81 FR 24813 - Notice of Agreements Filed

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 81 (April 27, 2016)

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FR Document		2016-09845
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[Notices]
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FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION


Notice of Agreements Filed

    The Commission hereby gives notice of the filing of the following 
agreements under the Shipping Act of 1984. Interested parties may 
submit comments on the agreements to the Secretary, Federal Maritime 
Commission, Washington, DC 20573, within twelve days of the date this 
notice appears in the Federal Register. Copies of the agreements are 
available through the Commission's Web site (www.fmc.gov) or by 
contacting the Office of Agreements at (202) 523-5793 or 
[email protected].

    Agreement No.: 011961-021.
    Title: The Maritime Credit Agreement.
    Parties: Maersk Line A/S; Cosco Container Lines Company Limited; 
Hanjin Shipping Co., Ltd.; Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd.; United Arab 
Shipping Company; Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics AS; and Zim Integrated 
Shipping Services, Ltd.
    Filing Party: Wayne R. Rohde, Esq.; Cozen O'Conner; 1200 19th 
Street NW., Washington, DC 20036.
    Synopsis: The amendment deletes China Shipping Container Lines Co. 
Ltd. as a party to the Agreement.

    Agreement No.: 012067-015.
    Title: U.S. Supplemental Agreement to HLC Agreement.
    Parties: BBC Chartering Carriers GmbH & Co. KG and BBC Chartering & 
Logistic GmbH & Co. KG, as a single member; Chipolbrok (Chinese-Polish 
Joint Stock Shipping Company); Hanssy Shipping Pte. Ltd.; Hyundai 
Merchant Marine Co., Ltd.; Industrial Maritime Carriers, L.L.C.; 
Nordana Line A/S; and Rickmers-Linie GmbH & Cie. KG.
    Filing Party: Wade S. Hooker, Esq.; 211 Central Park W; New York, 
NY 10024.
    Synopsis: The amendment deletes Safmarine MPV N.V. as a party to 
the U.S. Agreement and the worldwide HLC Agreement.

    Agreement No.: 012327-003.
    Title: ``K'' Line/WHL/WHS/PIL Space Charter and Sailing Agreement.
    Parties: Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.; Wan Hai Lines (Singapore) PTE 
Ltd.; Wan Hai Lines Ltd.; Pacific International Lines (PTE) Ltd.
    Filing Party: Eric. C. Jeffrey, Esq.; Nixon Peabody LLP; 799 9th 
Street NW., Suite 500; Washington, DC 20001.
    Synopsis: The amendment adds Vietnam to the geographic scope of the 
Agreement.

    Agreement No.: 012400.
    Title: Trailer Bridge/Marinex Cargo Line Space Charter Agreement.
    Parties: Trailer Bridge, Inc. and Marinex Cargo Line.
    Filing Party: Keith B. Letourneau, Esq.; Blank Rome, LLP; 717 Texas 
Avenue; Suite 1400; Houston, TX 77002.
    Synopsis: The agreement authorizes Marinex to charter space to 
Trailer Bridge in the trade between Puerto Rico on the one hand, and 
St. Maarten, St. Croix, St. Thomas, and Tortola on the other hand.

    Agreement No.: 012401.
    Title: Trailer Bridge/America Cruise Ferries Space Charter 
Agreement.
    Parties: Trailer Bridge, Inc. and American Cruise Ferries, Inc.
    Filing Party: Keith B. Letourneau, Esq.; Blank Rome, LLP; 717 Texas 
Avenue; Suite 1400; Houston, TX 77002.
    Synopsis: The agreement authorizes American Cruise Ferries to 
charter space to Trailer Bridge in the trade between Puerto Rico and 
the Dominican Republic.

