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FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

46 CFR Parts 571 and 572

[Docket No. 93-23]

 

Section 6(g) of the Shipping Act of 1984; Anticompetitive 
Agreements

AGENCY: Federal Maritime Commission.

ACTION: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking; replies.

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SUMMARY: On November 29, 1993, the Commission published an Advanced 
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (``ANPR'') (58 FR 62616), seeking 
comments regarding the possible issuance of regulations or guidelines 
describing the Commission's enforcement policy with respect to section 
6(g) of the Shipping Act of 1984. Section 6(g) sets forth the standard 
under which the Commission may seek an injunction against a 
substantially anticompetitive agreement. Fifteen comments have been 
filed pursuant to the ANPR.
    The Commission believes that a reply round of comments would be 
helpful for its consideration of the issues in this proceeding. The 
comments received reflect an exceptionally broad range of opinions 
regarding the form, content, and desirability of the possible 
guidelines. Moreover, several commenters have suggested extensive 
substantive changes or additions to the ANPR's possible guideline. As 
the comments present several issues, options, and recommendations not 
initially addressed in the ANPR, the Commission has decided to permit 
interested parties to respond to the commenters' arguments and 
suggestions.
    The Commission will permit replies to be filed by any interested 
person, not just the current commenters. Those parties who filed 
comments are on the attached list. All current commenters are directed 
to provide copies of their comments to anyone upon request, so as to 
facilitate timely replies. Alternatively, comments are available for 
inspection and copying at the Commission's Office of the Secretary. 
Pursuant to Commission Rule 53, 46 CFR 502.53, reply comments shall be 
served on initial round participants.

DATES: Reply comments (original and 15 copies) due on or before May 6, 
1994.

ADDRESSES: Comments are to be submitted to: Joseph C. Polking, 
Secretary, Federal Maritime Commission, 800 N. Capitol Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20573-0001, (202) 523-5725.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Austin L. Schmitt, Director, Bureau of Trade Monitoring and Analysis, 
Federal Maritime Commission, 800 N. Capitol Street NW., Washington, DC 
20573-0001, (202) 523-5787.
Robert D. Bourgoin, General Counsel, Federal Maritime Commission, 800 
N. Capitol Street NW., Washington, DC 20573-0001, (202) 523-5740.

    By the Commission.
Joseph C. Polking,
Secretary.

Docket No. 93-23

Roger W. Fones, Chief, Transportation, Energy, and Agriculture 
Section, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 555 4th 
Street NW., Room 9104, Washington, D.C. 20001
Martin F. Fitzpatrick, Jr., Director, Transportation and Marketing 
Division, Agriculture Marketing Service, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, P.O. Box 96456, Washington, D.C. 20090-6456
William A. McCurdy, Jr., Logistics and Commerce Counsel, E.I. du 
Pont de Nemours & Company, Post Office Box 80036, Wilmington, DE 
19880-0036
Lynne J. Omlie, General Counsel, Distilled Spirits Council, of the 
United States, 1250 Eye Street NW., Suite 900, Washington, D.C. 
20005-3998
Peter G. Sandlund, Washington Representative, Council of European & 
Japanese National Shipowner's Associations 1730 M Street, NW., 
Washington, D.C.
Robert A. Peavy, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, 1800 M Street NW., 
Washington, D.C. 20036 (Counsel for Transpacific Stabilization 
Agreement)
Howard A. Levy, Suite 2020, 90 West Street, New York, NW 10006 
(Counsel for Trans-Atlantic Agreement)
Mark J. Fink, John W. Butler, Sher & Blackwell, 2000 L Street, NW., 
Suite 612, Washington, D.C. 20036 (Counsel for Conferences of Ocean 
Carriers)
Nicholas J. DiMichael, Karyn A. Booth, Donelan, Cleary, Wood & 
Maser, P.C., 1275 K Street NW., Suite 850, Washington, D.C. 20005 
(Counsel for the National Industrial Transportation League)
Martin W. Bercovici, Carol Moors Toth, Keller and Heckman, 1001 G 
Street NW., Suite 500 W, Washington, D.C. 20001 (Counsel for Rubber 
Manufacturers Association, and for The Society of the Plastics 
Industry, Inc.)
Edward D. Greenberg, Galland, Kharasch, Morse & Garfinkle, 1054 31st 
Street NW., Washington, D.C. 20007-4492 (Counsel to National Customs 
Brokers and Forwarders Association of America, Inc.)
Peter Friedmann, Lindsay, Hart, Neil & Weigler, 1250 24th Street 
NW., 7th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20037 (Counsel to Agriculture Ocean 
Transportation Coalition, and to American Forest and Paper 
Association)
Charles F. Warren, George A. Quadrino, Warren & Associates, P.C., 
1100 Connecticut Avenue NW., Washington, D.C. 20036 (Counsel for the 
Trans-Pacific Freight Conference of Japan and Japan-Atlantic and 
Gulf Freight Conference)

[FR Doc. 94-6613 Filed 3-21-94; 8:45 am]
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