94-28246. Update of Existing Filing and Service Fees  

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    FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION
    
    46 CFR Parts 502, 503, 510, 514, 540, and 583
    
    [Docket No. 94-14]
    
     
    
    Update of Existing Filing and Service Fees
    
    AGENCY: Federal Maritime Commission.
    
    ACTION: Final rule.
    
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    SUMMARY: The Federal Maritime Commission (``Commission'' or ``FMC'') is 
    revising its fees for (1) filing petitions, complaints, and special 
    docket applications; (2) providing various public information services, 
    such as lists of non-vessel-operating common carriers (``NVOCCs''), 
    record searches, and document copying; (3) filing applications for 
    freight forwarder licenses, performance and casualty certificates for 
    cruise operators, and for admission to practice before the Commission; 
    and (4) providing various services related to the Commission's 
    Automated Tariff Filing and Information System. These revised fees 
    reflect current costs to the Commission.
    
    EFFECTIVE DATE: Effective January 1, 1995.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeremiah D. Hospital or George S. 
    Smolik, Bureau of Trade Monitoring and Analysis, Federal Maritime 
    Commission, 800 North Capitol Street, NW., Washington, DC 20573-0001, 
    (202) 523-5790.
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission published a Notice of 
    Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register on July 28, 1994, 59 FR 
    38411, (``NPR'' or ``Proposed Rule''),\1\ proposing to update its 
    existing filing and service fees. The NPR noted that the Independent 
    Offices Appropriation Act (``IOAA''), 31 U.S.C. 9701, permits it to 
    establish fees for services and benefits that the Commission provides 
    to specific recipients. The NPR also pointed out that the primary 
    guidance for implementation of IOAA is Office of Management and Budget 
    (``OMB'') Circular A-25, as revised July 8, 1993. OMB Circular A-25 
    requires that a reasonable charge be made to each recipient for a 
    measurable unit or amount of Federal Government service from which the 
    recipient derives a benefit, in order that the Government recover the 
    full cost of rendering that service. OMB Circular A-25 further provides 
    that costs be determined or estimated from the best available records 
    in the agency, and that cost computations shall cover the direct and 
    indirect costs to the Government of carrying out the activity.
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        \1\On the same day, the Commission also published in the Federal 
    Register (59 FR 38418) a companion Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in 
    Docket No. 94-15, New Filing Fees, proposing to implement new fees 
    for, among other things, tariff and agreement filings.
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        The NPR advised that the FMC's existing filing and service fees 
    have been in effect since 1983, and that they no longer reflected the 
    Commission's actual costs for providing these services. The Commission, 
    accordingly, proposed to update its fees to reflect current costs.
        Fourteen entities filed comments in response to the NPR regarding 
    user fees: C V International, Inc.; Tampa Port Authority; Seariders 
    International, Inc.; the Inter-American Discussion Agreement;\2\ Puerto 
    Rico Maritime Shipping Authority; Matson Navigation Company, Inc.; The 
    Joint Carrier Group;\3\ Hanjin Shipping Co., Ltd.; Cari-Freight 
    Shipping Co. Ltd.; Caribbean Shipowners Association; Lykes Bros. 
    Steamship Co., Inc. (``Lykes''); Transportation Services Incorporated; 
    and the Japan Conferences.\4\ The National Industrial Transportation 
    League (``NIT League'')\5\ filed late comments, which are also being 
    considered.
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        \2\Conferences represented by the Inter-American Discussion 
    Agreement are: the Inter-American Freight Conference; Brazil/Puerto 
    Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands Conference; River Plate/Puerto Rico and 
    U.S. Virgin Islands Conference; and the Inter-American Freight 
    Conference-Pacific Coast Area.
        \3\See Appendix A to this document.
        \4\The Conferences are: the Trans-Pacific Freight Conference of 
    Japan, the Japan-Atlantic and Gulf Freight Conference, the Japan-
    Puerto Rico & Virgin Islands Freight Conference, and their member 
    lines.
        \5\The NIT League is a voluntary organization said to represent 
    some 1,400 shippers and groups/associations of shippers conducting 
    industrial and/or commercial enterprises, large, medium, and small, 
    throughout the United States and internationally.
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        The commenters represent a variety of industry interests: 
    individual ocean common carriers, ocean freight conferences and other 
    aligned agreement parties, ocean freight forwarders, NVOCCs, a tariff 
    publisher, a shipper's group, and a port authority. Generally, the 
    commenters oppose the Commission's proposed fee increases as being 
    unfair and burdensome on the industry.
        On specific fee increases, Lykes and the NIT League object to the 
    proposed fee for special docket applications. They argue that the 
    increase from $25 to $86 is out of proportion and unfair. Both urge 
    that the Commission consider a more modest increase to avoid a chilling 
    effect on potential applicants. Lykes suggests a fee of $50 or $60.
        The NIT League opposes proposed fee increases for filing petitions, 
    formal and informal complaints, and for providing information to the 
    public. The League argues that the proposed fees do not represent a 
    reasonable value for the service provided and that no public policy is 
    served by such fees. The ultimate effect, it claims, could be to 
