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FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

46 CFR Parts 502, 503, 510, 514, 540, and 583

[Docket No. 94-14]

 

Update of Existing Filing and Service Fees

AGENCY: Federal Maritime Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Maritime Commission (``Commission'' or ``FMC'') is 
revising its fees for (1) filing petitions, complaints, and special 
docket applications; (2) providing various public information services, 
such as lists of non-vessel-operating common carriers (``NVOCCs''), 
record searches, and document copying; (3) filing applications for 
freight forwarder licenses, performance and casualty certificates for 
cruise operators, and for admission to practice before the Commission; 
and (4) providing various services related to the Commission's 
Automated Tariff Filing and Information System. These revised fees 
reflect current costs to the Commission.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Effective January 1, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeremiah D. Hospital or George S. 
Smolik, Bureau of Trade Monitoring and Analysis, Federal Maritime 
Commission, 800 North Capitol Street, NW., Washington, DC 20573-0001, 
(202) 523-5790.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission published a Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register on July 28, 1994, 59 FR 
38411, (``NPR'' or ``Proposed Rule''),\1\ proposing to update its 
existing filing and service fees. The NPR noted that the Independent 
Offices Appropriation Act (``IOAA''), 31 U.S.C. 9701, permits it to 
establish fees for services and benefits that the Commission provides 
to specific recipients. The NPR also pointed out that the primary 
guidance for implementation of IOAA is Office of Management and Budget 
(``OMB'') Circular A-25, as revised July 8, 1993. OMB Circular A-25 
requires that a reasonable charge be made to each recipient for a 
measurable unit or amount of Federal Government service from which the 
recipient derives a benefit, in order that the Government recover the 
full cost of rendering that service. OMB Circular A-25 further provides 
that costs be determined or estimated from the best available records 
in the agency, and that cost computations shall cover the direct and 
indirect costs to the Government of carrying out the activity.
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    \1\On the same day, the Commission also published in the Federal 
Register (59 FR 38418) a companion Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in 
Docket No. 94-15, New Filing Fees, proposing to implement new fees 
for, among other things, tariff and agreement filings.
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    The NPR advised that the FMC's existing filing and service fees 
have been in effect since 1983, and that they no longer reflected the 
Commission's actual costs for providing these services. The Commission, 
accordingly, proposed to update its fees to reflect current costs.
    Fourteen entities filed comments in response to the NPR regarding 
user fees: C V International, Inc.; Tampa Port Authority; Seariders 
International, Inc.; the Inter-American Discussion Agreement;\2\ Puerto 
Rico Maritime Shipping Authority; Matson Navigation Company, Inc.; The 
Joint Carrier Group;\3\ Hanjin Shipping Co., Ltd.; Cari-Freight 
Shipping Co. Ltd.; Caribbean Shipowners Association; Lykes Bros. 
Steamship Co., Inc. (``Lykes''); Transportation Services Incorporated; 
and the Japan Conferences.\4\ The National Industrial Transportation 
League (``NIT League'')\5\ filed late comments, which are also being 
considered.
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    \2\Conferences represented by the Inter-American Discussion 
Agreement are: the Inter-American Freight Conference; Brazil/Puerto 
Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands Conference; River Plate/Puerto Rico and 
U.S. Virgin Islands Conference; and the Inter-American Freight 
Conference-Pacific Coast Area.
    \3\See Appendix A to this document.
    \4\The Conferences are: the Trans-Pacific Freight Conference of 
Japan, the Japan-Atlantic and Gulf Freight Conference, the Japan-
Puerto Rico & Virgin Islands Freight Conference, and their member 
lines.
    \5\The NIT League is a voluntary organization said to represent 
some 1,400 shippers and groups/associations of shippers conducting 
industrial and/or commercial enterprises, large, medium, and small, 
throughout the United States and internationally.
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    The commenters represent a variety of industry interests: 
individual ocean common carriers, ocean freight conferences and other 
aligned agreement parties, ocean freight forwarders, NVOCCs, a tariff 
publisher, a shipper's group, and a port authority. Generally, the 
commenters oppose the Commission's proposed fee increases as being 
unfair and burdensome on the industry.
    On specific fee increases, Lykes and the NIT League object to the 
proposed fee for special docket applications. They argue that the 
increase from $25 to $86 is out of proportion and unfair. Both urge 
that the Commission consider a more modest increase to avoid a chilling 
effect on potential applicants. Lykes suggests a fee of $50 or $60.
    The NIT League opposes proposed fee increases for filing petitions, 
formal and informal complaints, and for providing information to the 
public. The League argues that the proposed fees do not represent a 
reasonable value for the service provided and that no public policy is 
served by such fees. The ultimate effect, it claims, could be to 
discourage petitioners or complainants from raising valid claims or 
