[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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