    discourage petitioners or complainants from raising valid claims or 
    causes with the Commission.
        The Japan Conferences oppose the proposed fee increase for special 
    permission applications. They submit that the fee for special 
    permission applications was recently increased to $100 from $90, and 
    that they are experiencing an increasing need to seek special 
    permission authority to deviate from the Commission's tariff filing 
    regulations. Further, they argue that these requests benefit shippers 
    and consignees, not carriers.
        The only other specific fee increase to elicit a comment is the 
    proposed registration fees for the Commission's Automated Tariff Filing 
    and Information System (``ATFI''). Lykes believes the proposed fees are 
    disproportionately high because it discerned no appreciable increase in 
    the procedures for requesting additional logons for ATFI.
        The general statements opposing the proposed increased fees are 
    unpersuasive. As pointed out in the NPR, it has been over eleven years 
    since the Commission last reviewed its costs in providing these 
    services. The proposed fee increases only reflect the increased costs 
    to the Commission in providing these services.
        The Commission also does not agree with those comments suggesting 
    that the proposed increase for special docket applications is too high 
    and unfair, and would have a chilling effect on potential applicants. 
    The proposed increase is justified on a cost basis. In cases where the 
    amount to be refunded or waived is less than the filing fee, an 
    applicant can request a waiver of the fee under FMC rules, as revised 
    herein. Therefore, we do not see the revised fee having a chilling 
    effect on potential applicants.
        NIT League's comments opposing the increases for filing petitions, 
    formal and informal complaints, and for providing information to the 
    public also are unpersuasive. As with every proposed increase, the 
    proposed increases for these services reflect only the increased cost 
    to the Commission in providing the services. These fees should not 
    create an undue burden nor cause a chilling effect on potential 
    complainants. As noted above, prospective complainants may request a 
    waiver of the specific fees under the Commission's rules, if they 
    believe an applicable fee causes an undue hardship.
        The Japan Conferences' opposition to the fee increase for special 
    permission applications is based on the fact that the fee was recently 
    increased and that these requests benefit shippers and consignees, not 
    carriers. It is immaterial whether or not this application fee was 
    recently increased; the fact remains that the proposed fee reflects the 
    current cost to the Commission for processing these applications. 
    Although there is a benefit for shippers, we find this benefit 
    incidental to the direct benefit a carrier derives for being allowed to 
    deviate from statutory notice requirements.
        Lykes' concerns about the increased fees for ATFI registration are 
    unfounded. The proposed fees simply reflect the Commission's costs in 
    processing and verifying the validity of registration requests as well 
    as creating an organizational record for the registrant in the ATFI 
    system.
        The other proposed increased fees in this proceeding, for example 
    applications for freight forwarder licenses and passenger vessel 
    certifications, elicited no direct comment and are adopted as final. 
    Appendix B to this document contains a summary list of the revised 
    fees.
        Lastly, Lykes raises an additional issue regarding the proposed 
    ATFI fees that deserves comment. Lykes suggests that the Commission set 
    aside a certain percentage of its ATFI user fees for system 
    enhancements. Whatever the merits of this proposal otherwise, the IOAA 
    and OMB Circular A-25 do not permit user fee collections to be used to 
    offset costs of activities that are not related to the specific service 
    the Commission is performing for an identifiable recipient.
        In keeping with OMB guidelines, the Commission intends to update 
    its fees on an annual basis. In updating its fees, the Commission will 
    incorporate changes in the wages and salaries of its employees into 
    direct labor costs associated with its services, and recalculate its 
    indirect costs (overhead) based on current level costs.
        The Commission, in its latest amendment to 46 CFR Part 502, omitted 
    a reference to ``Pub. L. 88-777'' in its Authority statement (58 FR 
    36848, July 19, 1993). This omission is corrected in this document.
        The Commission again certifies pursuant to section 605(b) of the 
    Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 605(b), that this Final Rule will 
    not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small 
    entities, including small businesses, small organizational units, and 
    small governmental jurisdictions. The Commission recognizes that these 
    revised fees may have an impact on the shipping industry, but not of 
    the magnitude that would be contrary to the requirements of the 
    Regulatory Flexibility Act. For the most part, entities impacted by the 
    revised fees are ocean common carriers, who traditionally have not been 
    viewed as small entities. Fees collected from the general public for 
    Commission information recover the total cost to the Commission for 
    providing specific services. Fees for filing petitions, and formal and 
    informal complaints do not impose an undue burden nor have a chilling 
    effect on filers. Furthermore, Commission regulations provide for 
    waiver of fees for those entities that can make the required showing of 
    undue hardship.
        This Final Rule does not contain any collection of information 
    requirements as defined by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, as 
    amended. Therefore, OMB review is not required.
    
