[The Regulatory Plan and Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions] [Federal Maritime Commission Semiannual Regulatory Agenda ] [From the U.S. Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Part LIV Federal Maritime Commission ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Semiannual Regulatory Agenda [[Page 65626]]FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION (FMC) _______________________________________________________________________ FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION 46 CFR Ch. IV Regulatory Plan and Unified Agenda AGENCY: Federal Maritime Commission. ACTION: Regulatory plan and semiannual regulatory agenda. _______________________________________________________________________ SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 4(b) of Executive Order 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, 2005, to September 30, 2006, 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: Bryant L. VanBrakle, Secretary, Federal Maritime Commission, 800 North Capitol Street NW., Washington, DC 20573, (202) 523-5725; e-mail: [email protected]. 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 that 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. The Commission currently has no actions under consideration that constitute ``significant regulatory actions'' under the definition in Executive Order 12866. This edition of the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions includes The Regulatory Plan, which appears in part II of this issue of the Federal Register. The Federal Maritime Commission's Statement of Regulatory and Deregulatory Priorities is included in part II. Bryant L. VanBrakle, Secretary. Federal Maritime Commission--Proposed Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4031 Common Carrier Status Under the Shipping Act of 1984.................................. 3072-AC21 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal Maritime Commission--Long-Term Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4032 Port Restrictions and Requirements in the United States/Japan Trade (Docket No. 96-20) 3072-AB97 4033 Passenger Vessel Financial Responsibility (Docket No. 02-15).......................... 3072-AC22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal Maritime Commission--Completed Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4034 Impact of Government Paperwork Elimination Act and Electronic Signatures in Global and 3072-AC17 National Commerce Act (Docket No. 01-08).............................................. 4035 Non-Vessel-Operating Common Carrier Service Arrangements (Docket No. 05-05)........... 3072-AC31 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________________________________ Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) Proposed Rule Stage _______________________________________________________________________ 4031. COMMON CARRIER STATUS UNDER THE SHIPPING ACT OF 1984 Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 5 USC 553; 46 USC app 1701 et seq; PL 105-258 CFR Citation: 46 CFR 515; 46 CFR 520; 46 CFR 530; 46 CFR 535 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The Federal Maritime Commission is proposing to amend its rules to address the criteria that it will use to establish ocean common carrier status under the Shipping Act of 1984. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 12/00/05 [[Page 65627]] NPRM Comment Period End 02/00/06 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: Businesses Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Florence A. Carr, Director, Bureau of Trade Analysis, Federal Maritime Commission, 800 North Capitol Street NW, Washington, DC 20573 Phone: 202 523-5796 Fax: 202 523-4372 Email: [email protected] Vern W. Hill, Director, Bureau of Enforcement, Federal Maritime Commission, 800 North Capitol Street NW, Washington, DC 20573 Phone: 202 523-5783 Fax: 202 523-5785 Email: [email protected] RIN: 3072-AC21 _______________________________________________________________________ Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) Long-Term Actions _______________________________________________________________________ 4032. PORT RESTRICTIONS AND REQUIREMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES/JAPAN TRADE (DOCKET NO. 96-20) Priority: Other Significant CFR Citation: 46 CFR 551 Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 11/13/96 61 FR 58160 Comment Period Extended to 01/ 20/97 12/27/96 61 FR 68200 NPRM Comment Period End 01/13/97 Final Rule - Report Due 08/26/ 1999 and Every 180 Days Thereafter 03/04/97 62 FR 9696 Final Rule Effective 04/14/97 Amendment to Final Rule 04/16/97 62 FR 18532 Final Rule Effectiveness Extended to 09/04/97 04/16/97 62 FR 18533 Status Reports and Comments Due 07/01/97 04/16/97 62 FR 18533 Status Reports and Comments Due 08/05/97 04/16/97 62 FR 18433 Amendment to Final Rule - Denial of Petition 10/20/97 62 FR 54396 Final Rule Effectiveness Suspended 11/13/97 11/19/97 62 FR 61648 Final Rule Removed 06/07/99 64 FR 30245 Final Rule Removed Effective 06/07/99 Report Due 11/07/2001 and Every 180 Days Thereafter 08/15/01 Requirement for Reporting Revised 08/15/01 66 FR 42859 Next Action Undetermined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: Businesses Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Amy W. Larson Phone: 202 523-5740 Fax: 202 523-5738 Email: [email protected] RIN: 3072-AB97 _______________________________________________________________________ 4033. PASSENGER VESSEL FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (DOCKET NO. 02-15) Priority: Other Significant CFR Citation: 46 CFR 540 Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 10/31/02 67 FR 66352 NPRM Comment Period End 01/08/03 NPRM Comment Period Extended 12/27/02 67 FR 79029 NPRM Comment Period End 04/08/03 NPRM Comment Period Extended 04/08/03 68 FR 17003 Notice of Public Hearing To Be Held 06/11/2003 05/06/03 68 FR 23947 Requests To Participate in Public Hearing Due 05/28/03 NPRM Comment Period End 05/30/03 Next Action Undetermined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: Businesses Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Sandra L. Kusumoto Phone: 202 523-5787 Fax: 202 523-5830 Email: [email protected] Ronald D. Murphy Phone: 202 523-5807 Fax: 202 275-0536 Email: [email protected] Amy W. Larson Phone: 202 523-5740 Fax: 202 523-5738 Email: [email protected] RIN: 3072-AC22 [[Page 65628]] _______________________________________________________________________ Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) Completed Actions _______________________________________________________________________ 4034. IMPACT OF GOVERNMENT PAPERWORK ELIMINATION ACT AND ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES IN GLOBAL AND NATIONAL COMMERCE ACT (DOCKET NO. 01-08) Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant CFR Citation: 46 CFR 500 et seq Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Proceeding Discontinued 04/28/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: Businesses Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Derek O. Scarbrough Phone: 202 523-5800 Fax: 202 523-5827 Email: [email protected] RIN: 3072-AC17 _______________________________________________________________________ 4035. [bull] NON-VESSEL-OPERATING COMMON CARRIER SERVICE ARRANGEMENTS (DOCKET NO. 05-05) Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 46 USC app 1715 CFR Citation: 46 CFR 531 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The FMC is proposing changes to its exemption for non-vessel- operating common carriers (NVOCCs) from the tariff publication requirements of the Shipping Act of 1984. The proposed rule would revise the exemption to allow NVOCCs and shippers' associations with NVOCC members to act as shipper parties in NVOCC Service Arrangements. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 08/08/05 70 FR 45626 NPRM Comment Period End 08/23/05 Final Action 09/28/05 70 FR 56577 Final Action Effective 10/28/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: Businesses Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Amy W. Larson, General Counsel, Federal Maritime Commission, 800 North Capitol Street NW, Washington, DC 20573 Phone: 202 523-5740 Fax: 202 523-5738 Email: [email protected] Related RIN: Related to 3072-AC30 RIN: 3072-AC31 [FR Doc. 05-17875 Filed 10-28-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6730-01-S