Update of Existing FMC User Fees, 16894-16899 [2023-05764]

Agencies

• Federal Maritime Commission

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 21, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 16894-16899]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-05764]


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FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

46 CFR Parts 502, 503, 520, 530, 535, 540, 550, 555, and 560

[Docket No. FMC-2023-0009]
RIN 3072-AC96


Update of Existing FMC User Fees

AGENCY: Federal Maritime Commission.

ACTION: Direct final rule; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Maritime Commission (Commission) is updating its 
current user fees and amending the relevant regulations to reflect 
these updates. The direct final rule would increase some fees to 
reflect increases in salaries of employees assigned to certain

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fee-generating services. For one service, the rule would lower fees 
because less-senior employees are assigned to the fee-generating 
activity. No substantive changes to the underlying regulations are 
included in this rulemaking; only changes to the user fee amounts.

DATES: The rule is effective without further action on June 5, 2023, 
unless significant adverse comments are filed prior to April 20, 2023. 
If significant adverse comments are received, the Commission will 
publish a timely withdrawal of the rule in the Federal Register no 
later than May 5, 2023.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by using the Federal eRulemaking 
Portal at www.regulations.gov, under Docket No. FMC-2023-0009, Update 
of Existing FMC User Fees Direct Final Rule. Please refer to the 
``Public Participation'' heading under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
section of this notice for detailed instructions on how to submit 
comments, including instructions on how to request confidential 
treatment and additional information on the rulemaking process.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Cody, Secretary; Phone: (202) 
523-5908; Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The Independent Offices Appropriation Act of 1952 (IOAA), 31 U.S.C. 
9701, authorizes agencies to establish charges (i.e., user fees) for 
services and benefits that they provide to specific recipients. Under 
the IOAA, charges must be fair and based on the costs to the 
Government, the value of the service or thing to the recipient, the 
public policy or interest served, and other relevant facts. The IOAA 
also provides that regulations implementing user fees are subject to 
policies prescribed by the President, which are currently set forth in 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-25, User Charges 
(revised July 8, 1993).
    Under OMB Circular A-25, fees must be established for Government-
provided services that confer benefits on identifiable recipients over 
and above those benefits received by the general public. OMB Circular 
A-25 further provides that, generally, user fees must be sufficient to 
recover the full cost to the government for providing the service, 
resource, or good. Agencies are advised to determine or estimate costs 
based on the best available records in the agency and to ensure that 
cost computations cover the direct and indirect costs to the agency of 
providing the service. OMB Circular A-25 also states that agencies are 
permitted to set user fees below costs if conditions justify the 
exception.
    OMB Circular A-25 also directs agencies to review biennially: (1) 
user charges for agency programs to assure that existing charges are 
adjusted to reflect unanticipated changes in costs or market values; 
and (2) all other agency programs to determine whether fees should be 
assessed. The Commission last reviewed and updated its user fees in 
2020. 85 FR 72574 (Nov. 13, 2020).

II. Fee Adjustments

    The Commission has reviewed its data on the time and cost involved 
in providing particular services to arrive at the updated direct and 
indirect labor costs for those services. As part of its assessment, the 
Commission utilized salaries of Full Time Equivalents (FTEs) assigned 
to fee-generating activities to identify the various direct and 
indirect costs associated with providing such services. Direct labor 
costs include clerical and professional time expended on an activity. 
Indirect labor costs include labor provided by bureaus and offices that 
provide direct support to the fee-generating offices in their efforts 
to provide services and include managerial and supervisory costs 
associated with providing a particular service. Other indirect costs 
include Government overhead costs, such as fringe benefits and other 
wage-related Government contributions contained in OMB Circular A-76, 
Performance of Commercial Activities (revised May 29, 2003) and office 
general and administrative expenses.\1\ The sum of these indirect cost 
components gives an indirect cost factor that is added to the direct 
labor costs of an activity to arrive at the fully distributed cost. A 
more detailed description of the Commission's methodology has been 
included in the docket.
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    \1\ OMB Circular A-76 lists the following indirect labor costs: 
Leave and holidays, retirement, worker's compensation, awards, 
health and life insurance, and Medicare. General and administrative 
costs are expressed as a percentage of basic pay. These include all 
salaries and overhead such as rent, utilities, supplies, and 
equipment allocated to Commission offices that provide direct 
support to fee-generating offices such as the Office of Information 
Technology, Office of Human Resources, Office of Budget and Finance, 
and the Office of Management Services.
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    The Commission is increasing some fees to reflect increased costs 
relating to FTEs assigned to certain fee-generating services. For some 
services, an increase in processing or review time may account for all 
or part of the increase in the amount of the fees. For one service, the 
Commission is decreasing fees because less-senior employees are 
assigned to the fee-generating activity. No substantive changes to the 
underlying regulations are included in this rulemaking; only changes to 
the user fee amounts.
    The Commission is including two supporting documents providing 
detailed information on the updated user fee calculations in the 
docket. The first document shows the direct and indirect costs for each 
service for which a fee is assessed based on FY 2022 cost data. The 
second document compares the current fee amounts established in 2020 
with the updated fee amounts reflecting the current costs, showing the 
percentage increase or decrease and change in dollar amount.

