[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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