82 FR 54341 - Petition of COSCO Shipping Lines Co., Ltd., Orient Overseas Container Line Limited, and OOCL (Europe) Limited for an Exemption From Agreement Filing; Notice of Filing And Request for Comments

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 221 (November 17, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-25007

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FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

[Petition No. P2-17]


Petition of COSCO Shipping Lines Co., Ltd., Orient Overseas 
Container Line Limited, and OOCL (Europe) Limited for an Exemption From 
Agreement Filing; Notice of Filing And Request for Comments

    Notice is hereby given that COSCO Shipping Lines Co., Ltd., Orient 
Overseas Container Line Limited, and OOCL (Europe) Limited 
(``Petitioners''), have petitioned the Commission pursuant to Section 
16 of the Shipping Act of 1984, 46 U.S.C. 40103(a), 46 CFR 502.92, and 
46 CFR 535.301, for an exemption from agreement filing requirements 
Petitioners request an exemption ``to replicate as to Cosco and OOCL 
the exemption automatically applicable to wholly-owned subsidiaries 
pursuant to 46 CFR 535.307, including its exemption from the provisions 
of Section 10(c) of the Act, 46 U.S.C. 41105.''
    The Petitioners state that a pending business transaction will make 
them

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``. . . part of a single, common business enterprise . . .'' though 
they will retain the brands as separate legal entities. The Petitioners 
speculate that ``the transaction will be completed . . . potentially as 
early as mid-December 2017.'' Petitioners state that ``the exemption 
would apply to all agreements and activities between Cosco and OOCL 
that would otherwise be subject to filing under the Act, so long as the 
parties are commonly owned and controlled.'' The Petitioners claim that 
``the requested exemption will not result in a substantial reduction in 
competition and will not be detrimental to commerce.''
    In order for the Commission to make a thorough evaluation of the 
exemption requested in the Petition, pursuant to 46 CFR 502.92, 
interested parties are requested to submit views or arguments in reply 
to the Petition no later than December 1, 2017. Replies shall be sent 
to the Secretary by email to [email protected] or by mail to Federal 
Maritime Commission, 800 North Capitol Street NW., Washington, DC 
20573-0001, and replies shall be served on Petitioners' counsels, David 
F. Smith, Cozen O' Connor, 1200 Nineteenth Street NW., Suite 300, 
Washington, DC 20036, [email protected], Robert B. Yoshitomi, Nixon 
Peabody LLP, 300 South Grand Avenue, Suite 4100, Los Angeles, CA 90071-
3151, [email protected], and Eric C. Jeffrey, 799 9th Street 
NW., Suite 500, Washington, DC 20001-5327, [email protected].
    Non-confidential filings may be submitted in hard copy to the 
Secretary at the above address or by email as a PDF attachment to 
[email protected] and include in the subject line: P2-17 (Commenter/
Company). Confidential filings should not be filed by email. A 
confidential filing must be filed with the Secretary in hard copy only, 
and be accompanied by a transmittal letter that identifies the filing 
as ``Confidential-Restricted'' and describes the nature and extent of 
the confidential treatment requested. The Commission will provide 
confidential treatment to the extent allowed by law for confidential 
submissions, or parts of submissions, for which confidentiality has 
been requested. When a confidential filing is submitted, there must 
also be submitted a public version of the filing. Such public filing 
version shall exclude confidential materials, and shall indicate on the 
cover page and on each affected page ``Confidential materials 
excluded.'' Public versions of confidential filings may be submitted by 
email. The Petition will be posted on the Commission's Web site at 
http://www.fmc.gov/P2-17. Replies filed in response to the Petition 
will also be posted on the Commission's Web site at this location.

