[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 87 (Friday, May 3, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19974-19975]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-11088]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[Ex Parte No. MC-198 (Sub-No. 1)]
Policy Statement on Motor Contract Requirements Under the
Negotiated Rates Act of 1993
AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board (Board),\1\ DOT.
\1\ The ICC Termination Act of 1995, Pub. L. No. 104-88, 109
Stat. 803 (ICCTA), which was enacted on December 29, 1995, and took
effect on January 1, 1996, abolished the Interstate Commerce
Commission and transferred certain functions and proceedings to the
Board.
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ACTION: Termination of Proceeding.
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SUMMARY: The Board is terminating this proceeding in which the
Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) had solicited comment on its
policy statement explaining and interpreting statutory requirements
governing the form and minimum content requirements for transportation
agreements executed by motor contract carriers.
DATES: This action is made on May 3, 1996.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael L. Martin, (202) 927-6033;
[[Page 19975]]
[TDD for the hearing impaired: (202) 927-5721].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a Policy Statement served February 28,
1994 [10 I.C.C.2d 53], and published at 59 FR 10166 (March 3, 1994),
the ICC explained and interpreted statutory requirements governing the
form and minimum content requirements for transportation agreements
executed by motor contract carriers.\2\ The notice provided for public
comment.
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\2\ Those statutory requirements were adopted in section 6 of
the Negotiated Rates Act of 1993 (Pub. L. No. 103-180) (NRA).
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However, the ICCTA repealed and did not reenact section 6 of the
NRA. Because the statutory provision that precipitated the policy
statement has been repealed and not reenacted, we are terminating this
proceeding pursuant to the provisions of section 204(b)(3) of the
ICCTA, \3\ and we are vacating the prior policy statement pursuant to
the provisions of section 204(a) of that Act.\4\
\3\ Section 204(b)(3) of the ICCTA provides that, ``in the case
of a proceeding under a provision of law repeal[ed], and not
reenacted, by this Act such proceeding shall be terminated.''
\4\ Section 204(a) of the ICCTA provides that ``[t]he Board
shall promptly rescind all regulations established by the Interstate
Commerce Commission that are based on provisions of law repealed and
not substantively reenacted by this Act.''
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Authority: 49 U.S.C. 721(a); Sections 204(a) and 204(b)(3) of
the ICC Termination Act of 1995, Pub. L. No. 104-88.
Decided: April 17, 1996.
By the Board, Chairman Morgan, Vice Chairman Simmons, and
Commissioner Owen.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-11088 Filed 5-2-96; 8:45 am]
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