[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 81 (Tuesday, April 28, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23549-23550]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-09833]
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FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION
[Petition No. P2-15]
Petition of the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders
Association of America, Inc. for Initiation of Rulemaking; Notice of
Filing and Request for Comments
Notice is hereby given that the National Customs Brokers and
Forwarders Association of America, Inc. (``Petitioner''), has
petitioned the Commission pursuant to 46 CFR 502.51, 502.74 and 502.76
of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, to initiate a
rulemaking to revise the Commission's regulations in 46 CFR part 532,
NVOCC Negotiated Rate Arrangements (NRAs) to: (1) allow inclusion of
economic terms beyond rates in NRAs, and (2) permit NRAs to be modified
at any time upon mutual agreement between a Non-Vessel-Operating Common
Carrier (NVOCC) and shipper; and revise 46 CFR part 531, NVOCC
Negotiated Service Arrangements (NSAs), to either eliminate the filing
and essential terms publication requirement of NSAs or eliminate 46 CFR
part 531 in its entirety.
In order for the Commission to make a thorough evaluation of the
Petition, interested persons are requested to submit views or arguments
in reply to the Petition no later than June 8, 2015. Commenters must
send an original and 5 copies to the Secretary, Federal Maritime
Commission, 800 North Capitol Street NW., Washington, DC 20573-0001,
and be served on Petitioner's counsel, Edward D. Greenberg, GKG Law,
P.C., 1055 Thomas Jefferson Street NW., Suite 500, Washington, DC
20007. A PDF copy of the reply must also be sent as an attachment to
[email protected].
If the reply contains confidential information, the confidential
filing should not be submitted by email. A confidential filing must be
submitted to the Secretary in hard copy only, and be accompanied by a
transmittal letter that identifies the filing as ``Confidential-
Restricted'' and describes the nature and extent of the confidential
treatment requested. The material for which confidentiality is claimed
should be clearly marked on each page. A public
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version must also be filed that excludes the confidential materials,
and must indicate on the cover page and on each affected page
``Confidential materials excluded.'' The Commission will provide
confidential treatment to the extent allowed by law for confidential
submissions, or parts of submissions, for which confidentiality has
been requested. The Petition will be posted on the Commission's Web
site at http://www.fmc.gov/p2-15. Replies filed in response to the
Petition will also be posted on the Commission's Web site at this
location.
Karen V. Gregory,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-09833 Filed 4-27-15; 8:45 am]
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