
Ensure an efficient and economic
transportation system for ocean
commerce for both goods and
passengers under the Shipping Act; and
(2) ensure that PVOs maintain adequate
financial responsibility to indemnify
passengers for nonperformance and
meet any liability which may be
incurred for death or injury to
passengers or other persons under 46
U.S.C. chap. 441, the Commission has a
clear and compelling responsibility to
actively investigate and respond to the
current challenges impacting the cruise
industry and the U.S. ports that rely on
it.1
Therefore it is ordered, That, pursuant
to 46 U.S.C. 40104, 41101–41109,
41301–41309, 44104–44106 and 46 CFR
502.281 et seq., Commissioner Louis E.
Sola engage cruise industry
stakeholders, including PVOs,
passengers, and marine terminal
operators, in public or non-public
discussions to identify commercial
solutions to COVID–19-related issues
that interfere with the operation of the
cruise industry;
It is further ordered, That, the
Commissioner form one or more teams,
composed of leaders from the cruise
industry and other stakeholders, to
develop commercial solutions to the
challenges created by the COVID–19
pandemic;
It is further ordered, That the
Commissioner interact with any or all
maritime related COVID–19 task forces
of which this Commission is affiliated
or monitors for the purpose of collecting
data related to COVID–19 and its impact
on the cruise industry;
It is further ordered, That, the
Commissioner provide a preliminary
report and periodic updates to the
Commission on the results of efforts
undertaken by this Order;
It is further ordered, That, the
Commissioner have full authority under
46 CFR 502.281–291 to perform such
duties as may be necessary in
accordance with U.S. law and
Commission regulations. The
Commissioner will be assisted by staff
members as may be assigned by the
Chairman;
It is further ordered, That, this
Proceeding be discontinued upon the
acceptance of a final report and possible
recommendations by the Commissioner,
unless otherwise ordered by the
Commission; and
It is finally ordered, That, notice of
this Order be published in the Federal
Register.
By the Commission.
Rachel Dickon,
Secretary.
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1 The provisions of the Shipping Act govern
proceedings under 46 U.S.C. chap. 441. See 46
U.S.C. 44106.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[Docket No. CDC–2020–0050]
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Request for Comment
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and Human Services (HHS).
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AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, the
CDC announces the following meeting
of the Advisory Board on Radiation and
Worker Health (ABRWH). This meeting
is open to the public, but without a
public comment period. The public is
welcome to listen to the meeting by
joining the audio conference
(information below). The audio
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DATES: The meeting will be held on June
24, 2020, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., EDT.
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on or before June 18, 2020.
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the agency name and docket number
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comments received will be posted
without change to https://
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personal information provided.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the Agency name and
Docket Number. All relevant comments
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https://www.regulations.gov.
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Conference Call via FTS Conferencing.
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FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION
[Fact Finding No. 30]
COVID-19 Impact on Cruise Industry; Order
Congress tasked the Federal Maritime Commission (Commission) with
administering the Shipping Act of 1984 (Shipping Act), 46 U.S.C. 40101
et seq. The Commission also administers Public Law 89-777, 46 U.S.C.
44101 et seq., to ensure that passenger vessel operators (PVOs) satisfy
the financial responsibility requirements related to nonperformance of
transportation and death or injury to passengers.
The purposes of the Shipping Act include the provision of ``an
efficient
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and economic transportation system in the ocean commerce of the United
States that is, insofar as possible, in harmony with, and responsive
to, international shipping practices.'' 46 U.S.C. 40101. Pursuant to
the Shipping Act, the Commission regulates ocean common carriage of the
United States. When they are engaged in transportation of passengers
between the U.S. and a foreign country, PVOs are common carriers under
the Shipping Act. See 46 U.S.C. 40102(7)(A).
PVOs are also subject to the requirements of 46 U.S.C. chap. 441
and regulations promulgated thereunder in 46 CFR part 540. The purpose
of that statute is, among other things, ``to prevent financial loss and
hardship to the American traveling public, who, after payment of cruise
passage money, are stranded by the abandonment or cancellation of a
cruise.'' Terry Marler and James Beasley dba Titanic Steamship Line, 22
S.R.R. 359, 369 (ALJ 1983), aff'd, 22 S.R.R. 798 (FMC 1984).
The Commission understands that the current pandemic caused by the
novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has severely impacted the cruise industry.
On March 14, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
issued a No Sail Order and Suspension of Further Embarkation causing
PVOs to cease all operations. Due to the unpredictable nature of this
disease, the CDC has extended the term of the order demonstrating the
uncertainty associated with this pandemic. Consequently, questions
concerning future travel and passengers' ability to obtain refunds of
monies remitted for transportation disrupted by COVID-19 are legion.
The cruise industry plays a unique and important role in the U.S.
economy. Given the Commission's mandate to: (1) Ensure an efficient and
economic transportation system for ocean commerce for both goods and
passengers under the Shipping Act; and (2) ensure that PVOs maintain
adequate financial responsibility to indemnify passengers for
nonperformance and meet any liability which may be incurred for death
or injury to passengers or other persons under 46 U.S.C. chap. 441, the
Commission has a clear and compelling responsibility to actively
investigate and respond to the current challenges impacting the cruise
industry and the U.S. ports that rely on it.\1\
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Therefore it is ordered, That, pursuant to 46 U.S.C. 40104, 41101-
41109, 41301-41309, 44104-44106 and 46 CFR 502.281 et seq.,
Commissioner Louis E. Sola engage cruise industry stakeholders,
including PVOs, passengers, and marine terminal operators, in public or
non-public discussions to identify commercial solutions to COVID-19-
related issues that interfere with the operation of the cruise
industry;
It is further ordered, That, the Commissioner form one or more
teams, composed of leaders from the cruise industry and other
stakeholders, to develop commercial solutions to the challenges created
by the COVID-19 pandemic;
It is further ordered, That the Commissioner interact with any or
all maritime related COVID-19 task forces of which this Commission is
affiliated or monitors for the purpose of collecting data related to
COVID-19 and its impact on the cruise industry;
It is further ordered, That, the Commissioner provide a preliminary
report and periodic updates to the Commission on the results of efforts
undertaken by this Order;
It is further ordered, That, the Commissioner have full authority
under 46 CFR 502.281-291 to perform such duties as may be necessary in
accordance with U.S. law and Commission regulations. The Commissioner
will be assisted by staff members as may be assigned by the Chairman;
It is further ordered, That, this Proceeding be discontinued upon
the acceptance of a final report and possible recommendations by the
Commissioner, unless otherwise ordered by the Commission; and
It is finally ordered, That, notice of this Order be published in
the Federal Register.
By the Commission.
Rachel Dickon,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-09623 Filed 5-5-20; 8:45 am]
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