[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 105 (Friday, May 31, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25275-25276]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-11385]
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FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION
Agency Information Collection Request: 60-Day Public Comment
Request
AGENCY: Federal Maritime Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, the Federal Maritime Commission invites comments on the
continuing information collection (reinstatement of the information
collection with no changes) listed below in this notice.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on July 30, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments by the following methods. Please
reference the information collection's title and OMB number in your
comments.
Email: [email protected]. Comments should be attached to the
email as a Microsoft Word or text-searchable PDF document. Only non-
confidential and public versions of confidential comments should be
submitted by email.
Mail: Karen V. Gregory, Managing Director, Office of the
Managing Director, Federal Maritime Commission, 800 North Capitol
Street NW, Washington, DC 20573.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To obtain additional information,
copies of the information collection and instructions, or copies of any
comments received, contact Donna Lee, Management Analyst, Office of the
Managing Director, Federal Maritime Commission, 800 North Capitol
Street NW, Washington, DC 20573, (Telephone: (202) 523-5800),
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Request for Comments
The Federal Maritime Commission, as part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to comment on the continuing information
collection listed in this notice, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be included or
summarized in our request for Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
approval of the relevant information collection. All comments are part
of the public record and subject to disclosure. Please do not include
any confidential or inappropriate material in your comments. We invite
comments on: (1) The necessity and utility of the proposed information
collection for the proper performance of the agency's functions; (2)
the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) the
use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology to minimize the information collection burden.
Information Collection Open for Comment
Title: 46 CFR part 535--Ocean Common Carrier and Marine Terminal
Operator Agreements Subject to the Shipping Act of 1984.
OMB Approval Number: 3072-0045.
Abstract: Section 4 of the Shipping Act of 1984, 46 U.S.C.
40301(a)-(c), identifies certain agreements by or among ocean common
carriers (carriers) and marine terminal operators (MTOs) that fall
within the jurisdiction of that Act. Section 5 of the Act, 46 U.S.C.
40302, requires that carriers and MTOs file those agreements with the
Federal Maritime Commission. Section 6 of the Act, 46 U.S.C. 40304,
40306, and 41307(b)-(d), specifies the Commission actions that may be
taken with respect to filed agreements, including requiring the
submission of additional information. Section 15 of the Act, 46 U.S.C.
40104, authorizes the Commission to require that carriers and MTOs,
among other persons, file periodic or special reports. Requests for
additional information and the filing of periodic or special reports
are meant to assist the Commission in fulfilling its statutory mandate
of overseeing the activities of the ocean transportation industry.
These reports are necessary so that the Commission can monitor
agreement parties' activities to determine how or if their activities
will have an impact on competition.
Current Actions: There are no changes to this information
collection, and it is being submitted for reinstatement purposes only.
Type of Review: Reinstatement.
Needs and Uses: The Commission staff uses the information filed by
agreement parties to monitor their activities as required by the
Shipping Act of 1984. Under the general standard set forth in section
6(g) of the Act, 46 U.S.C. 41307(b)(1), the Commission must determine
whether filed agreements are likely, by a reduction in competition, to
produce an unreasonable reduction in transportation service or an
unreasonable increase in transportation cost or to substantially lessen
competition in the purchasing of certain covered services. If it is
shown, based on information collected under this rule, that an
agreement is likely to have the foregoing adverse effects, the
Commission may bring suit in the U.S. District Court for the District
of Columbia to enjoin the operation of that agreement. Other than an
agreement filed under section 5 of the Act, the information collected
may not be disclosed to the public except as may be relevant to an
administrative or judicial proceeding, and disclosure to Congress.
Frequency: This information is collected generally on a quarterly
basis or as required under the rules.
Type of Respondents: The types of respondents are ocean common
carriers and MTOs subject to the Shipping Act of 1984.
Number of Annual Respondents: The Commission estimates a potential
annual respondent universe of 334 entities.
Estimated Time per Response: The approximate range of person hours
per response, including preparation and filing, depends on its
complexity, presented by category below:
Agreements and amendments not requiring form FMC-150: 6-25 hours.
Agreements and amendments requiring form FMC-150: 17-137 hours.
Terminations of Agreements: .25-.5 hours.
Filing of Agreement meeting minutes: 2-5 hours.
Filing of Monitoring Reports:
VOCC Rate Discussion Agreements: 71-120 hours.
Alliance Agreements: 60-155 hours.
Other reporting agreements: 5-75 hours.
Total Annual Burden: The Commission estimates the total annual
burden at 15,972 hours.
Rachel Dickon,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-11385 Filed 5-30-19; 8:45 am]
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