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Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Requested; Controlled Carriers
The Federal Maritime Commission (Commission) is giving public notice that the agency has submitted the continuing information collection listed below in this notice to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval. The public is invited to comment on the proposed information collection pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Order of Investigation Into Transit Constraints at International Maritime Chokepoints
The Federal Maritime Commission (Commission) has exercised its statutory authority to initiate a nonadjudicatory investigation into transit constraints at international maritime chokepoints, particularly concerning the effects of the laws, regulations or practices of foreign governments, and the practices of owners or operators of foreign-flag vessels, on shipping conditions in these chokepoints.
National Shipper Advisory Committee March 2025 Meeting
Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the National Shipper Advisory Committee (NSAC or Committee), pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The Committee advises the Federal Maritime Commission (Commission). The meeting will be held for the purpose of soliciting and discussing information, insight, and expertise pertaining to conditions in the ocean freight delivery system relevant to the Commission.
Inflation Adjustment of Civil Monetary Penalties
The Federal Maritime Commission (Commission) is publishing this final rule to adjust for inflation the civil monetary penalties assessed or enforced by the Commission, pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (2015 Act). The 2015 Act requires that agencies adjust and publish their new civil penalties by January 15 each year.
Policy Statement on Class Action Complaints
The Federal Maritime Commission (Commission) is issuing this document to advise the public of the availability of a new policy statement. The policy statement explains that private parties are not precluded from bringing class action complaints at the Commission.
Definition of Unreasonable Refusal To Deal or Negotiate With Respect to Vessel Space Accommodations Provided by an Ocean Common Carrier
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC or Commission) received approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for an information collection request associated with the final rule, "Definition of Unreasonable Refusal to Deal or Negotiate with Respect to Vessel Space Accommodations Provided by an Ocean Common Carrier." This rule announces the effective date for the requirements for ocean common carriers to annually file a documented export policy with the Commission and provides implementing instructions. In the final rule published July 23, 2024, the Commission stated it would publish a document in the Federal Register (FR) announcing the effective date of the collection-of-information-related sections upon OMB approval. This rule establishes the effective date of the relevant provisions. It also corrects an error in the regulatory text.
Closure of Investigation Into Conditions Affecting United States Carriers in Connection With Canadian Ballast Water Regulation in the United States/Canada Great Lakes Trade
The Federal Maritime Commission (Commission) has closed its investigation, initiated pursuant to chapter 423, into conditions created by the Government of Canada (Canada) in connection with regulation of ballast water management systems that may adversely affect the operation of United States carriers in the United States/ Canada Great Lakes trade. Although sufficient short-term improvements have been made to the conditions under review, the Commission's parallel long-term investigation of those conditions pursuant to chapter 421 will remain open.
Investigation Into Conditions Affecting Shipping in the Foreign Trade and Denial of Entry of Vessels Into Spanish Ports
The Federal Maritime Commission has initiated an investigation into reports that the Government of Spain (Spain) is creating conditions unfavorable to shipping in the foreign trade of the United States by denying entry to its ports to certain vessels, including those participating in the Maritime Security Program.
Renewal of Agency Information Collections of Previously Approved Collections; 60-Day Public Comment Request; Marine Terminal Operators; Service Contracts, Non-Vessel Operating Common Carriers
The Federal Maritime Commission (Commission) is giving public notice that the agency has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval extensions, without change, of existing information collections related to marine terminal operator schedules, service contracts, non-vessel-operating common carrier (NVOCC) service arrangements and negotiated rate agreements. The public is invited to comment on these information collections pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
National Shipper Advisory Committee December 2024 Meeting
Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the National Shipper Advisory Committee (NSAC), pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The Committee advises the Federal Maritime Commission. The meeting will be held for the purpose of soliciting and discussing information, insight, and expertise pertaining to conditions in the ocean freight delivery system relevant to the Commission.
Renewal of Agency Information Collection of a Previously Approved Collection; 60-Day Public Comment Request; Passenger Vessel Operators
The Federal Maritime Commission (Commission) is giving public notice that the agency has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval an extension, without change, of an existing information collection related to Passenger Vessel Operators (PVOs). The public is invited to comment on the information collection pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Ocean Carrier Equipment Management Association; Denial of Petition for Delay of Effective Date of the Demurrage and Detention Billing Requirements Final Rule
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) is denying a petition submitted by the Ocean Carrier Equipment Management Association requesting that FMC delay the effective date of the agency's "Demurrage and Detention Billing Requirements" final rule. This document includes the contents of the actual denial with minor modifications to meet publication requirements for the Federal Register.
Extension of Time for Decision in Investigation Into Conditions Affecting United States Carriers in Connection With Canadian Ballast Water Regulation in the United States/Canada Great Lakes Trade
The Federal Maritime Commission (Commission) has extended by 90 days the time for decision in its investigation into conditions created by the Government of Canada (Canada) in connection with regulation of ballast water management systems that may adversely affect the operation of United States carriers in the United States/ Canada Great Lakes trade.
Renewal of Agency Information Collection of a Previously Approved Collection; 60-Day Public Comment Request; Controlled Carriers
The Federal Maritime Commission (Commission) is giving public notice that the agency has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval an extension, without change, of an existing information collection related to controlled carriers. The public is invited to comment on the information collection pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
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