    List of Subjects
    
    46 CFR Part 502
    
        Administrative practice and procedure, Claims, Equal access to 
    justice, Investigations, Lawyers, Reporting and recordkeeping 
    requirements.
    
    46 CFR Part 503
    
        Classified information, Freedom of information, Privacy, Sunshine 
    Act.
    
    46 CFR Part 510
    
        Freight forwarders, Maritime carriers, Reporting and recordkeeping 
    requirements, Surety bonds.
    
    46 CFR Part 514
    
        Freight, Harbors, Maritime carriers, Reporting and recordkeeping 
    requirements.
    
    46 CFR Part 540
    
        Insurance, Maritime carriers, Penalties, Reporting and 
    recordkeeping requirements, Surety bonds.
    
    46 CFR Part 583
    
        Freight, Maritime carriers, Reporting and recordkeeping 
    requirements, Surety bonds.
    
        Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553, the Independent Offices Appropriations 
    Act, 31 U.S.C. Sec. 9701, and section 17 of the Shipping Act of 1984, 
    46 U.S.C. app. Sec. 1716, the Commission amends title 46 of the Code of 
    Federal Regulations as follows:
    
    PART 502--RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
    
        1. The authority citation for Part 502 is revised to read as 
    follows:
    
        Authority: 5 U.S.C. 504, 551, 552, 553, 556(c), 559, 561-569, 
    571-596; 12 U.S.C. 1141j(a); 18 U.S.C. 207; 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3); 28 
    U.S.C. 2112(a); 31 U.S.C. 9701; 46 U.S.C. app. 817, 820, 826, 841a, 
    1114(b), 1705, 1707-1711, 1713-1716; E.O. 11222 of May 8, 1965 (30 
    FR 6469); 21 U.S.C. 853a; and Pub. L. 88-777 (46 U.S.C. app. 817d, 
    817e).
    
    Subpart E--Proceedings; Pleadings; Motions; Replies
    
        2. Section 502.62(f) is revised to read as follows:
    
    
    Sec. 502.62  Complaints and fee.
    