causes with the Commission.
    The Japan Conferences oppose the proposed fee increase for special 
permission applications. They submit that the fee for special 
permission applications was recently increased to $100 from $90, and 
that they are experiencing an increasing need to seek special 
permission authority to deviate from the Commission's tariff filing 
regulations. Further, they argue that these requests benefit shippers 
and consignees, not carriers.
    The only other specific fee increase to elicit a comment is the 
proposed registration fees for the Commission's Automated Tariff Filing 
and Information System (``ATFI''). Lykes believes the proposed fees are 
disproportionately high because it discerned no appreciable increase in 
the procedures for requesting additional logons for ATFI.
    The general statements opposing the proposed increased fees are 
unpersuasive. As pointed out in the NPR, it has been over eleven years 
since the Commission last reviewed its costs in providing these 
services. The proposed fee increases only reflect the increased costs 
to the Commission in providing these services.
    The Commission also does not agree with those comments suggesting 
that the proposed increase for special docket applications is too high 
and unfair, and would have a chilling effect on potential applicants. 
The proposed increase is justified on a cost basis. In cases where the 
amount to be refunded or waived is less than the filing fee, an 
applicant can request a waiver of the fee under FMC rules, as revised 
herein. Therefore, we do not see the revised fee having a chilling 
effect on potential applicants.
    NIT League's comments opposing the increases for filing petitions, 
formal and informal complaints, and for providing information to the 
public also are unpersuasive. As with every proposed increase, the 
proposed increases for these services reflect only the increased cost 
to the Commission in providing the services. These fees should not 
create an undue burden nor cause a chilling effect on potential 
complainants. As noted above, prospective complainants may request a 
waiver of the specific fees under the Commission's rules, if they 
believe an applicable fee causes an undue hardship.
    The Japan Conferences' opposition to the fee increase for special 
permission applications is based on the fact that the fee was recently 
increased and that these requests benefit shippers and consignees, not 
carriers. It is immaterial whether or not this application fee was 
recently increased; the fact remains that the proposed fee reflects the 
current cost to the Commission for processing these applications. 
Although there is a benefit for shippers, we find this benefit 
incidental to the direct benefit a carrier derives for being allowed to 
deviate from statutory notice requirements.
    Lykes' concerns about the increased fees for ATFI registration are 
unfounded. The proposed fees simply reflect the Commission's costs in 
processing and verifying the validity of registration requests as well 
as creating an organizational record for the registrant in the ATFI 
system.
    The other proposed increased fees in this proceeding, for example 
applications for freight forwarder licenses and passenger vessel 
certifications, elicited no direct comment and are adopted as final. 
Appendix B to this document contains a summary list of the revised 
fees.
    Lastly, Lykes raises an additional issue regarding the proposed 
ATFI fees that deserves comment. Lykes suggests that the Commission set 
aside a certain percentage of its ATFI user fees for system 
enhancements. Whatever the merits of this proposal otherwise, the IOAA 
and OMB Circular A-25 do not permit user fee collections to be used to 
offset costs of activities that are not related to the specific service 
the Commission is performing for an identifiable recipient.
    In keeping with OMB guidelines, the Commission intends to update 
its fees on an annual basis. In updating its fees, the Commission will 
incorporate changes in the wages and salaries of its employees into 
direct labor costs associated with its services, and recalculate its 
indirect costs (overhead) based on current level costs.
    The Commission, in its latest amendment to 46 CFR Part 502, omitted 
a reference to ``Pub. L. 88-777'' in its Authority statement (58 FR 
36848, July 19, 1993). This omission is corrected in this document.
    The Commission again certifies pursuant to section 605(b) of the 
Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 605(b), that this Final Rule will 
not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small 
entities, including small businesses, small organizational units, and 
small governmental jurisdictions. The Commission recognizes that these 
revised fees may have an impact on the shipping industry, but not of 
the magnitude that would be contrary to the requirements of the 
Regulatory Flexibility Act. For the most part, entities impacted by the 
revised fees are ocean common carriers, who traditionally have not been 
viewed as small entities. Fees collected from the general public for 
Commission information recover the total cost to the Commission for 
providing specific services. Fees for filing petitions, and formal and 
informal complaints do not impose an undue burden nor have a chilling 
effect on filers. Furthermore, Commission regulations provide for 
waiver of fees for those entities that can make the required showing of 
undue hardship.
    This Final Rule does not contain any collection of information 
requirements as defined by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, as 
amended. Therefore, OMB review is not required.

