[The Regulatory Plan and Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions]
[Federal Maritime Commission Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
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[From the U.S. Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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Part LIII





Federal Maritime Commission





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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

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FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION (FMC)                                      


  



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FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

46 CFR Ch. IV

Regulatory Plan and Unified Agenda

AGENCY: Federal Maritime Commission.

ACTION: Regulatory plan and semiannual regulatory agenda.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 4(b) of E.O. 12866 and the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the Commission anticipates 
having under consideration, during the period from October 1, 1996, to 
September 30, 1997, actions in the areas listed below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information concerning 
Commission rulemaking proceedings or the status of any matter listed 
below, contact: Joseph C. Polking, Secretary, 800 North Capitol Street 
NW., Washington, DC 20573, (202) 523-5725.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 602 of the Regulatory Flexibility 
Act (5 U.S.C. 602) requires the publication of an agenda of items for 
which regulatory agencies may propose or promulgate a rule which is 
likely to have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of 
small entities. Section 4(b) of Executive Order 12866 also requires 
agencies to publish a regulatory agenda. The agendas include 
information on regulatory activities being conducted or reviewed during 
the succeeding 12 months by the Commission.

    The following is the Commission's unified regulatory agenda. 
The agenda does not necessarily include all petitions for 
rulemakings which are under staff review.

    In addition, the Commission maintains a compilation of the 
status of pending rulemaking proceedings and a listing of rules 
that have become final since the publication of the most recent 
regulatory agenda. This will be made available to the public, 
including the press and interested persons.

    For this edition of the Commission's regulatory agenda, the 
most important significant regulatory actions are included in The 
Regulatory Plan, which appears in Part II of this issue of the 
Federal Register. The Regulatory Plan entries are listed in the 
Table of Contents below and are denoted by a bracketed bold 
reference, which directs the reader to the appropriate Sequence 
Number in Part II.

Joseph C. Polking,

Secretary.

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                                                                                                     Regulation 
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4596        Coloading Practices and Possible Section 16 Exemption for Coloading (Docket Nos. 93-22              
            and 94-26)............................................................................    3072-AB75 
4597        Financial Responsibility Requirements for Nonperformance of Transportation and Inquiry              
            Into Alternative Forms (Docket No. 94-06; Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking) (Reg               
            Plan Seq. No. 166)....................................................................    3072-AB80 
4598        Availability of the Annual Financial and Operating Statements Filed by Domestic                     
            Offshore Carriers (Docket No. 95-15)..................................................    3072-AB89 
4599        Noncontiguous Domestic Trade Tariffs (Docket No. 96-04)...............................   3072-AB93  
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References in boldface appear in the Regulatory Plan in Part II of this issue of the Federal Register.          


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                                                                                                     Regulation 
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4600        Marine Terminal Tariff Provisions Regarding Liability of Vessel Agents; Petition for                
            Rulemaking (Petition P3-95)...........................................................    3072-AB90 
4601        Information Form and Post-Effective Reporting Requirements for Agreements Among Ocean               
            Common Carriers Subject to the Shipping Act of 1984 (Docket No. 94-31)................    3072-AB92 
4602        Administrative Offset (Docket No. 96-15)..............................................    3072-AB94 
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4596. COLOADING PRACTICES AND POSSIBLE SECTION 16 EXEMPTION FOR 
COLOADING (DOCKET NOS. 93-22 AND 94-26)

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  5 USC 552 and 553; 46 USC app 1707; 46 USC app 1716; 
PL 102-582, 106 Stat 4910

CFR Citation:  46 CFR 514.15; 46 CFR 580.5; 46 CFR 581.1; 46 CFR 581.3

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Action redefines ``coloading'' to limit the term to the 
combining of cargo under an agreement between non-vessel-operating 
common carriers (NVOCCs) and makes other changes involving coloading, 
including prohibiting coloaded cargo from being carried under a service 
contract. This action has been held in abeyance pending a Notice of 
Inquiry which is exploring whether current coloading practices are 
consistent with statutory requirements, and if not, whether an 
exemption should be initiated.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            11/24/93                    58 FR 62077
NPRM Comment Period End         03/11/94                     59 FR 5974

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Notice of Inquiry (Docket No. 
94-26)                          11/09/94                    59 FR 55826
Comment Period End for NOI 
(Docket No. 94-26)              12/27/94
NOI Comment Period Extended to 
01/23/95                        12/28/94                    59 FR 66880
Final Action                    09/00/97
Final Action Effective          10/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Robert D. Bourgoin, General Counsel, Federal Maritime 
Commission, 800 North Capitol Street NW., Washington, DC 20573
Phone: 202 523-5740
Fax: 202 523-5738

RIN: 3072-AB75
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4597. FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR NONPERFORMANCE OF 
TRANSPORTATION AND INQUIRY INTO ALTERNATIVE FORMS (DOCKET NO. 94-06; 
FURTHER NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING)

Regulatory Plan:  This entry is Seq. No. 166 in Part II of this issue 
of the Federal Register.