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        (f) The complaint shall be accompanied by remittance of a $166 
    filing fee.
    * * * * *
        3. Section 502.68(a)(3) is revised to read as follows:
    
    
    Sec. 502.68  Declaratory orders and fee.
    
        (a) * * *
        (3) Petitions shall be accompanied by remittance of a $162 filing 
    fee.
    * * * * *
        4. Section 502.69(b) is revised to read as follows:
    
    
    Sec. 502.69  Petitions--general and fee.
    
    * * * * *
        (b) Petitions shall be accompanied by remittance of a $162 filing 
    fee. [Rule 69.]
    
    Subpart F--Settlement; Prehearing Procedure
    
        5. Section 502.92(a)(3)(ii) is revised to read as follows:
    
    
    Sec. 502.92  Special docket applications and fee.
    
        (a) * * *
        (3)(i) * * *
        (ii) The application for refund or waiver must be accompanied by 
    remittance of an $86 filing fee.
    * * * * *
    
    Subpart K--Shortened Procedure
    
        6. The last sentence of Sec. 502.182 is revised to read as follows:
    
    
    Sec. 502.182  Complaint and memorandum of facts and arguments and 
    filing fee.
    
        * * * The complaint shall be accompanied by remittance of a $166 
    filing fee. [Rule 182.]
    
    Subpart S--Informal Procedure for Adjudication of Small Claims
    
        7. The last sentence of Sec. 502.304(b) is revised to read as 
    follows:
    
    
    Sec. 502.304  Procedure and filing fee.
    
    * * * * *
        (b) * * * Such claims shall be accompanied by remittance of a $68 
    filing fee.
    * * * * *
    
    Subpart U--Conciliation Service
    
        8. The last sentence of Sec. 502.404(a) is revised to read as 
    follows:
    
    
    Sec. 502.404  Procedure and fee.
    
        (a) * * * The request shall be accompanied by remittance of a $61 
    service fee.
    * * * * *
    
    PART 503--PUBLIC INFORMATION
    
        9. The authority citation for Part 503 is revised to read as 
    follows:
    
        Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552, 552a, 552b, 553; 31 U.S.C. 9701; E.O. 
    12356, 47 FR 14874, 15557, 3 CFR 1982 Comp., p. 167.
    
    Subpart E--Fees
    
        10. The introductory paragraph of Sec. 503.41 is revised to read as 
    follows:
    
    
    Sec. 503.41  Policy and services available.
    
        Pursuant to policies established by Congress, the Government's 
    costs for services provided to identifiable persons are to be recovered 
    by the payment of fees (Independent Offices Appropriations Act, 31 
    U.S.C. 9701 and Freedom of Information Reform Act of 1986, October 27, 
    1986, 5 U.S.C. 552). Except as otherwise noted, it is the general 
    policy of the Commission not to waive or reduce service and filing fees 
    contained in this chapter. In extraordinary situations, the Commission 
    will accept requests for waivers or fee reductions. Such requests are 
    to be made to the Secretary of the Commission at the time of the 
    information request or the filing of documents and must demonstrate 
    that the waiver or reduction of a fee is in the best interest of the 
    public, or that payment of a fee would impose an undue hardship. The 
    Secretary will notify the requestor of the decision to grant or deny 
    the request for waiver or reduction.
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        11. In Sec. 503.43, paragraphs (c)(1) (i) and (ii), the first 
    sentence of paragraph (c)(2), paragraph (c)(3)(ii), paragraph (c)(4), 
    paragraphs (d)(1), (2), and (3), and paragraph (e) are revised; 
    paragraphs (f) and (i) are removed; paragraphs (g), (h), and (j) are 
    redesignated paragraphs (f), (g), and (h); and newly designated 
    paragraphs (f) and (g) are revised to read as follows:
    
    
    Sec. 503.43  Fees for services.
    