List of Subjects

46 CFR Part 502

    Administrative practice and procedure, Claims, Equal access to 
justice, Investigations, Lawyers, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements.

46 CFR Part 503

    Classified information, Freedom of information, Privacy, Sunshine 
Act.

46 CFR Part 510

    Freight forwarders, Maritime carriers, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements, Surety bonds.

46 CFR Part 514

    Freight, Harbors, Maritime carriers, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements.

46 CFR Part 540

    Insurance, Maritime carriers, Penalties, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements, Surety bonds.

46 CFR Part 583

    Freight, Maritime carriers, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements, Surety bonds.

    Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553, the Independent Offices Appropriations 
Act, 31 U.S.C. Sec. 9701, and section 17 of the Shipping Act of 1984, 
46 U.S.C. app. Sec. 1716, the Commission amends title 46 of the Code of 
Federal Regulations as follows:

PART 502--RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

    1. The authority citation for Part 502 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 504, 551, 552, 553, 556(c), 559, 561-569, 
571-596; 12 U.S.C. 1141j(a); 18 U.S.C. 207; 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3); 28 
U.S.C. 2112(a); 31 U.S.C. 9701; 46 U.S.C. app. 817, 820, 826, 841a, 
1114(b), 1705, 1707-1711, 1713-1716; E.O. 11222 of May 8, 1965 (30 
FR 6469); 21 U.S.C. 853a; and Pub. L. 88-777 (46 U.S.C. app. 817d, 
817e).

Subpart E--Proceedings; Pleadings; Motions; Replies

    2. Section 502.62(f) is revised to read as follows:


Sec. 502.62  Complaints and fee.

* * * * *
    (f) The complaint shall be accompanied by remittance of a $166 
filing fee.
* * * * *
    3. Section 502.68(a)(3) is revised to read as follows:


Sec. 502.68  Declaratory orders and fee.

    (a) * * *
    (3) Petitions shall be accompanied by remittance of a $162 filing 
fee.
* * * * *
    4. Section 502.69(b) is revised to read as follows:


Sec. 502.69  Petitions--general and fee.

* * * * *
    (b) Petitions shall be accompanied by remittance of a $162 filing 
fee. [Rule 69.]

Subpart F--Settlement; Prehearing Procedure

    5. Section 502.92(a)(3)(ii) is revised to read as follows:


Sec. 502.92  Special docket applications and fee.

