96-9524. Notice of Agreement(s) Filed

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 76 (Thursday, April 18, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 16916]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-9524]



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FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION


Notice of Agreement(s) Filed

    The Federal Maritime Commission hereby gives notice of the filing 
of the following agreement(s) pursuant to section 5 of the Shipping Act 
of 1984.
    Interested parties may inspect and obtain a copy of each agreement 
art the Washington, D.C. Office of the Federal Maritime Commission, 800 
North Capitol Street, N.W., 9th Floor. Interested parties may submit 
comments on each agreement to the Secretary, Federal Maritime 
Commission, Washington, D.C. 20573, within 10 days after the date of 
the Federal Register in which this notice appears. The requirements for 
comments are found in section 572.603 of Title 46 of the Code of 
Federal Regulations. Interested persons should consult this section 
before communicating with the Commission regarding a pending agreement.

Agreement No.: 202-010424-032
Title: United States Atlantic and Gulf Hispaniola Steamship Freight 
Association
Parties:
    Crowley American Transport, Inc.
    NPR, Inc. d/b/a/ Navieras
    Sea-Land Service, Inc.
    A.P. Moller-Maersk Line
Synopsis: The proposed amendment adds a new Article 11(g) to the 
Agreement that pertains to the carriage of less-than-container-load 
cargo by non-vessel operating common carriers.

Agreement No.: 202-011432-005
Title: Pacific Latin America Agreement
Parties:
    A.P. Moller-Maersk Line
    Sea-Land Service, Inc.
Synopsis: The proposed Agreement expands the geographic scope of the 
Agreement to include West Coast ports of El Salvador, Costa Rica, 
Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Mexico, and inland or coastal 
points in El Salvador, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and 
Mexico. The Agreement also adds a voting group section in the Agreement 
for Central America and Mexico.

Agreement No.: 224-200878-001
Title: Port of Oakland/Evergreen Marine Corp. (Taiwan) Ltd.
Parties:
    Port of Oakland
    Evergreen Marine Corp. (Taiwan) Ltd.
Synopsis: The proposed Agreement increases the User's initial wharfage 
discount fee from 20 percent to 30 percent, and correspondingly 
decreases the User's contract yearend additional discount based on the 
volume of TEUs by 10 percent.

Agreement No.: 224-200978
Title: Port of Portland/Port of Vancouver Discussion Agreement
Parties:
    Port of Portland
    Port of Vancouver
Synopsis: The proposed Agreement would allow the staffs from the Port 
of Portland and from the Port of Vancouver to discuss and exchange 
information relating to the parties' operations of marine terminal 
activities. However any agreement reached as a result of the 
discussions and exchanges of information will be filed with the Federal 
Maritime Commission. The parties have requested a shortened review 
period.

    By Order of the Federal Maritime Commission.

    Dated: April 12, 1996.
Ronald D. Murphy,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-9524 Filed 4-17-96; 8:45 am]
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