    * * * * *
        (c) * * *
        (1) * * *
        (i) Search will be performed by clerical/administrative personnel 
    at a rate of $15.00 per hour and by professional/executive personnel at 
    a rate of $30.00 per hour.
        (ii) Minimum charge for record search is $15.00.
        (2) Charges for review of records to determine whether they are 
    exempt from disclosure under Sec. 503.35 shall be assessed to recover 
    full costs at the rate of $63.00 per hour. * * *
        (3) * * *
        (i) * * *
        (ii) By Commission personnel, at the rate of five cents per page 
    (one side) plus $15.00 per hour.
        (iii)* * *
        (4) The certification and validation (with Federal Maritime 
    Commission seal) of documents filed with or issued by the Commission 
    will be available at $70.00 for each certification.
        (d) * * *
        (1) Orders, notices, rulings, and decisions (initial and final) 
    issued by Administrative Law Judges and by the Commission in all formal 
    docketed proceedings before the Federal Maritime Commission are 
    available at an annual subscription rate of $278.
        (2) Final decisions (only) issued by the Commission in all formal 
    docketed proceedings before the Commission are available at an annual 
    subscription rate of $223.
        (3) General rules and regulations of the Commission are available 
    at the following rates: (i) Initial set including all current 
    regulations for a fee of $83, and (ii) an annual subscription rate of 
    $6 for all amendments to existing regulations and any new regulations 
    issued.
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        (e) To have one's name and address placed on the mailing list of a 
    specific docket as an interested party to receive all issuances 
    pertaining to that docket: $7 per proceeding.
        (f) Loose-leaf reprint of the Commission's complete, current Rules 
    of Practice and Procedure, part 502 of this chapter, for an initial fee 
    of $9. Future amendments to the reprint are available at an annual 
    subscription rate of $7.
        (g) Applications for admission to practice before the Commission 
    for persons not attorneys at law must be accompanied by a fee of $77 
    pursuant to Sec. 502.27 of this chapter.
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    Subpart G--Access to Any Record of Identifiable Personal 
    Information
    
        12. In Sec. 503.69, paragraphs (b)(1) and (2) are revised to read 
    as follows:
    
    
    Sec. 503.69  Fees.
    
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        (b) * * *
        (1) The copying of records and documents will be available at the 
    rate of five cents per page (one side), limited to size 8\1/4\'' x 14'' 
    or smaller.
        (2) The certification and validation (with Federal Maritime 
    Commission seal) of documents filed with or issued by the Commission 
    will be available at $70 for each certification.
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    PART 510--LICENSING OF OCEAN FREIGHT FORWARDERS
    
        13. The authority citation for Part 510 is revised to read as 
    follows:
    
        Authority: 5 U.S.C. 553; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 46 U.S.C. app. 1702, 
    1707, 1709, 1710, 1712, 1714, 1716, and 1718; 21 U.S.C. 853a.
    
    Subpart B--Eligibility and Procedure for Licensing; Bond 
    Requirements
    
        14. Section 510.12(b) is revised to read as follows:
    
    
    Sec. 510.12  Application for license.
    
        (a) * * *
        (b) Fee. The application shall be accompanied by a money order, 
    certified check or cashier's check in the amount of $687 made payable 
    to the Federal Maritime Commission.
    * * * * *
        15. The penultimate sentence in Sec. 510.14(b) is revised to read 
    as follows:
    
    
    Sec. 510.14  Surety bond requirements.
    
        (a) * * *
        (b) * * * The fee for such supplementary investigation shall be 
    $213 payable by money order, certified check or cashier's check to the 
    Federal Maritime Commission. * * *
    * * * * *
        16. The first sentence of Sec. 510.19(e) is revised to read as 
    follows:
    
    
    Sec. 510.19  Changes in organization.
    