A. Significant Change in User Fees

    The Commission briefly describes below significant changes in user 
fees and changes that result in more than a 10 percent increase or 
decrease to a particular fee.
1. General Increases
    For the 2020 Direct Final Rule Updating User Fees, the Commission 
used FY 2019 cost data, including FY 2019 salaries. Despite the fact 
that the 2022 update to user fees is occurring two years later, the 
Commission is using salary and cost data from FY 2022 to provide the 
most precise estimate of costs associated with user fees consistent 
with OMB Circular A-25. This three-year gap contributes to a 
significant increase in fees. Further, during this three-year period, 
inflation has raised salaries as well as overhead. Many of the fee 
increases of more than 10 percent are simply due to updating fees to 
reflect current costs.
2. Licensing, Registration, Financial Responsibility Requirements, and 
General Duties for Ocean Transportation Intermediaries (Part 515)
    When the Commission issued the last update to user fees in 2020, 
the rule noted that the Commission was in the process of transitioning 
from a paper application process to an electronic process for 
processing Ocean Transportation Intermediary applications. The 
Commission also noted that the fee for electronic applications was not 
modified as the system was not operational, and the costs could not be 
evaluated. See 85 FR 72574. The Commission has completed the migration 
to an electronic application and now updates the user fees for Part 515 
through this rule to reflect the true cost to the agency of providing 
this service.

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3. Clerical Errors on Service Contracts (Part 530)
    The Commission has previously provided a service to the public of 
correcting clerical or administrative errors with service contracts. 
The Commission no longer provides this service. The Commission has set 
the fee for this service at $0 and will address this regulation in a 
future rule.

III. Public Participation

How do I prepare and submit comments?

    You may submit comments by using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 
www.regulations.gov, under Docket No. FMC-2023-0009, Update of Existing 
FMC User Fees Direct Final Rule. Please follow the instructions 
provided on the Federal eRulemaking Portal to submit comments.

How do I submit confidential business information?

    The Commission will provide confidential treatment for identified 
confidential information to the extent allowed by law. If you would 
like to request confidential treatment, pursuant to 46 CFR 502.5, you 
must submit the following, by email, to [email protected]:
     A transmittal letter that identifies the specific 
information in the comments for which protection is sought and 
demonstrates that the information is a trade secret or other 
confidential research, development, or commercial information.
     A confidential copy of your comments, consisting of the 
complete filing with a cover page marked ``Confidential-Restricted,'' 
and the confidential material clearly marked on each page.
     A public version of your comments with the confidential 
information excluded. The public version must state ``Public Version--
confidential materials excluded'' on the cover page and on each 
affected page and must clearly indicate any information withheld.

Will the Commission consider late comments?

    The Commission will consider all comments received before the 11:59 
EST on the comment closing date indicated above under DATES. To the 
extent possible, we will also consider comments received after that 
date.

How can I read comments submitted by other people?

    You may read the comments received by the Commission at 
www.regulations.gov, under Docket No. FMC-2023-0009, Update of Existing 
FMC User Fees Direct Final Rule.

