[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 89 (Friday, May 9, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19716-19717]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-08211]
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FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION
[Docket No. FMC-2025-0008]
Notice of Filing of Petition and Request for Comments: Exemption
From Tariff Rate Publication Requirements
AGENCY: Federal Maritime Commission.
ACTION: Notice of filing and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Maritime Commission (Commission) has received a
petition from a controlled carrier requesting an exemption from the
statutory requirement to provide 30 days' notice of a reduction in its
tariff rates and seeks public comment.
DATES: Submit comments on or before June 9, 2025.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. FMC-2025-
0008, by the following method:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Your comments must be written and in
English and submitted electronically through the Federal Rulemaking
Portal at www.regulations.gov. To submit comments on that site, search
for Docket No. FMC-2025-0008 and follow the instructions provided. If
you would like to receive future information regarding this petition,
you must include your contact information.
A copy of the comment must also be served on the Petitioner's
counsel, Cameron W. Roberts, Roberts & Kehagiaras LLP, at
[email protected], 210 Yacht Club, Redondo Beach, CA 90802.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions regarding the submission
of written public comments or the treatment of any confidential
information, please contact David Eng, Secretary, at (202) 523-5725 or
by email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is given that the Chinese-Polish
Joint Stock Shipping Company (``Chipolbrok''), has petitioned the
Commission, pursuant to 46 U.S.C. 40103(a) and 46 CFR 502.94, for an
exemption from 46 U.S.C. 40703 so that it may reduce its tariff rates
effective upon publication. A copy of this petition, Petition No. P1-
25, can be found at www.regulations.gov under Docket No. FMC-2025-0008.
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To grant an exemption, the Commission must conclude that such
exemption will not result in substantial reduction in competition or be
detrimental to commerce. The Commission has stated that ``detriment to
commerce'' must signify something other than ``substantial reduction in
competition.'' \1\ In order to determine whether either prong of this
standard occurs, the Commission will examine the percent of cargo and
number of twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) moving in the controlled
carrier's U.S. trades under service contracts and tariffs. The
Commission will also examine whether allowing the carrier to reduce
tariff rates and charges with immediate effectiveness may allow it to
compete more vigorously, especially when compared to any shortage of
capacity or overcapacity that may be occurring in the shipping industry
as a whole.
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\1\ See Petition No. P7-92, Motor Vehicle Manufacturers
Association of the United States, Inc. and Wallenius Lines, N.A.-
Joint Application for Exemption from Certain Requirements of the
Shipping Act of 1984 for Certain Limited Shipments of Passenger
Vehicles, 26 S.R.R. 1269 (FMC 1994) and Docket No. 05-05, Non-
Vessel-Operating Common Carrier Service Arrangements, 30 S.R.R. 763
(FMC 2005).
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For the Commission to make a thorough evaluation of the exemption
requested in the petition, interested parties are afforded an
opportunity to participate through submission of written public
comments. Comments must be received no later than the above stated
date. The comments must be written and in English and submitted
electronically through the Federal Rulemaking Portal at
www.regulations.gov. To submit comments on that site, search for Docket
No. FMC-2025-0008 and follow the instructions provided. A copy of the
comment must also be served on the Petitioner's counsel, Cameron W.
Roberts, Roberts & Kehagiaras LLP, at [email protected], 210 Yacht
Club, Redondo Beach, CA 90802.
The Commission will provide confidential treatment for identified
confidential information to the extent allowed by law. If you would
like to request confidential treatment, pursuant to 46 CFR 502.5, you
must submit the following, by email, to [email protected]:
A transmittal letter that identifies the specific
information in the comments for which protection is sought and
demonstrates that the information is a trade secret or other
confidential research, development, or commercial information.
A confidential copy of your comments, consisting of the
complete filing with a cover page marked ``Confidential-Restricted,''
and the confidential material clearly marked on each page.
A public version of your comments with the confidential
information excluded. The public version must state ``Public Version--
confidential materials excluded'' on the cover page and on each
affected page and must clearly indicate any information withheld.
Dated: May 6, 2025.
David Eng,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-08211 Filed 5-8-25; 8:45 am]
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