[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 238 (Wednesday, December 13, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 58603]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-26819]


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FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

[Petition No. P3-17]


Petition of Great White Fleet Liner Services Ltd. and Great White 
Fleet Corp.; Notice of Filing and Request for Comments

    Notice is hereby given that Great White Fleet Liner Services Ltd. 
and Great White Fleet Corp. (``Petitioners''), have petitioned the 
Commission pursuant to 46 U.S.C. 40103 of the Shipping Act of 1984 and 
Rules 92 and 94 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 46 
CFR 502.92, and 46 CFR 502.94, for an exemption from ``the provisions 
of 46 CFR 530.10 requiring each service contract amendment to be signed 
by both parties and filed with the Commission.''
    The Petitioners state that a pending corporate restructuring will 
result in Great White Fleet Liner Services Ltd. transferring agreed 
upon assets and services to Great White Fleet Corp. As some of the 
transferred services will be ``. . . service contracts with shippers 
filed with the Commission under the Shipping Act . . . ,'' the 
Petitioners are requesting an exemption from 46 CFR 530.10 that 
requires ``. . . all amendments to service contracts to be manually 
amended by both parties, including amendments changing the carrier 
party to a successor carrier, eve to an affiliate.'' The Petitioners 
claim that ``. . . approximately 300 service contracts would require 
manual amendments'' which would ``place a severe administrative burden 
upon the carriers and shippers alike . . .'' among other issues. The 
Petitioners claim that ``the potential for negative competitive or 
commercial effects is minimal . . .'' due to the terms of their 
corporate restructuring.
    In order for the Commission to make a thorough evaluation of the 
exemption requested in the Petition, pursuant to 46 CFR 502.92, 
interested parties are requested to submit views or arguments in reply 
to the Petition no later than December 27, 2017. Replies shall be sent 
to the Secretary by email to [email protected] or by mail to Federal 
Maritime Commission, 800 North Capitol Street NW, Washington, DC 20573-
0001, and replies shall be served on Petitioners' counsel, Wade S. 
Hooker, Law Office of Wade S. Hooker, 211 Central Park W, New York, New 
York 10024, [email protected].
    Non-confidential filings may be submitted in hard copy to the 
Secretary at the above address or by email as a PDF attachment to 
[email protected] and include in the subject line: P3-17 (Commenter/
Company). Confidential filings should not be filed by email. A 
confidential filing must be filed with the Secretary in hard copy only, 
and be accompanied by a transmittal letter that identifies the filing 
as ``Confidential-Restricted'' and describes the nature and extent of 
the confidential treatment requested. The Commission will provide 
confidential treatment to the extent allowed by law for confidential 
submissions, or parts of submissions, for which confidentiality has 
been requested. When a confidential filing is submitted, there must 
also be submitted a public version of the filing. Such public filing 
version shall exclude confidential materials, and shall indicate on the 
cover page and on each affected page ``Confidential materials 
excluded.'' Public versions of confidential filings may be submitted by 
email. The Petition will be posted on the Commission's website at 
http://www.fmc.gov/P3-17. Replies filed in response to the Petition 
will also be posted on the Commission's website at this location.

Rachel E. Dickon,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-26819 Filed 12-12-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6731-AA-P