IV. Rulemaking Analyses and Notices

Administrative Procedure Act

    The Commission expects the user fee updates to be noncontroversial. 
Under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), a 
final rule may be issued without notice and comment when the agency for 
good cause finds (and incorporates the finding and a brief statement of 
the need) that notice and public procedure are impracticable, 
unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest. This rule updates the 
user fee amounts for various services provided by the Commission based 
on a review of the costs to provide these services. This rule makes no 
substantive changes to the Commission's regulations nor does it affect 
any filing or other requirement. Accordingly, the Commission has 
determined that providing an opportunity for comment prior to 
publication of this direct final rule is unnecessary under 5 U.S.C. 
553(b)(B).
    This rule will become effective on the date listed in the DATES 
section unless the Commission receives significant adverse comments 
within the specified period. The Commission recognizes that parties may 
have information that could impact the Commission's views and 
intentions with respect to the revised regulations, and the Commission 
intends to consider any comments filed. The Commission will withdraw 
the rule by the date specified in the DATES section if it receives 
significant adverse comments.
    We note that the scope of the rulemaking is limited to the amounts 
charged for Commission services, and any substantive changes to the 
underlying regulations governing those services or related requirements 
would be outside this scope. Accordingly, comments on the underlying 
regulations and related requirements will not be considered adverse. 
Filed comments that are not adverse may be considered for modifications 
to the Commission's regulations at a future date. If no significant 
adverse comments are received, the rule will become effective without 
additional action by the Commission.

Congressional Review Act

    The rule is not a ``major rule'' as defined by the Congressional 
Review Act, codified at 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq. The rule will not result 
in: (1) an annual effect on the economy of $100,000,000 or more; (2) a 
major increase in costs or prices; or (3) significant adverse effects 
on competition, employment, investment, productivity, innovation, or 
the ability of United States-based companies to compete with foreign-
based companies. 5 U.S.C. 804(2).

Regulatory Flexibility Act

    The Regulatory Flexibility Act (codified as amended at 5 U.S.C. 
601-612) provides that whenever an agency promulgates a final rule 
after being required to publish a notice of proposed rulemaking under 
the APA (5 U.S.C. 553), the agency must prepare and make available a 
final regulatory flexibility analysis (FRFA) describing the impact of 
the rule on small entities. 5 U.S.C. 604. An agency is not required to 
publish a FRFA, however, for the following types of rules, which are 
excluded from the APA's notice-and-comment requirement: interpretative 
rules; general statements of policy; rules of agency organization, 
procedure, or practice; and rules for which the agency for good cause 
finds that notice and comment is impracticable, unnecessary, or 
contrary to public interest. See 5 U.S.C. 553(b).
    As discussed above, the Commission has for good cause determined 
that notice and comment in this case is unnecessary. Therefore, the APA 
does not require publication of a notice of proposed rulemaking in this 
instance, and the Commission is not required to prepare a FRFA.

National Environmental Policy Act

    The Commission's regulations categorically exclude certain 
rulemakings from any requirement to prepare an environmental assessment 
or an environmental impact statement because they do not increase or 
decrease air, water or noise pollution or the use of fossil fuels, 
recyclables, or energy. 46 CFR 504.4. This rule updates user fees for 
services that fall within various categorical exclusions, and no 
environmental assessment or environmental impact statement is required. 
In particular, rulemakings related to the following fall under 
categorical exclusions: issuance, modification, denial and revocation 
of ocean transportation intermediary licenses under part 515 (Sec.  
504.4(a)(1)); certification of financial responsibility of passenger 
vessels under part 540 (Sec.  504.4(a)(2)); promulgation of procedural 
rules under part 502 (Sec.  504.4(a)(4)); receipt of service contracts 
(Sec.  504.4(a)(5)); consideration of special permission applications 
under part 520 (Sec.  504.4(a)(6)); consideration of agreements (Sec.  
504.4(a)(9)-(13), (30)-(35)); action taken on special docket 
applications

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under Sec.  502.271 (Sec.  504.4(a)(19)); and action regarding access 
to public information under part 503 (Sec.  504.4(a)(24)).

Executive Order 12988 (Civil Justice Reform)

    This rule meets the applicable standards in E.O. 12988 titled, 
``Civil Justice Reform,'' to minimize litigation, eliminate ambiguity, 
and reduce burden.