    Agreement No.: 012402.
    Title: APL/Hamburg Sud Space Charter Agreement.
    Parties: Hamburg Sud; and APL Co. Pte Ltd. and American President 
Lines, Ltd. (collectively ``APL'').
    Filing Party: Eric. C. Jeffrey, Esq.; Nixon Peabody LLP; 799 9th 
Street NW., Suite 500; Washington, DC 20001.
    Synopsis: The agreement authorizes APL to charter space to Hamburg 
Sud in the trade from China, Hong Kong, and Korea to the United States 
Pacific Northwest.

    Agreement No.: 012403.
    Title: MOL/ZIM Slot Exchange Agreement.
    Parties: Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. and Zim Integrated Shipping 
Services Co., Ltd.
    Filing Party: Mark E. Newcomb; ZIM American Integrated Shipping 
Services, Co. LLC; 5801 Lake Wright Dr.; Norfolk, VA 23508.
    Synopsis: The agreement authorizes the parties to exchange slots on 
each other's services in the trade between the U.S. on the one hand; 
and China, Korea, Malaysia, Panama, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, 
Taiwan, and Vietnam on the other hand.

    Agreement No.: 012404.
    Title: COSCON/UASC Slot Charter Agreement Asia--USWC.
    Parties: COSCO Container Lines Co. Ltd. and United Arab Shipping 
Co., S.A.G.
    Filing Party: Eric. C. Jeffrey, Esq.; Nixon Peabody LLP; 799 9th 
Street NW., Suite 500; Washington, DC 20001.
    Synopsis: The agreement provides for the exchange of slots between 
COSCON

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and UASC on their respective services in the trade between the United 
States West Coast and China (including Hong Kong), Korea, Malaysia, 
Singapore, and Vietnam.

    Agreement No.: 201232-001.
    Title: NYSA-ILA Assessment Agreement.
    Parties: International Longshoremen's Association and New York 
Shipping Association.
    Filing Parties: Donato Caruso, Esq.; The Lambos Firm, LLP; 303 
South Broadway,Suite 410; Tarrytown, NY 10591 and Andre Mazzola, Esq.; 
Marrinan & Mazzola Mardon, P.C.; 26 Broadway, 17th Floor; New York, NY 
10004.
    Synopsis: The amendment reduces the assessment for all House 
Containers Within 260 Miles to $89.00 per container in all trades 
except in the Bermuda Trade.

    By Order of the Federal Maritime Commission.