    * * * * *
        (e) Application form and fee. Applications for Commission approval 
    of status changes or for license transfers under paragraph (a) of this 
    section shall be filed in duplicate with the Director, Bureau of 
    Tariffs, Certification and Licensing, Federal Maritime Commission, on 
    form FMC-18 Rev., together with a processing fee of $365, made payable 
    by money order, certified check or cashier's check to the Federal 
    Maritime Commission. * * *
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    PART 514--TARIFFS AND SERVICE CONTRACTS
    
        17. The authority citation for Part 514 continues to read as 
    follows:
    
        Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552 and 553; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 46 U.S.C. app. 
    804, 812, 814-817(a), 820, 833a, 841a, 843, 844, 845, 845a, 845b, 
    847, 1702-1712, 1714-1716, 1718, 1721, and 1722; and sec. 2(b) of 
    Pub. L. 101-92, 103 Stat. 601.
    
    Subpart C--Form, Content and Use of Tariff Data
    
        18. In Sec. 514.21, paragraphs (c), (e) introductory text and 
    (e)(1), (f), (j), and (k) are revised to read as follows:
    
    
    Sec. 514.21  User charges.
    
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        (c) Registration for user (filer and/or retriever ID and password 
    (see exhibit 1 to this part and Secs. 514.4(d), 514.8(f) and 514.20)): 
    $162 for initial registration for firm and one individual; $136 for 
    additions and changes.
        (d) * * *
        (e) Certification of batch filing capability (by appointment 
    through the Bureau of Administration) (Sec. 514.8(l)).
        (1) User charge: $359 per certification submission (covers all 
    types of tariffs for which the applicant desires to be certified as 
    well as recertification required by substantial changes to the ATFI 
    system).
    * * * * *
        (f) Application for special permission (Sec. 514.18): $146.
    * * * * *
        (j) Database tapes (Sec. 514.20(d)). The fees for subscriber tapes, 
    similar to other fees in this section, reflect the cost of providing 
    those copies, including staff time, the cost of duplication, 
    distribution, and user-dedicated equipment, and are:
        (1) Initial set of full database tapes: $336.
        (2) Daily updates: $61.
        (3) Weekly updates: $86.
        (4) Monthly updates: $136.
    
    Updates of ATFI tapes include a set number of tapes; if more tapes are 
    required, the fee will increase by $25 per additional tape.
        (k) Miscellaneous tapes. The fee for tape data, other than the ATFI 
    database described in paragraph (j) of this section, shall be $61 for 
    the initial tape plus $25 for each additional tape required.
    * * * * *
    
    PART 540--SECURITY FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE PUBLIC
    
        19. The authority citation for Part 540 is revised to read as 
    follows:
    
        Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552, 553; 31 U.S.C. 9701; secs. 2 and 3, 
    Pub. L. 89-777, 80 Stat. 1356-1358 (46 U.S.C. app. 817e, 817d); sec. 
    43 of the Shipping Act, 1916 (46 U.S.C. app. 841a); sec. 17 of the 
    Shipping Act of 1984 (46 U.S.C. 1716).
    
    Subpart A--Proof of Financial Responsibility, Bonding and 
    Certification of Financial Responsibility for Indemnification of 
    Passengers for Nonperformance of Transportation
    
        20. The last sentence in Sec. 540.4(b) is revised to read as 
    follows:
    
    
    Sec. 540.4  Procedure for establishing financial responsibility.
    
    * * * * *
        (b) * * * An application for a Certificate (Performance) shall be 
    accompanied by a filing fee remittance of $1,874.
    * * * * *
    
    Subpart B--Proof of Financial Responsibility, Bonding and 
    Certification of Financial Responsibility To Meet Liability 
    Incurred for Death or Injury to Passengers or Other Persons on 
    Voyages
    
        21. The last sentence of Sec. 540.23(b) is revised to read as 
    follows:
    
    
    Sec. 540.23  Procedure for establishing financial responsibility.
    
    * * * * *
        (b) * * * An application for a Certificate (Casualty) shall be 
    accompanied by a filing fee remittance of $830.
    * * * * *
    
    PART 583--SURETY FOR NON-VESSEL-OPERATING COMMON CARRIERS
    
        22. The authority citation for Part 583 is revised to read as 
    follows:
    
        Authority: 5 U.S.C. 553; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 46 U.S.C. app. 1702, 
    1707, 1709, 1710-1712, 1716, and 1721.
    