Paperwork Reduction Act

    The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3521) requires 
an agency to seek and receive approval from the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) before collecting information from the public. 44 
U.S.C. 3507. The agency must submit collections of information in rules 
to OMB in conjunction with the publication of a rule. 5 CFR 1320.11. 
This rule does not contain any collections of information as defined by 
44. U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c).

Regulation Identifier Number

    The Commission assigns a regulation identifier number (RIN) to each 
regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory 
and Deregulatory Actions (Unified Agenda). The Regulatory Information 
Service Center publishes the Unified Agenda in April and October of 
each year. You may use the RIN contained in the heading at the 
beginning of this document to find this action in the Unified Agenda, 
available at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaMain.

List of Subjects

46 CFR Part 502

    Administrative practice and procedure, Claims, Equal access to 
justice, Investigations, Lawyers, Maritime carriers, Penalties, 
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

46 CFR Part 503

    Classified information, Freedom of Information, Privacy, Sunshine 
Act.

46 CFR Part 515

    Licensing, Registration, and Surety bonds for Maritime carriers.

46 CFR Part 520

    Freight, Intermodal transportation, Maritime carriers, Reporting 
and recordkeeping requirements.

46 CFR Part 530

    Freight, Maritime carriers, Report and recordkeeping requirements.

46 CFR Part 535

    Administrative practice and procedure, Maritime carriers, Reporting 
and recordkeeping requirements.

46 CFR Part 540

    Insurance, Maritime carriers, Penalties, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements, Surety bonds.

46 CFR Part 550

    Administrative practice and procedure, Maritime carriers.

46 CFR Part 555

    Administrative practice and procedure, Investigations, Maritime 
carriers.

46 CFR Part 560

    Administrative practice and procedure, Maritime carriers.

    For the reasons set forth above, the Federal Maritime Commission 
amends 46 CFR parts 502, 503, 515, 520, 530, 535, 540, 550, 555, and 
560 as follows:

PART 502--RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

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1. The authority citation for part 502 is revised to read as follows:

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 504, 551, 552, 553, 556(c), 559, 561-569, 
571-584; 591-596; 18 U.S.C. 207; 28 U.S.C. 2112(a); 31 U.S.C. 9701; 
46 U.S.C., 40103-40104, 40304, 40306, 40501-40503, 40701-40706, 
41101-41109, 41301-41309, 44101-44106, 46105; 5 CFR part 2635.

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2. Amend Sec.  502.62 by revising paragraph (a)(6) to read as follows:


Sec.  502.62  Private party complaints for formal adjudication.

    (a) * * *
    (6) Filing fee. The complaint must be accompanied by remittance of 
a $387 filing fee.
* * * * *

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3. Amend Sec.  502.93 by revising paragraph (a)(3) to read as follows:


Sec.  502.93  Declaratory orders and fee.

    (a) * * *
    (3) Petitions must be accompanied by remittance of a $450 filing 
fee.
* * * * *

0
4. Amend Sec.  502.94 by revising paragraph (b) to read as follows:


Sec.  502.94  Petitions-general and fee.

* * * * *
    (b) Petitions must be accompanied by remittance of a $450 filing 
fee. [Rule 94.]

0
5. Amend Sec.  502.271 by revising paragraph (d)(5) to read as follows:


Sec.  502.271  Special docket application for permission to refund or 
waive freight charges.

* * * * *
    (d) * * *
    (5) Applications must be accompanied by remittance of a $187 filing 
fee.
* * * * *

0
6. Amend Sec.  502.304 by revising the last sentence of paragraph (b) 
to read as follows:


Sec.  502.304  Procedure and filing fee.

* * * * *
    (b) * * * Such claims must be accompanied by remittance of a $176 
filing fee.
* * * * *

PART 503--PUBLIC INFORMATION

0
7. The authority citation for part 503 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 3331, 552, 552a, 552b, 553; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 
46 U.S.C. 46103; E.O. 13526 of January 5, 2010, 75 FR 707, 3 CFR, 
2010 Comp., p. 298, sections 5.1(a) and (b).


0
8. Amend Sec.  503.50 by revising paragraphs (c)(1)(i) and (ii), the 
first sentence of paragraph (c)(2), and paragraphs (c)(3)(ii) and 
(iii), (c)(4), and (d) to read as follows:


Sec.  503.50  Fees for services.

