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FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION
46 CFR Parts 571 and 572
[Docket No. 93-23]
Section 6(g) of the Shipping Act of 1984; Anticompetitive
Agreements
AGENCY: Federal Maritime Commission.
ACTION: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking; replies.
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SUMMARY: On November 29, 1993, the Commission published an Advanced
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (``ANPR'') (58 FR 62616), seeking
comments regarding the possible issuance of regulations or guidelines
describing the Commission's enforcement policy with respect to section
6(g) of the Shipping Act of 1984. Section 6(g) sets forth the standard
under which the Commission may seek an injunction against a
substantially anticompetitive agreement. Fifteen comments have been
filed pursuant to the ANPR.
The Commission believes that a reply round of comments would be
helpful for its consideration of the issues in this proceeding. The
comments received reflect an exceptionally broad range of opinions
regarding the form, content, and desirability of the possible
guidelines. Moreover, several commenters have suggested extensive
substantive changes or additions to the ANPR's possible guideline. As
the comments present several issues, options, and recommendations not
initially addressed in the ANPR, the Commission has decided to permit
interested parties to respond to the commenters' arguments and
suggestions.
The Commission will permit replies to be filed by any interested
person, not just the current commenters. Those parties who filed
comments are on the attached list. All current commenters are directed
to provide copies of their comments to anyone upon request, so as to
facilitate timely replies. Alternatively, comments are available for
inspection and copying at the Commission's Office of the Secretary.
Pursuant to Commission Rule 53, 46 CFR 502.53, reply comments shall be
served on initial round participants.
DATES: Reply comments (original and 15 copies) due on or before May 6,
1994.
ADDRESSES: Comments are to be submitted to: Joseph C. Polking,
Secretary, Federal Maritime Commission, 800 N. Capitol Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20573-0001, (202) 523-5725.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Austin L. Schmitt, Director, Bureau of Trade Monitoring and Analysis,
Federal Maritime Commission, 800 N. Capitol Street NW., Washington, DC
20573-0001, (202) 523-5787.
Robert D. Bourgoin, General Counsel, Federal Maritime Commission, 800
N. Capitol Street NW., Washington, DC 20573-0001, (202) 523-5740.
By the Commission.
Joseph C. Polking,
Secretary.
Docket No. 93-23
Roger W. Fones, Chief, Transportation, Energy, and Agriculture
Section, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 555 4th
Street NW., Room 9104, Washington, D.C. 20001
Martin F. Fitzpatrick, Jr., Director, Transportation and Marketing
Division, Agriculture Marketing Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, P.O. Box 96456, Washington, D.C. 20090-6456
William A. McCurdy, Jr., Logistics and Commerce Counsel, E.I. du
Pont de Nemours & Company, Post Office Box 80036, Wilmington, DE
19880-0036
Lynne J. Omlie, General Counsel, Distilled Spirits Council, of the
United States, 1250 Eye Street NW., Suite 900, Washington, D.C.
20005-3998
Peter G. Sandlund, Washington Representative, Council of European &
Japanese National Shipowner's Associations 1730 M Street, NW.,
Washington, D.C.
Robert A. Peavy, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, 1800 M Street NW.,
Washington, D.C. 20036 (Counsel for Transpacific Stabilization
Agreement)
Howard A. Levy, Suite 2020, 90 West Street, New York, NW 10006
(Counsel for Trans-Atlantic Agreement)
Mark J. Fink, John W. Butler, Sher & Blackwell, 2000 L Street, NW.,
Suite 612, Washington, D.C. 20036 (Counsel for Conferences of Ocean
Carriers)
Nicholas J. DiMichael, Karyn A. Booth, Donelan, Cleary, Wood &
Maser, P.C., 1275 K Street NW., Suite 850, Washington, D.C. 20005
(Counsel for the National Industrial Transportation League)
Martin W. Bercovici, Carol Moors Toth, Keller and Heckman, 1001 G
Street NW., Suite 500 W, Washington, D.C. 20001 (Counsel for Rubber
Manufacturers Association, and for The Society of the Plastics
Industry, Inc.)
Edward D. Greenberg, Galland, Kharasch, Morse & Garfinkle, 1054 31st
Street NW., Washington, D.C. 20007-4492 (Counsel to National Customs
Brokers and Forwarders Association of America, Inc.)
Peter Friedmann, Lindsay, Hart, Neil & Weigler, 1250 24th Street
NW., 7th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20037 (Counsel to Agriculture Ocean
Transportation Coalition, and to American Forest and Paper
Association)
Charles F. Warren, George A. Quadrino, Warren & Associates, P.C.,
1100 Connecticut Avenue NW., Washington, D.C. 20036 (Counsel for the
Trans-Pacific Freight Conference of Japan and Japan-Atlantic and
Gulf Freight Conference)
[FR Doc. 94-6613 Filed 3-21-94; 8:45 am]
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