[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 199 (Thursday, October 15, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 62075]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-26170]


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FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

[Petition No. P4-15]


Petition of Crowley Caribbean Services, LLC and Crowley Latin 
America Services, LLC, for an Exemption From Commission Regulations; 
Notice of Filing and Request for Comments

    This is to provide notice of filing and to invite comments on or 
before October 23, 2015, regarding the Petition described below.
    Crowley Caribbean Services, LLC and Crowley Latin America Services, 
LLC (Petitioners), have petitioned the Commission pursuant to 46 CFR 
502.76 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, for an 
exemption from the Commission's rules requiring individual service 
contract amendments, 46 CFR 530.10. Specifically, Petitioners explain 
that on or about October 31, 2015, Crowley will acquire the assets of 
ocean common carrier Seafreight Line, Ltd. (``Seafreight''), including 
Seafreight's service contracts and, as such, request that the 
Commission permit the submission of a ``universal notice to the 
Commission and to all affected service contract parties in lieu of 
requiring individual filings reflecting amendment by mutual 
agreement.'' In addition, because existing tariffs must be renumbered 
and republished due to this acquisition, instead of amending each 
individual contract, Petitioners also seek a waiver to permit insertion 
of notices in existing Seafreight tariffs and in new ``Crowley d/b/a 
Seafreight'' tariffs. Petitioners separately commit to provide each 
service contract shipper counter-party with electronic notice of this 
corporate change.
    The Petition in its entirety is posted on the Commission's Web site 
at http://www.fmc.gov/p4-15. Comments filed in response to this 
Petition also will be posted on the Commission's Web site at this 
location.
    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 October 23, 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 Petitioners' counsel, Wayne R. Rohde, Cozen O'Connor, 
1200 19th Street NW., Washington, DC 20036. A text-searchable PDF copy 
of the reply must also be sent as an email attachment to 
[email protected], and include in the subject line: ``P4-15, Crowley 
Caribbean Services Petition.'' Replies containing confidential 
information should not be submitted by email.

Karen V. Gregory,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-26170 Filed 10-14-15; 8:45 am]
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