* * * * *
    (c) * * *
    (1) * * *
    (i) Search will be performed by clerical/administrative personnel 
at a rate of $41 per hour and by professional/executive personnel at a 
rate of $82 per hour.
    (ii) Unless an exception provided in paragraph (b)(2) of this 
section applies, the minimum charge for record search is $41.
    (2) Charges for review of records to determine whether they are 
exempt from disclosure under Sec.  503.33 must be assessed to recover 
full costs at the rate of $109 per hour. * * *
    (3) * * *
    (i) * * *
    (ii) By Commission personnel, at the rate of ten cents per page 
(one side) plus $41 per hour.
    (iii) Unless an exception provided in paragraph (b)(2) of this 
section applies, the minimum charge for copying is $8.
* * * * *
    (4) The certification and validation (with Federal Maritime 
Commission seal) of documents filed with or issued by the Commission 
will be available at $93 for each certification.
    (d) Applications for admission to practice before the Commission 
for

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persons not attorneys at law must be accompanied by a fee of $195 
pursuant to Sec.  502.27 of this chapter.

0
9. Amend Sec.  503.69 by revising paragraph (b)(2) to read as follows:


Sec.  503.69  Fees.

* * * * *
    (b) * * *
    (2) The certification and validation (with Federal Maritime 
Commission seal) of documents filed with or issued by the Commission 
will be available at $93 for each certification.
* * * * *

PART 515--LICENSING, REGISTRATION, FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY 
REQUIREMENTS AND GENERAL DUTIES FOR OCEAN TRANSPORTATION 
INTERMEDIARIES

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10. The authority citation for part 515 is revised to read as follows:

    Authority:  5 U.S.C. 553; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 46 U.S.C. 40102, 
40104, 40501-40503, 40901-40904, 41101-41109, 41301-41302, 41305-
41307, 46105; Pub. L. 105-383, 112 Stat. 3411; 21 U.S.C. 862.


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11. Amend Sec.  515.5 by revising paragraphs (c)(2)(i) and (ii) to read 
as follows:


Sec.  515.5  Forms and Fees.

* * * * *
    (c) * * *
    (2) * * *
    (i) Application for new OTI license as required by Sec.  515.12(a): 
Filing $1,304.
    (ii) Application for change to OTI license or license transfer as 
required by Sec.  515.20(a) and (b): Filing $943.

PART 520--CARRIER AUTOMATED TARIFFS

0
12. The authority citation for part 520 is revised to read as follows:

    Authority:  5 U.S.C. 553; 46 U.S.C., 40101-40102, 40501-40503, 
40701-40706, 41101-41109, 46105.


0
13. Amend Sec.  520.14 by revising the last sentence of paragraph 
(c)(1) to read as follows:


Sec.  520.14  Special permission.

* * * * *
    (c) * * *
    (1) * * * Every such application must be submitted to the Bureau of 
Trade Analysis and be accompanied by a filing fee of $394.
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PART 530--SERVICE CONTRACTS

0
14. The authority citation for part 530 is revised to read as follows:

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 553; 46 U.S.C., 40301-40306, 40501-40503, 
41307, 46105.


0
15. Amend Sec.  530.10 by revising paragraph (c) introductory text to 
read as follows:


Sec.  530.10  Amendment, correction, cancellation, and electronic 
transmission errors.

* * * * *
    (c) Corrections. Requests shall be filed, in duplicate, with the 
Commission's Office of the Secretary within one-hundred eighty (180) 
days of the contract's filing with the Commission, accompanied by 
remittance of a $0 service fee, and must include:
* * * * *

PART 535--OCEAN COMMON CARRIER AND MARINE TERMINAL OPERATOR 
AGREEMENTS SUBJECT TO THE SHIPPING ACT OF 1984

0
16. The authority citation for part 535 is revised to read as follows:

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 553; 46 U.S.C., 40101-40104, 40301-40307, 
40501-40503, 40901-40904, 41101-41109, 41301-41302, and 41305-41307, 
46105.


0
17. Amend Sec.  535.401 by revising paragraph (g) to read as follows:


Sec.  535.401  General requirements.