    Dated: April 22, 2016.
Rachel E. Dickon,
Assistant Secretary.
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and UASC on their respective services comments received, may be obtained by the rules tariff prominent notice and the
in the trade between the United States contacting Donna Lee on (202) 523– requirement to make its tariff publicly
West Coast and China (including Hong 5800 or email at dlee@fmc.gov. available free of charge.
Kong), Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Current Actions: There are no changes
Vietnam. to this information collection, and it is
Request for Comments
Agreement No.: 201232–001. being submitted for extension purposes
Title: NYSA–ILA Assessment The Commission, as part of its only.
Agreement. continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden, invites the Type of Review: Extension.
Parties: International Longshoremen’s
Association and New York Shipping general public and other Federal Needs and Uses: The Commission
Association. agencies to comment on the continuing uses the information filed by an NVOCC
Filing Parties: Donato Caruso, Esq.; information collection listed in this in its rules tariff to determine whether
The Lambos Firm, LLP; 303 South notice, as required by the Paperwork the NVOCC has invoked the exemption
Broadway,Suite 410; Tarrytown, NY Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 for a particular shipment or shipments.
10591 and Andre Mazzola, Esq.; et seq.). The Commission has used and will
Marrinan & Mazzola Mardon, P.C.; 26 Comments submitted in response to continue to use the information required
Broadway, 17th Floor; New York, NY this notice will be included or to be maintained by NVOCCs for
10004. summarized in our request for Office of monitoring and investigatory purposes,
Synopsis: The amendment reduces Management and Budget (OMB) and, in its proceedings, to adjudicate
the assessment for all House Containers approval of the relevant information related issues raised by private parties.
Within 260 Miles to $89.00 per collection. All comments are part of the Frequency: An NVOCC invokes the
container in all trades except in the public record and subject to disclosure. NRA exemption by publishing a
Bermuda Trade. Please do not include any confidential prominent notice in its rules tariff once.
or inappropriate material in your
By Order of the Federal Maritime comments. We invite comments on: (1) Type of Respondents: NVOCCs.
Commission.
The necessity and utility of the Number of Annual Respondents: 255.
Dated: April 22, 2016. proposed information collection for the While there has been a substantial
Rachel E. Dickon, proper performance of the agency’s decrease in the number of annual
Assistant Secretary. functions; (2) the accuracy of the responses, in 2013 the NRA exemption
[FR Doc. 2016–09845 Filed 4–26–16; 8:45 am] estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance was extended to include foreign
BILLING CODE 6731–AA–P the quality, utility, and clarity of the unlicensed NVOCCs, which resulted in
information to be collected; and (4) the a ‘‘one-time’’ increase in the number of
use of automated collection techniques annual respondents to 626. The
FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION or other forms of information Commission expects the number of
technology to minimize the information annual respondents to remain at 255 in
Agency Information Collection collection burden. the future, as new NVOCCs enter the
Activities: 60-Day Public Comment market and some invoke the exemption.
Request Information Collection Open for
Comment Estimated Time per Response: 15
Federal Maritime Commission.
AGENCY: minutes for those adding a tariff rule to
Title: 46 CFR part 532—NVOCC
Notice and request for
ACTION: Negotiated Rate Arrangements. use a combination of tariff rates and
comments. OMB Approval Number: 3072–0071 NRAs. One hour for those who make
(Expires July 31, 2016). their tariff rules publicly available by
SUMMARY: As part of our continuing opting to use NRAs exclusively and
Abstract: Section 16 of the Shipping
effort to reduce paperwork and posting them to their Web site.
Act of 1984, 46 U.S.C. 40103, authorizes
respondent burden, and as required by Total Annual Burden: Based on the
the Commission to exempt by order or
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, number of NVOCCs who have filed a
regulation ‘‘any class of agreements
the Federal Maritime Commission rule or prominent notice in their
between persons subject to this [Act] or
(Commission) invites comments on the respective tariffs, we calculate that 25%
any specified activity of those persons
continuing information collection of new NVOCCs will use the NRA
from any requirement of this [Act] if the
(extension with no changes) listed exemption. Of those, about 3% will use
Commission finds that the exemption
below in this notice. NRAs exclusively. Almost all will likely
will not result in substantial reduction
DATES: Written comments must be in competition or be detrimental to use similar language invoking the
submitted on or before June 27, 2016. commerce.’’ The Commission may exemption in their tariffs. For the 255
ADDRESSES: Address all comments to: attach conditions to any exemption and annual respondents, the total burden is
Vern W. Hill, Managing Director, Office may, by order, revoke an exemption. In calculated as follows:
of the Managing Director, Federal 46 CFR part 532, the Commission
Maritime Commission, 800 North 8 × 1 hour = 8 hours (3% using NRAs
exempted non-vessel-operating common
Capitol Street NW., Washington, DC exclusively)
carriers (NVOCCs) from the tariff rate
20573, Phone: (202) 523–5800, Email: publication requirements of Part 520, 247 × .25 hour = 61.75 hours rounded
omd@fmc.gov. and allowed an NVOCC to enter into an to 62 (combination of tariff rates
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Please send separate comments for NVOCC Negotiated Rate Arrangement and NRAs)
each specific information collection (NRA) in lieu of publishing its tariff Total annual burden is estimated to be
listed below. You must reference the rate(s), provided the NVOCC posts a 70 hours.
information collection’s title and OMB prominent notice in its rules tariff
number in your comments. invoking the NRA exemption and Rachel E. Dickon,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: provides electronic access to its rules Assistant Secretary.
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FR Citation		81 FR 24813