Federal Maritime Commission 2012 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Federal Maritime Commission requests additional comments and information in order to assist the Commission's determination whether passenger vessel operators may be deemed ``small entities'' under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (as amended by the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act).

Notice is hereby given of the names of the members of the Performance Review Board.

The Federal Maritime Commission proposes to amend its rules regarding the amount of bond coverage required in its optional China Bond Rider for Non-Vessel-Operating Common Carriers (NVOCCs). The proposed rule is intended to provide NVOCCs with the ability to post a bond with the Commission that satisfies the equivalent of 800,000 Chinese Renminbi, for which the equivalent dollar amount has fluctuated since the regulation was first adopted by the Commission.