Rachel E. Dickon,
Assistant Secretary.
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Commission (EEOC) has submitted a as readers or print magnifiers. To mechanisms that are designed to yield
Generic Information Collection Request schedule an appointment, contact EEOC quantitative results.
(Generic ICR): ‘‘Generic Clearance for Library staff at (202) 663–4630 (voice) or No comments were received by the
the Collection of Qualitative Feedback (202) 663–4641 (TTY). (These are not agency in response to the 60-day notice
on Agency Service Delivery’’ to OMB for toll-free numbers.) published in the Federal Register of
approval under the Paperwork FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin December 22, 2010 (75 FR 80542).
Reduction Act (PRA). Norris, Senior Attorney, EEOC Office of Below we provide EEOC’s projected
DATES: Written comments on this notice Legal Counsel, 129 W. Trade Street, average estimates for the next three
must be submitted on or before Charlotte, NC 28202, 704–954–6491, years:
December 18, 2017. erin.norris@eeoc.gov. Current Actions: New collection of
ADDRESSES: Comments on this notice SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
information.
must be submitted to Joseph B. Nye, Title: Generic Clearance for the Type of Review: New collection.
Policy Analyst, Office of Information Affected Public: Individuals and
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of households, businesses and
Agency Service Delivery.
Management and Budget, 725 17th Abstract: The information collection organizations, State, Local or Tribal
Street NW., Washington, DC 20503, activity will garner qualitative customer Government.
email oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. Average Expected Annual Number of
and stakeholder feedback in an efficient,
Commenters are also encouraged to Activities: 5.
timely manner, in accordance with the
Respondents: 8,020.
send comments to the EEOC online at government’s commitment to improving Annual Responses: 11,020.
http://www.regulations.gov, which is service delivery. By qualitative feedback Frequency of Response: Once per
the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow we mean information that provides respondent for four activities, twice per
the instructions on this Web site for useful insights on perceptions and respondent for one activity.
submitting comments. In addition, the opinions, but are not statistical surveys Average Minutes per Response: 6.5.
EEOC’s Executive Secretariat will accept that yield quantitative results that can Burden Hours: 1194.
comments in hard copy. Hard copy be generalized to the population of An agency may not conduct or
comments should be sent to Bernadette study. This feedback will provide sponsor, and a person is not required to
Wilson, Acting Executive Officer, EEOC, insights into customer or stakeholder respond to, a collection of information
131 M Street NE., Washington, DC perceptions, experiences and unless it displays a currently valid
20507. Finally, the Executive Secretariat expectations, provide an early warning Office of Management and Budget
will accept comments totaling six or of issues with service, or focus attention control number.
fewer pages by facsimile (‘‘fax’’) on areas where communication, training
machine before the same deadline at For the Commission.
or changes in operations might improve
(202) 663–4114. (This is not a toll-free delivery of products or services. These Dated: November 9, 2017.
number.) Receipt of fax transmittals will collections will allow for ongoing, Victoria A. Lipnic,
not be acknowledged, except that the collaborative and actionable Acting Chair.
sender may request confirmation of communications between the Agency [FR Doc. 2017–24979 Filed 11–16–17; 8:45 am]
receipt by calling the Executive and its customers and stakeholders. It BILLING CODE 6570–01–P
Secretariat staff at (202) 663–4070 will also allow feedback to contribute
(voice) or (202) 663–4074 (TTY). (These directly to the improvement of program
are not toll-free telephone numbers.) management. FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION
The EEOC will post online at http:// Feedback collected under this generic
www.regulations.gov all comments clearance will provide useful [Petition No. P2–17]
submitted, regardless of whether they information, but it will not yield data
Petition of COSCO Shipping Lines Co.,
are submitted via the Web site, in hard that can be generalized to the overall
Ltd., Orient Overseas Container Line
copy, or by fax to the Executive population. This type of generic
Limited, and OOCL (Europe) Limited
Secretariat. These comments will be clearance for qualitative information
for an Exemption From Agreement
posted without change, including any will not be used for quantitative
Filing; Notice of Filing And Request for
personal information you provide. information collections that are
Comments
However, the EEOC reserves the right to designed to yield reliably actionable
refrain from posting libelous or results, such as monitoring trends over Notice is hereby given that COSCO
otherwise inappropriate comments time or documenting program Shipping Lines Co., Ltd., Orient
including those that contain obscene, performance. Such data uses require Overseas Container Line Limited, and
indecent, or profane language; that more rigorous designs that address: The OOCL (Europe) Limited (‘‘Petitioners’’),
contain threats or defamatory target population to which have petitioned the Commission
statements; that contain hate speech generalizations will be made, the pursuant to Section 16 of the Shipping
directed at race, color, sex, national sampling frame, the sample design Act of 1984, 46 U.S.C. 40103(a), 46 CFR
origin, age, religion, disability, or (including stratification and clustering), 502.92, and 46 CFR 535.301, for an
genetic information; or that promote or the precision requirements or power exemption from agreement filing
endorse services or products. All calculations that justify the proposed requirements Petitioners request an
comments received, including any sample size, the expected response rate, exemption ‘‘to replicate as to Cosco and
personal information provided, also will methods for assessing potential non-
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OOCL the exemption automatically
be available for public inspection during response bias, the protocols for data applicable to wholly-owned subsidiaries
normal business hours by appointment collection, and any testing procedures pursuant to 46 CFR 535.307, including
only at the EEOC Headquarters Library, that were or will be undertaken prior its exemption from the provisions of
131 M Street NE., Washington, DC fielding the study. Depending on the Section 10(c) of the Act, 46 U.S.C.
20507. Upon request, individuals who degree of influence the results are likely 41105.’’
require assistance viewing comments to have, such collections may still be The Petitioners state that a pending
will be provided appropriate aids such eligible for submission for other generic business transaction will make them