    (a) * * *
    (3)(i) * * *
    (ii) The application for refund or waiver must be accompanied by 
remittance of an $86 filing fee.
* * * * *

Subpart K--Shortened Procedure

    6. The last sentence of Sec. 502.182 is revised to read as follows:


Sec. 502.182  Complaint and memorandum of facts and arguments and 
filing fee.

    * * * The complaint shall be accompanied by remittance of a $166 
filing fee. [Rule 182.]

Subpart S--Informal Procedure for Adjudication of Small Claims

    7. The last sentence of Sec. 502.304(b) is revised to read as 
follows:


Sec. 502.304  Procedure and filing fee.

* * * * *
    (b) * * * Such claims shall be accompanied by remittance of a $68 
filing fee.
* * * * *

Subpart U--Conciliation Service

    8. The last sentence of Sec. 502.404(a) is revised to read as 
follows:


Sec. 502.404  Procedure and fee.

    (a) * * * The request shall be accompanied by remittance of a $61 
service fee.
* * * * *

PART 503--PUBLIC INFORMATION

    9. The authority citation for Part 503 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552, 552a, 552b, 553; 31 U.S.C. 9701; E.O. 
12356, 47 FR 14874, 15557, 3 CFR 1982 Comp., p. 167.

Subpart E--Fees

    10. The introductory paragraph of Sec. 503.41 is revised to read as 
follows:


Sec. 503.41  Policy and services available.

    Pursuant to policies established by Congress, the Government's 
costs for services provided to identifiable persons are to be recovered 
by the payment of fees (Independent Offices Appropriations Act, 31 
U.S.C. 9701 and Freedom of Information Reform Act of 1986, October 27, 
1986, 5 U.S.C. 552). Except as otherwise noted, it is the general 
policy of the Commission not to waive or reduce service and filing fees 
contained in this chapter. In extraordinary situations, the Commission 
will accept requests for waivers or fee reductions. Such requests are 
to be made to the Secretary of the Commission at the time of the 
information request or the filing of documents and must demonstrate 
that the waiver or reduction of a fee is in the best interest of the 
public, or that payment of a fee would impose an undue hardship. The 
Secretary will notify the requestor of the decision to grant or deny 
the request for waiver or reduction.
* * * * *
    11. In Sec. 503.43, paragraphs (c)(1) (i) and (ii), the first 
sentence of paragraph (c)(2), paragraph (c)(3)(ii), paragraph (c)(4), 
paragraphs (d)(1), (2), and (3), and paragraph (e) are revised; 
paragraphs (f) and (i) are removed; paragraphs (g), (h), and (j) are 
redesignated paragraphs (f), (g), and (h); and newly designated 
paragraphs (f) and (g) are revised to read as follows:


Sec. 503.43  Fees for services.

* * * * *
    (c) * * *
    (1) * * *
    (i) Search will be performed by clerical/administrative personnel 
at a rate of $15.00 per hour and by professional/executive personnel at 
a rate of $30.00 per hour.
    (ii) Minimum charge for record search is $15.00.
    (2) Charges for review of records to determine whether they are 
exempt from disclosure under Sec. 503.35 shall be assessed to recover 
full costs at the rate of $63.00 per hour. * * *
    (3) * * *
    (i) * * *
    (ii) By Commission personnel, at the rate of five cents per page 
(one side) plus $15.00 per hour.
    (iii)* * *
    (4) The certification and validation (with Federal Maritime 
Commission seal) of documents filed with or issued by the Commission 
will be available at $70.00 for each certification.
    (d) * * *
    (1) Orders, notices, rulings, and decisions (initial and final) 
issued by Administrative Law Judges and by the Commission in all formal 
docketed proceedings before the Federal Maritime Commission are 
available at an annual subscription rate of $278.
    (2) Final decisions (only) issued by the Commission in all formal 
docketed proceedings before the Commission are available at an annual 
subscription rate of $223.
    (3) General rules and regulations of the Commission are available 
at the following rates: (i) Initial set including all current 
regulations for a fee of $83, and (ii) an annual subscription rate of 
$6 for all amendments to existing regulations and any new regulations 
issued.
* * * * *
    (e) To have one's name and address placed on the mailing list of a 
specific docket as an interested party to receive all issuances 
pertaining to that docket: $7 per proceeding.
    (f) Loose-leaf reprint of the Commission's complete, current Rules 
of Practice and Procedure, part 502 of this chapter, for an initial fee 
of $9. Future amendments to the reprint are available at an annual 
subscription rate of $7.
    (g) Applications for admission to practice before the Commission 
for persons not attorneys at law must be accompanied by a fee of $77 
pursuant to Sec. 502.27 of this chapter.
* * * * *

