[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 25, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 8541]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-3965]


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FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

[Docket No. 08-07]


Petition of Olympus Growth Fund III, L.P. and Olympus Executive 
Fund, L.P. for Declaratory Order, Rulemaking or Other Relief; Request 
for Comments

    This is to invite comments on or before March 6, 2009, with regard 
to the Petition described below.
    On December 23, 2008 notice was given that Olympus Growth Fund III, 
L.P. and Olympus Executive Fund, L.P. (``Petitioners'') had petitioned 
the Federal Maritime Commission (``Commission'') pursuant to 46 CFR 
502.51, 68 and 69, for the Commission to: (1) Issue a declaratory order 
clarifying that the ``practice of re-routing the domestic inland 
transportation leg of a through intermodal shipment'' by non-vessel-
operating common carriers or other shippers does not violate the 
Shipping Act of 1984 (``Shipping Act''); (2) initiate a rulemaking to 
consider these issues; and/or (3) initiate a docketed proceeding with 
respect to informal compromise procedures said to be underway between 
Global Link Logistics, Inc. (``Global Link'') and the Commission's 
Bureau of Enforcement (``BOE''), and grant Petitioners leave to 
intervene in the Commission's investigation thereof.
    The Commission's Notice of Filing of Petition requested that Global 
Link Logistics Inc. and the Bureau of Enforcement submit views or 
arguments in reply to the Petition no later than January 9, 2009 (74 FR 
288, Jan. 5, 2009). In order for the Commission to make a thorough 
evaluation of the Petition, other interested persons are hereby invited 
to submit views or arguments in reply to the Petition no later than 
March 13, 2009. The Commission is particularly interested in comments 
relating to the rulemaking aspects of the Petition.
    Comments shall consist of an original and fifteen (15) copies, be 
directed to the Secretary, Federal Maritime Commission, 800 North 
Capitol Street, NW., Washington, DC 20573-0001, and be served on 
Petitioners' counsel, Lewis R. Clayton, of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, 
Wharton & Garrison LLP, 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 
10019-6064; and Warren L. Dean, Jr., of Thompson Coburn LLP, 1909 K 
Street, NW., Suite 600, Washington, DC 20006. Comments shall also be 
submitted in electronic form (Microsoft Word 2003) by e-mail to 
[email protected]. To review the Petition, the Notice of Filing of 
Petition, or any related documents, visit the Commission's Web site at 
http://www.fmc.gov/reading/activity_logs.asp?DOCKET_ID=634. Comments 
filed in response to this Petition will be posted on the Commission's 
Web site at the location shown above.

Karen V. Gregory,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E9-3965 Filed 2-24-09; 8:45 am]
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