[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 25, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 73341]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-23491]


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FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

[Docket No. 23-11]


Notice of Filing of Complaint and Assignment; Bal Container Line 
Co., Limited, Complainant v. SSA Marine Terminal and SSA Terminals 
(Pier A), LLC, Respondents

Served: October 19, 2023.
    Notice is given that a complaint has been filed with the Federal 
Maritime Commission (the ``Commission'') by Bal Container Line Co., 
Limited (the ``Complainant'') against SSA Marine Terminal and SSA 
Terminals (Pier A), LLC (the ``Respondents''). Complainant states that 
the Commission has jurisdiction over the complaint under the Shipping 
Act of 1984, as amended, 46 U.S.C. 40101 et seq., and jurisdiction over 
the Respondents as a marine terminal operator.
    Complainant is an entity with a principal place of business in Hong 
Kong and a vessel operating common carrier.
    Complainant identifies Respondent SSA Marine Terminal as a Delaware 
limited liability company with a principal place of business in 
Seattle, Washington.
    Complainant identifies Respondent SSA Terminals (Pier A), LLC as a 
limited liability company with a principal place of business in 
Seattle, Washington.
    Complainant alleges that Respondents violated 46 U.S.C. 41102(c) 
and 46 CFR part 545 regarding a failure to establish, observe, and 
enforce just and reasonable regulations and practices relating to or 
connected with receiving, handling, storing, or delivering property. 
Complainant alleges these violations arose from an assessment of a flat 
rate congestion surcharge without a stated relationship to actual 
terminal congestion and continued assessment of congestion surcharges 
while containers were placed in inaccessible terminal areas.
    An answer to the complaint must be filed with the Commission within 
25 days after the date of service.
    The full text of the complaint can be found in the Commission's 
electronic Reading Room at https://www2.fmc.gov/readingroom/proceeding/23-11/. This proceeding has been assigned to the Office of 
Administrative Law Judges. The initial decision of the presiding judge 
shall be issued by October 21, 2024, and the final decision of the 
Commission shall be issued by May 5, 2025.

Carl Savoy,
Federal Register Alternate Liaison Officer, Federal Maritime 
Commission.
[FR Doc. 2023-23491 Filed 10-24-23; 8:45 am]
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