Subpart G--Access to Any Record of Identifiable Personal 
Information

    12. In Sec. 503.69, paragraphs (b)(1) and (2) are revised to read 
as follows:


Sec. 503.69  Fees.

* * * * *
    (b) * * *
    (1) The copying of records and documents will be available at the 
rate of five cents per page (one side), limited to size 8\1/4\'' x 14'' 
or smaller.
    (2) The certification and validation (with Federal Maritime 
Commission seal) of documents filed with or issued by the Commission 
will be available at $70 for each certification.
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PART 510--LICENSING OF OCEAN FREIGHT FORWARDERS

    13. The authority citation for Part 510 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 553; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 46 U.S.C. app. 1702, 
1707, 1709, 1710, 1712, 1714, 1716, and 1718; 21 U.S.C. 853a.

Subpart B--Eligibility and Procedure for Licensing; Bond 
Requirements

    14. Section 510.12(b) is revised to read as follows:


Sec. 510.12  Application for license.

    (a) * * *
    (b) Fee. The application shall be accompanied by a money order, 
certified check or cashier's check in the amount of $687 made payable 
to the Federal Maritime Commission.
* * * * *
    15. The penultimate sentence in Sec. 510.14(b) is revised to read 
as follows:


Sec. 510.14  Surety bond requirements.

    (a) * * *
    (b) * * * The fee for such supplementary investigation shall be 
$213 payable by money order, certified check or cashier's check to the 
Federal Maritime Commission. * * *
* * * * *
    16. The first sentence of Sec. 510.19(e) is revised to read as 
follows:


Sec. 510.19  Changes in organization.

* * * * *
    (e) Application form and fee. Applications for Commission approval 
of status changes or for license transfers under paragraph (a) of this 
section shall be filed in duplicate with the Director, Bureau of 
Tariffs, Certification and Licensing, Federal Maritime Commission, on 
form FMC-18 Rev., together with a processing fee of $365, made payable 
by money order, certified check or cashier's check to the Federal 
Maritime Commission. * * *
* * * * *

PART 514--TARIFFS AND SERVICE CONTRACTS

    17. The authority citation for Part 514 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552 and 553; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 46 U.S.C. app. 
804, 812, 814-817(a), 820, 833a, 841a, 843, 844, 845, 845a, 845b, 
847, 1702-1712, 1714-1716, 1718, 1721, and 1722; and sec. 2(b) of 
Pub. L. 101-92, 103 Stat. 601.

Subpart C--Form, Content and Use of Tariff Data

    18. In Sec. 514.21, paragraphs (c), (e) introductory text and 
(e)(1), (f), (j), and (k) are revised to read as follows:


Sec. 514.21  User charges.