RIN: 3072-AB80
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4598. AVAILABILITY OF THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL AND OPERATING STATEMENTS 
FILED BY DOMESTIC OFFSHORE CARRIERS (DOCKET NO. 95-15)

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  5 USC 553; 46 USC app 817; 46 USC app 841(a); 46 USC 
app 844; 46 USC app 845

CFR Citation:  46 CFR 552

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Action would amend regulations governing financial reporting 
requirements applicable to vessel-operating common carriers by water in 
the domestic offshore trades to allow access to the annual statements 
of financial and operating data filed with the Commission by domestic 
offshore carriers.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            10/16/95                    60 FR 53572
NPRM Comment Period End         11/15/95
Final Action                    12/00/96
Final Action Effective          01/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Anne M. McAloon, Bureau of Economic and Agreement 
Analysis, Federal Maritime Commission, 800 North Capitol Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20573
Phone: 202 523-5790
Fax: 202 523-3782

RIN: 3072-AB89
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4599.  NONCONTIGUOUS DOMESTIC TRADE TARIFFS (DOCKET NO. 96-04)

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  49 USC 13701 to 13702

CFR Citation:  46 CFR 514

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The FMC and the Surface Transportation Board jointly seek 
comments on how best to implement the provisions of the ICC Termination 
Act of 1995 involving tariff filing and rate reasonableness in the 
noncontiguous domestic trade, during a transition period that will end 
September 30, 1996.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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Request for Comments            02/14/96                     61 FR 5835
Comment Period End              03/11/96
Replies to Comments Due         03/25/96
Final Action                    10/00/96
Final Action Effective          11/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: John C. Cunningham, Office of the General Counsel, 
Federal Maritime Commission, 800 North Capitol Street NW., Washington, 
DC 20573
Phone: 202 523-5740
Fax: 202 523-5738

RIN: 3072-AB93
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4600. MARINE TERMINAL TARIFF PROVISIONS REGARDING LIABILITY OF VESSEL 
AGENTS; PETITION FOR RULEMAKING (PETITION P3-95)

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  5 USC 553; 46 USC app 1709; 46 USC app 1716; 46 USC 
app 815; 46 USC app 816; 46 USC app 820; 46 USC app 841a

CFR Citation:  46 CFR 514

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This petition for rulemaking seeks establishment of a rule 
which would declare unlawful any marine terminal tariff provision that 
holds the vessel agent liable for terminal charges of its disclosed 
principal.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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Comment Period End 08/14/95     07/12/95                    60 FR 35906
Notice of Filing of Petition    07/12/95                    60 FR 35906
Comment Period Extended to 09/
15/95                           08/15/95                    60 FR 42159
Order Denying Petition          06/28/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Robert D. Bourgoin, General Counsel, Federal Maritime 
Commission, 800 North Capitol Street NW., Washington, DC 20573
Phone: 202 523-5740
Fax: 202 523-5738

RIN: 3072-AB90
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4601.  INFORMATION FORM AND POST-EFFECTIVE REPORTING 
REQUIREMENTS FOR AGREEMENTS AMONG OCEAN COMMON CARRIERS SUBJECT TO THE 
SHIPPING ACT OF 1984 (DOCKET NO. 94-31)

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  5 USC 553; 46 USC app 1701 to 1707; 46 USC app 1709

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to 1710; 46 USC app 1712; 46 USC app 1714 to 1717

CFR Citation:  46 CFR 572

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The FMC is amending the final rule in this proceeding so that 
monitoring reports will be due within 75 days of the end of each 
calendar quarter, rather than 30 days as presently required. The intent 
of this amendment is to allow carriers subject to monitoring report 
obligations adequate time to gather, organize and submit all required 
data. In addition, the FMC is amending the final rule to provide that 
annual classification of agreements for monitoring purposes will be 
done on the basis of second-quarter market share, rather than third-
quarter market share as presently required. The purpose of this 
amendment is to ensure adequate time for the submission and review of 
such data before the end of each calendar year. See RIN 3072-AB85.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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Final Action - Amendments to 
Final Rule                      08/05/96                    61 FR 40530
Final Action Effective          08/05/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Austin L. Schmitt, Director, Bureau of Economics and 
Agreement Analysis, Federal Maritime Commission, 800 North Capitol 
Street NW., Washington, DC 20573
Phone: 202 523-5787
Fax: 202 523-4372

RIN: 3072-AB92
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4602.  ADMINISTRATIVE OFFSET (DOCKET NO. 96-15)

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  31 USC 3701; 31 USC 3711; 31 USC 3716

CFR Citation:  46 CFR 505

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule adopts, without change, the existing regulations on 
administrative offset promulgated by the Department of the Treasury as 
mandated by the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996. The rule 
allows the Commission to collect by administrative offset any 
delinquent debt owed it and sets forth the minimum due process rights 
that must be provided to the debtor when the Commission seeks to 
collect a debt by administrative offset.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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Final Action                    09/26/96                    61 FR 50444
Final Action Effective          10/28/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Robert D. Bourgoin, General Counsel, Federal Maritime 
Commission, 800 North Capitol Street NW., Washington, DC 20573
Phone: 202 523-5740
Fax: 202 523-5738

RIN: 3072-AB94
[FR Doc. 96-24936 Filed 11-27-96; 8:45 am]
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