[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 134 (Thursday, July 11, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 36560]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-17606]


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FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION


Notice of Agreement(s) Filed

    The Federal Maritime Commission hereby gives notice of the filing 
of the following agreement(s) pursuant to section 5 of the Shipping Act 
of 1984.
    Interested parties may inspect and obtain a copy of each agreement 
at the Washington, D.C. Office of the Federal Maritime Commission, 800 
North Capitol Street, N.W., 9th Floor. Interested parties may submit 
comments on each agreement to the Secretary, Federal Maritime 
Commission, Washington, D.C. 20573, within 10 days after the date of 
the Federal Register in which this notice appears. The requirements for 
comments are found in section 572.603 of Title 46 of the Code of 
Federal Regulations. Interested persons should consult this section 
before communicating with the Commission regarding a pending agreement.

    Agreement No.: 203-011465-001.
    Title: South America Pacific Coast Rate Agreement.
    Parties:

    Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. Nedlloyd Lijnen BV.

    Synopsis: The proposed amendment (1) adds Flota Mercante 
Grancolombiana S.A. as a party; (2) deletes the membership initiation 
fee and budget assessment provisions in favor of equal share agreement 
cost allocation; (3) deletes the prohibition against independent 
service contracts subject to revised service contract procedures; (4) 
provides for the continuity of effective service contracts entered into 
by new Agreement members prior to membership and procedures by which 
members may seek to participate in pre-existing service contracts of 
other members; and (5) makes other non-substantive changes.

    Agreement No.: 203-011517-001.
    Title: Space Charter and Sailing Agreement between American 
President Lines, Ltd./Crowley American Transport, Inc.
    Parties:

    American President Lines, Ltd.
    Crowley American Transport, Inc.

    Synopsis: The proposed amendment expands the geographic scope to 
include points in Puerto Rico or in the Continental Unites States via 
ports on the U.S. Atlantic or Gulf Coasts. It also expands the 
application of the Agreement to include vessels owned and chartered 
(including space chartered) by either party. The parties have requested 
a shortened review period.

    Agreement No.: 203-011547.
    Title: Israel Discussion Agreement.
    Parties:

    Israel Trade Conference
    China Ocean Shipping Company

    Synopsis: The proposed Agreement authorizes the parties to discuss 
and agree, on a voluntary basis, on their respective tariffs, rates, 
service items, rules and service contracts and to exchange information 
and statistics in the trade between U.S. Atlantic, Gulf, Great Lakes 
and Pacific Coast ports and points (including Alaska and Hawaii) on the 
one hand, and Mediterranean ports of Israel, and Israeli inland points 
and Mediterranean coastal points via such ports, on the other hand.

    Agreement No.: 224-200051-007.
    Title: Lease Agreement Between Philadelphia Regional Port Authority 
and Tioga Fruit Terminal, Inc.
    Parties:

    Philadelphia Regional Port Authority
    Tioga Fruit Terminal, Inc.

    Synopsis: The proposed amendment extends the option date for Tioga 
Fruit Terminal, Inc. to extend the lease for a second renewal term 
until June 30, 1996.

    By Order of the Federal Maritime Commission.

    Dated: July 5, 1996.
Joseph C. Polking,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-17606 Filed 7-10-96; 8:45 am]
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