* * * * *
    (c) Registration for user (filer and/or retriever ID and password 
(see exhibit 1 to this part and Secs. 514.4(d), 514.8(f) and 514.20)): 
$162 for initial registration for firm and one individual; $136 for 
additions and changes.
    (d) * * *
    (e) Certification of batch filing capability (by appointment 
through the Bureau of Administration) (Sec. 514.8(l)).
    (1) User charge: $359 per certification submission (covers all 
types of tariffs for which the applicant desires to be certified as 
well as recertification required by substantial changes to the ATFI 
system).
* * * * *
    (f) Application for special permission (Sec. 514.18): $146.
* * * * *
    (j) Database tapes (Sec. 514.20(d)). The fees for subscriber tapes, 
similar to other fees in this section, reflect the cost of providing 
those copies, including staff time, the cost of duplication, 
distribution, and user-dedicated equipment, and are:
    (1) Initial set of full database tapes: $336.
    (2) Daily updates: $61.
    (3) Weekly updates: $86.
    (4) Monthly updates: $136.

Updates of ATFI tapes include a set number of tapes; if more tapes are 
required, the fee will increase by $25 per additional tape.
    (k) Miscellaneous tapes. The fee for tape data, other than the ATFI 
database described in paragraph (j) of this section, shall be $61 for 
the initial tape plus $25 for each additional tape required.
* * * * *

PART 540--SECURITY FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE PUBLIC

    19. The authority citation for Part 540 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552, 553; 31 U.S.C. 9701; secs. 2 and 3, 
Pub. L. 89-777, 80 Stat. 1356-1358 (46 U.S.C. app. 817e, 817d); sec. 
43 of the Shipping Act, 1916 (46 U.S.C. app. 841a); sec. 17 of the 
Shipping Act of 1984 (46 U.S.C. 1716).

Subpart A--Proof of Financial Responsibility, Bonding and 
Certification of Financial Responsibility for Indemnification of 
Passengers for Nonperformance of Transportation

    20. The last sentence in Sec. 540.4(b) is revised to read as 
follows:


Sec. 540.4  Procedure for establishing financial responsibility.

* * * * *
    (b) * * * An application for a Certificate (Performance) shall be 
accompanied by a filing fee remittance of $1,874.
* * * * *

Subpart B--Proof of Financial Responsibility, Bonding and 
Certification of Financial Responsibility To Meet Liability 
Incurred for Death or Injury to Passengers or Other Persons on 
Voyages

    21. The last sentence of Sec. 540.23(b) is revised to read as 
follows:


Sec. 540.23  Procedure for establishing financial responsibility.

* * * * *
    (b) * * * An application for a Certificate (Casualty) shall be 
accompanied by a filing fee remittance of $830.
* * * * *

PART 583--SURETY FOR NON-VESSEL-OPERATING COMMON CARRIERS

    22. The authority citation for Part 583 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 553; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 46 U.S.C. app. 1702, 
1707, 1709, 1710-1712, 1716, and 1721.

    23. A new paragraph (d) is added to Sec. 583.7 to read as follows:


Sec. 583.7  Proof of Compliance.

* * * * *
    (d) The fee for providing the list of tariffed and bonded NVOCCs 
referred to in paragraph (b)(1) of this section is $122. The list is 
available in several forms: Hard paper copy, diskette, or tape.

    By the Commission.
Joseph C. Polking,
Secretary.

    Note: The following appendixes will not appear in the Code of 
Federal Regulations.

Appendix A--Conferences and Discussion Agreements and the ATFI Working 
Group Represented by the Joint Carrier Group

Asia North American Eastbound Rate Agreement
Colombia Discussion Agreement
Hispaniola Discussion Agreement
Inter-American Discussion Agreement
Inter-American Freight Conference
Inter-American Freight Conference Pacific Coast Area
Inter-American Freight Conference Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin 
Islands
Inter-American Freight Conference River Plate/Puerto Rico and U.S. 
Virgin Islands/River Plate
Israel Trade Conference
Jamaica Discussion Agreement
Latin American Shipping Services Agreement
Mediterranean/North Pacific Freight Conference
Mediterranean/Puerto Rico Conference
Pacific Coast/Australia-New Zealand Tariff Bureau
PANAM Discussion Agreement
Southeastern Caribbean Discussion Agreement
South Europe American Conference
The 8900 Lines Agreement
Transpacific Westbound Rate Agreement
U.S. Atlantic & Gulf/Australia-New Zealand Conference
U.S. Atlantic & Gulf Hispaniola Freight Association
U.S. Atlantic & Gulf Port/Eastern Mediterranean North Africa Freight 
Conference
U.S. Atlantic & Gulf/Southeastern Caribbean Freight Agreement
U.S./Panama Freight Association
Venezuelan American Maritime Association
West Coast of South America Agreement
West Coast of South America Discussion Agreement
Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement

