[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 250 (Friday, December 27, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 68200-68201]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-32902]
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FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION
46 CFR Part 586
[Docket No. 96-20]
Port Restrictions and Requirements in the United States/Japan
Trade
AGENCY: Federal Maritime Commission.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rule; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: This extends the comment deadline in regard to the
Commission's proposed imposition of fees on liner vessels operated by
Japanese carriers calling at United States ports in an effort to adjust
or meet apparent unfavorable conditions caused by Japanese port
restrictions and requirements.
DATES: Comments due on or before January 20, 1997.
ADDRESSES: Send comments (original and fifteen copies) to: Joseph C.
Polking, Secretary, Federal Maritime Commission, 800 North Capitol
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20573, (202) 523-5725.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Robert D. Bourgoin, General Counsel, Federal Maritime Commission, 800
North Capitol Street, NW., Washington, DC 20573, (202) 523-5740.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission's Notice of proposed
rulemaking in this proceeding, published November 13, 1996 (61 FR
58160), proposed countervailing burdens on Japanese ocean carriers
designed to adjust or meet apparent unfavorable conditions caused by
Japanese port restrictions and requirements. Sixty days were allowed
for filing comments. The current deadline is January 13, 1997.
Counsel for the Japanese Lines now has filed a request for a 45-day
enlargement of the comment period to February 27, 1997. Counsel cite as
justification for their request intergovernmental meetings regarding
this matter scheduled for January 6-7, 1997, a week before comments are
due, and the intervening holiday schedule. Counsel for Sea-Land
Service, Inc. and American President Lines, Ltd. have responded in
general opposition to the request, but state that they have no
objection to a one-week extension of the filing deadline.
The Commission has determined that an extension limited to one week
should be granted. This would move the filing deadline to January 20,
1997, which would provide roughly two weeks after completion of the
intergovernmental meetings for parties to finalize and submit comments.
This should be sufficient in the circumstances.
By the Commission
Ronald D. Murphy,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-32902 Filed 12-26-96; 8:45 am]
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