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‘‘. . . part of a single, common business www.fmc.gov/P2-17. Replies filed in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
enterprise . . .’’ though they will retain response to the Petition will also be Requests for additional information or
the brands as separate legal entities. The posted on the Commission’s Web site at copies of the proposed collection of
Petitioners speculate that ‘‘the this location. information should be addressed to
transaction will be completed . . . Michael Ostheimer, Division of
Rachel E. Dickon,
potentially as early as mid-December Advertising Practices, Bureau of
2017.’’ Petitioners state that ‘‘the Assistant Secretary. Consumer Protection, Federal Trade
exemption would apply to all [FR Doc. 2017–25007 Filed 11–16–17; 8:45 am] Commission, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue
agreements and activities between BILLING CODE 6731–AA–P NW., Mailstop CC–10603, Washington,
Cosco and OOCL that would otherwise DC 20580. Telephone: (202) 326–2699.
be subject to filing under the Act, so SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
long as the parties are commonly owned Title: FTC Cigarette and Smokeless
and controlled.’’ The Petitioners claim FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
Tobacco Data Collection.
that ‘‘the requested exemption will not Agency Information Collection OMB Control Number: 3084–0134.
result in a substantial reduction in Activities; Submission for OMB Type of Review: Extension of
competition and will not be detrimental Review; Comment Request currently approved collection.
to commerce.’’ On August 10, 2017, the Commission
In order for the Commission to make AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission sought comment on the information
a thorough evaluation of the exemption (‘‘FTC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’). collection requirements associated with
requested in the Petition, pursuant to 46 ACTION: Notice. the Cigarette and Smokeless Tobacco
CFR 502.92, interested parties are Data Collection. 82 FR 37440 (‘‘August
requested to submit views or arguments SUMMARY: The information collection 10, 2017 Notice’’). Pursuant to the OMB
in reply to the Petition no later than requirements described below will be regulations, 5 CFR part 1320, that
December 1, 2017. Replies shall be sent submitted to the Office of Management implement the PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et
to the Secretary by email to Secretary@ and Budget (‘‘OMB’’) for review, as seq., the FTC is providing a second
fmc.gov or by mail to Federal Maritime required by the Paperwork Reduction opportunity for the public to comment
Commission, 800 North Capitol Street Act (‘‘PRA’’). The FTC seeks public while seeking OMB approval to renew
NW., Washington, DC 20573–0001, and comments on proposed information the existing clearance for the
replies shall be served on Petitioners’ requests sent pursuant to compulsory information the FTC proposes to seek
counsels, David F. Smith, Cozen O’ process to a combined ten or more of the from the largest domestic cigarette
Connor, 1200 Nineteenth Street NW., largest domestic cigarette manufacturers manufacturers and smokeless tobacco
Suite 300, Washington, DC 20036, and smokeless tobacco manufacturers. manufacturers.
dsmith@cozen.com, Robert B. The information sought would include, In response to the August 10, 2017
Yoshitomi, Nixon Peabody LLP, 300 among other things, data on annual Notice, the Commission received
South Grand Avenue, Suite 4100, Los sales and marketing expenditures. The comments from the Campaign for
Angeles, CA 90071–3151, ryoshitomi@ current FTC clearance from the Office of
