[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 164 (Thursday, August 23, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42650-42651]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-18244]


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FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

[Petition No. P1-18]


Petition of Cosco Shipping Lines Co., Ltd., Cosco Shipping Lines 
(Europe) Gmbh, Orient Overseas Container Line Limited, and OOCL 
(Europe) Limited for an Exemption From Agreement Filing; Notice of 
Filing and Request for Comments

    Notice is hereby given that COSCO Shipping Lines Co., Ltd. 
(``COSCO''), COSCO Shipping Lines (Europe) GMBH, Orient Overseas 
Container Line Limited, and OOCL (Europe) Limited (``Petitioners''), 
have petitioned the Commission pursuant to 46 U.S.C. 40103(a), 46 CFR 
502.92, and 46 CFR 535.301, ``. . . for an exemption from the Shipping 
Act that would extend the P2-17 Order to COSCO (Europe)'' and ``would 
permit [Petitioners] to enter into agreements . . . without filing an 
agreement and waiting for it to become effective.'' The Petitioners 
state that when the Commission granted the Petition of COSCO, Orient 
Overseas Container Line Limited and OOCL (Europe) Limited (collectively 
``OOCL'') to an exemption from Agreement Filing on August 8, 2018 in 
the P2-17 proceeding that the ``. . . wholly-owned subsidiary of COSCO 
known as COSCO Shipping Lines (Europe) Gmbh (FMC Org. No. 025509) . . . 
had not yet commenced operating as a vessel-operating common carrier in 
the U.S. foreign trades.''
    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 September 6, 2018. 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' counsels, Robert B. 
Yoshitomi, Nixon Peabody LLP, 300 South Grand Avenue, Suite 4100, Los 
Angeles, CA 90071-3151, [email protected], and Eric C. 
Jeffrey, 799 9th Street NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20001-5327, 
[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: P1-18 (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

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the Commission's website at http://www.fmc.gov/P1-18. Replies filed in 
response to the Petition will also be posted on the Commission's 
website at this location.

Rachel Dickon,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-18244 Filed 8-22-18; 8:45 am]
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