* * * * *
    (g) The filing fee is $3,980 for new agreements and $4,637 for any 
agreement modifications requiring Commission review and action; $1,174 
for agreements processed under delegated authority (for types of 
agreements that can be processed under delegated authority, see Sec.  
501.27(e) of this chapter); $343 for carrier exempt agreements; and $96 
for terminal exempt agreements.
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PART 540--PASSENGER VESSEL FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

0
18. The authority citation for part 540 is revised to read as follows:

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552, 553; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 46 U.S.C., 44101-
44106, 46105.


0
19. Amend Sec.  540.4 by revising paragraph (e) to read as follows:


Sec.  540.4  Procedure for establishing financial responsibility.

* * * * *
    (e) An application for a Certificate (Performance), excluding an 
application for the addition or substitution of a vessel to the 
applicant's fleet, must be accompanied by a filing fee remittance of 
$4,936. An application for a Certificate (Performance) for the addition 
or substitution of a vessel to the applicant's fleet must be 
accompanied by a filing fee remittance of $2,400. Administrative 
changes, such as the renaming of a vessel will not incur any additional 
fees.
* * * * *

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20. Amend Sec.  540.23 by revising the last two sentences of paragraph 
(b) to read as follows:


Sec.  540.23  Procedure for establishing financial responsibility.

* * * * *
    (b) * * * An application for a Certificate (Casualty), excluding an 
application for the addition or substitution of a vessel to the 
applicant's fleet, must be accompanied by a filing fee remittance of 
$2,080. An application for a Certificate (Casualty) for the addition or 
substitution of a vessel to the applicant's fleet must be accompanied 
by a filing fee remittance of $1,013.
* * * * *

PART 550--REGULATIONS TO ADJUST OR MEET CONDITIONS UNFAVORABLE TO 
SHIPPING IN THE FOREIGN TRADE OF THE UNITED STATES

0
21. The authority citation for part 550 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  5 U.S.C. 553; 46 U.S.C.; sec. 19 (a)(2), (e), (f), 
(g), (h), (i), (j), (k) and (l) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920, 46 
U.S.C. 42101 and 42104-42109; and sec. 10002 of the Foreign Shipping 
Practices Act of 1988, 46 U.S.C. 42301-42307, 46101-46108.


0
22. Revise Sec.  550.402 to read as follows:


Sec.  550.402  Filing of petitions.

    All requests for relief from conditions unfavorable to shipping in 
the foreign trade must be by written petition. An original and fifteen 
copies of a petition for relief under the provisions of this part must 
be filed with the Secretary, Federal Maritime Commission, Washington, 
DC 20573. The petition must be accompanied by remittance of a $450 
filing fee.

PART 555--ACTIONS TO ADDRESS ADVERSE CONDITIONS AFFECTING U.S.-FLAG 
CARRIERS THAT DO NOT EXIST FOR FOREIGN CARRIERS IN THE UNITED 
STATES

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23. The authority citation for part 555 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 553; sec. 10002 of the Foreign Shipping 
Practices Act of 1988 (46 U.S.C. 42301-42307).


0
24. Amend Sec.  555.4 by revising the last sentence of paragraph (a) to 
read as follows:

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Sec.  555.4  Petitions.

    (a) * * * The petition must be accompanied by remittance of a $450 
filing fee.
* * * * *

PART 560--ACTIONS TO ADDRESS CONDITIONS UNDULY IMPAIRING ACCESS OF 
U.S.-FLAG VESSELS TO OCEAN TRADE BETWEEN FOREIGN PORTS

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25. The authority citation for part 560 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  5 U.S.C. 553; secs. 13(b)(6), 15 and 17 of the 
Shipping Act of 1984, 46 U.S.C., 40104, and 41108(d); sec. 10002 of 
the Foreign Shipping Practices Act of 1988 (46 U.S.C. 42301-42307), 
46105.


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26. Amend Sec.  560.3 by revising the last sentence of paragraph (a)(2) 
to read as follows:


Sec.  560.3  Petitions for relief.

    (a) * * *
    (2) * * * The petition must be accompanied by remittance of a $450 
filing fee.
* * * * *

    By the Commission.
William Cody,
Secretary.
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