nixonpeabody.com, and Eric C. Jeffrey, Tobacco-Free Kids (‘‘CTFK’’) and Altria
Management and Budget (‘‘OMB’’) to Client Services (‘‘Altria’’).
799 9th Street NW., Suite 500, conduct such information collection
Washington, DC 20001–5327, ejeffrey@ The CTFK comment specifically
expires January 31, 2018. The noted the utility and importance of the
nixonpeabody.com. Commission intends to ask OMB for
Non-confidential filings may be Commission’s Cigarette and Smokeless
renewed three-year clearance to collect Tobacco Reports, and urged the agency
submitted in hard copy to the Secretary this information.
at the above address or by email as a to continue collecting and reporting
DATES: Comments on the proposed industry sales and marketing
PDF attachment to Secretary@fmc.gov
and include in the subject line: P2–17 information requests must be received expenditure data, which CTFK stated
(Commenter/Company). Confidential on or before December 18, 2017. provide ‘‘critical data to researchers,
filings should not be filed by email. A ADDRESSES: Interested parties may file a policymakers, advocates and the general
confidential filing must be filed with the comment online or on paper, by public.’’ CTFK additionally observed:
Secretary in hard copy only, and be following the instructions in the The FTC is currently the primary source
accompanied by a transmittal letter that Request for Comment part of the for data on cigarette and smokeless tobacco
identifies the filing as ‘‘Confidential- SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section companies’ marketing and promotional
Restricted’’ and describes the nature and below. Write: ‘‘Tobacco Reports: expenditures. No other agency collects and
extent of the confidential treatment Paperwork Comment, FTC File No. publishes such information directly from the
P054507’’ on your comment, and file the companies, making the FTC reports the most
requested. The Commission will
comment online at https://ftcpublic. accurate and reliable assessment of tobacco
provide confidential treatment to the marketing and promotion expenditures
extent allowed by law for confidential commentworks.com/ftc/tobacco available.
submissions, or parts of submissions, for reportspra by following the instructions
which confidentiality has been on the web-based form. If you prefer to CTFK at 1.
requested. When a confidential filing is file your comment on paper, mail your CTFK, however, suggested certain
submitted, there must also be submitted comment to the following address: modifications to the Commission’s
a public version of the filing. Such Federal Trade Commission, Office of the reports. Specifically, CTFK
Secretary, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue recommended that the Commission: (1)
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public filing version shall exclude
confidential materials, and shall NW., Suite CC–5610 (Annex J), Report separately price discount
indicate on the cover page and on each Washington, DC 20580, or deliver your expenditures for retailers and
affected page ‘‘Confidential materials comment to the following address: wholesalers; (2) clarify the definitions of
excluded.’’ Public versions of Federal Trade Commission, Office of the certain expenditure categories—
confidential filings may be submitted by Secretary, Constitution Center, 400 7th specifically, in which category coupons
email. The Petition will be posted on Street SW., 5th Floor, Suite 5610 that consumers obtain online are to be
the Commission’s Web site at http:// (Annex J), Washington, DC 20024. counted; (3) report data on a company-

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FR Citation		82 FR 54341