[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 17 (Wednesday, January 27, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 4627]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-01579]
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FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION
[Petition No. P1-16]
Petition of COSCO Container Lines Company Limited 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 February 12, 2016, with regard to the Petition described below.
COSCO Container Lines Company Limited (``COSCON'') (Petitioner),
has 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, Petitioner explains that ``[o]n or about
March 1, 2016, COSCON will acquire by time charter the containerships
and certain other assets of China Shipping Container Lines Co. (``China
Shipping'')'' and, as such, requests that the Commission permit the
submission of a ``universal notice to the Commission and to the service
contract parties'' instead of filing an amendment for each of the seven
hundred (700) service contracts that will be assigned to COSCON. In
addition COSCON proposes to send electronic notice to each shipper
counter party. Because China Shipping tariffs will be taken over by
COSCON and renumbered and republished, COSCON also seeks a waiver to
avoid amending each contract with the new tariff number, by publishing
a notice of the change in the existing China Shipping and COSCON
tariffs.
The Petition in its entirety is posted on the Commission's Web site
at http://www.fmc.gov/p1-16. Comments filed in response to this
Petition 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 February 12, 2016. 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, Robert B. Yoshitomi, or Eric C.
Jeffrey, Nixon Peabody LLP, 799 9th Street NW., Washington, DC 20001. A
PDF copy of the reply must also be sent as an attachment to
[email protected]. Include in the email subject line ``Petition No P1-
16.''
Karen V. Gregory,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-01579 Filed 1-26-16; 8:45 am]
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