ATFI Working Group

American West African Freight Conference
Caribbean and Central America Discussion Agreement
The 8900 Lines Agreement
Inter-American Discussion Agreement
Inter-American Freight Conference
Israel Trade Conference
South Europe American Conference
Trans-Atlantic Agreement
Transpacific Westbound Rate Agreement
U.S. Atlantic & Gulf/Australia-New Zealand Conference

    Appendix B.--Federal Maritime Commission, Summary of Revised Fees   
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      CFR citation         Application or service        Revised fee    
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Part 502--Rules of                                                      
 Practice and Procedure:                                                
    502.68(a)(3) and      Petitions...............  $162                
     502.69(b).                                                         
    502.92(a)(3)........  Special Dockets.........  86                  
    502.62(f) and         Formal Complaints.......  166                 
     502.182.                                                           
    502.304(b)..........  Informal Complaints.....  68                  
    502.404(a)..........  Conciliation Services...  61                  
Part 503--Public                                                        
 Information:                                                           
    503.43(c)...........  Document Search.........  15/$30 @ hr.        
                          Min. Charge.............  15                  
                          FOIA Review.............  63 @ hr.            
                          Copying by Commission     15 @ hr.            
                           Staff.                                       
    503.43(c) and         Document Certification..  70 @ cert.          
     503.69(b)(2).                                                      
    503.43(d)...........  Annual Subscriptions:     278                 
                           (1) Orders, notices,                         
                           etc., all docketed                           
                           proceedings.                                 
                          (2) Final Decisions Only  223                 
                          (3)(i) Rules, Initial     83                  
                           Set.                                         
                          (3)(ii) Rules,            7                   
                           Amendments.                                  
    503.43(e)...........  Mailing List............  7                   
    503.43(f)...........  Rules of Practice and     9                   
                           Procedure--Initial Set.                      
                          Amendments..............  7                   
    503.43(g)...........  Non-Attorney Admission    77                  
                           to Practice Before                           
                           Commission.                                  
    503.69(b)(1)........  Copying.................  0.05 @ page         
Part 510--Licensing of                                                  
 Ocean Freight                                                          
 Forwarders:                                                            
    510.12(b)...........  Application for License.  687                 
    510.14(b)...........  Supplementary             213                 
                           Investigation.                               
    510.14(e)...........  Status Changes..........  365                 
Part 514--Tariffs and                                                   
 Service Contracts:                                                     
    514.21(c)...........  ATFI Registration.......  162                 
                          Registration Changes....  136                 
    514.21(e)(1)........  Certification of          359                 
                           Software.                                    
    514.21(f)...........  Special Permission        146                 
                           Applications.                                
    514.21(j)...........  ATFI Database Tapes:....                      
                          Initial Set.............  336                 
                          Daily Updates...........  61                  
                          Weekly Updates..........  86                  
                          Monthly Updates.........  136                 
    514.(k).............  Miscellaneous Tapes.....  61                  
Part 540--Security for                                                  
 the Protection of the                                                  
 Public:                                                                
    540.4(b)............  Certificate               1,874               
                           (Performance).                               
    540.23(b)...........  Certificate (Casualty)..  830                 
Part 583--Surety for Non-                                               
 Vessel-Operating Common                                                
 Carriers:                                                              
    583.7...............  NVOCC Listing...........  122                 
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[FR Doc. 94-28246 Filed 11-15-94; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6730-01-P