        23. A new paragraph (d) is added to Sec. 583.7 to read as follows:
    
    
    Sec. 583.7  Proof of Compliance.
    
    * * * * *
        (d) The fee for providing the list of tariffed and bonded NVOCCs 
    referred to in paragraph (b)(1) of this section is $122. The list is 
    available in several forms: Hard paper copy, diskette, or tape.
    
        By the Commission.
    Joseph C. Polking,
    Secretary.
    
        Note: The following appendixes will not appear in the Code of 
    Federal Regulations.
    
    Appendix A--Conferences and Discussion Agreements and the ATFI Working 
    Group Represented by the Joint Carrier Group
    
    Asia North American Eastbound Rate Agreement
    Colombia Discussion Agreement
    Hispaniola Discussion Agreement
    Inter-American Discussion Agreement
    Inter-American Freight Conference
    Inter-American Freight Conference Pacific Coast Area
    Inter-American Freight Conference Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin 
    Islands
    Inter-American Freight Conference River Plate/Puerto Rico and U.S. 
    Virgin Islands/River Plate
    Israel Trade Conference
    Jamaica Discussion Agreement
    Latin American Shipping Services Agreement
    Mediterranean/North Pacific Freight Conference
    Mediterranean/Puerto Rico Conference
    Pacific Coast/Australia-New Zealand Tariff Bureau
    PANAM Discussion Agreement
    Southeastern Caribbean Discussion Agreement
    South Europe American Conference
    The 8900 Lines Agreement
    Transpacific Westbound Rate Agreement
    U.S. Atlantic & Gulf/Australia-New Zealand Conference
    U.S. Atlantic & Gulf Hispaniola Freight Association
    U.S. Atlantic & Gulf Port/Eastern Mediterranean North Africa Freight 
    Conference
    U.S. Atlantic & Gulf/Southeastern Caribbean Freight Agreement
    U.S./Panama Freight Association
    Venezuelan American Maritime Association
    West Coast of South America Agreement
    West Coast of South America Discussion Agreement
    Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement
    
    ATFI Working Group
    
    American West African Freight Conference
    Caribbean and Central America Discussion Agreement
    The 8900 Lines Agreement
    Inter-American Discussion Agreement
    Inter-American Freight Conference
    Israel Trade Conference
    South Europe American Conference
    Trans-Atlantic Agreement
    Transpacific Westbound Rate Agreement
    U.S. Atlantic & Gulf/Australia-New Zealand Conference
    
        Appendix B.--Federal Maritime Commission, Summary of Revised Fees   
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          CFR citation         Application or service        Revised fee    
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    Part 502--Rules of                                                      
     Practice and Procedure:                                                
        502.68(a)(3) and      Petitions...............  $162                
         502.69(b).                                                         
        502.92(a)(3)........  Special Dockets.........  86                  
        502.62(f) and         Formal Complaints.......  166                 
         502.182.                                                           
        502.304(b)..........  Informal Complaints.....  68                  
        502.404(a)..........  Conciliation Services...  61                  
    Part 503--Public                                                        
     Information:                                                           
        503.43(c)...........  Document Search.........  15/$30 @ hr.        
                              Min. Charge.............  15                  
                              FOIA Review.............  63 @ hr.            
                              Copying by Commission     15 @ hr.            
                               Staff.                                       
        503.43(c) and         Document Certification..  70 @ cert.          
         503.69(b)(2).                                                      
        503.43(d)...........  Annual Subscriptions:     278                 
                               (1) Orders, notices,                         
                               etc., all docketed                           
                               proceedings.                                 
                              (2) Final Decisions Only  223                 
                              (3)(i) Rules, Initial     83                  
                               Set.                                         
                              (3)(ii) Rules,            7                   
                               Amendments.                                  
        503.43(e)...........  Mailing List............  7                   
        503.43(f)...........  Rules of Practice and     9                   
                               Procedure--Initial Set.                      
                              Amendments..............  7                   
        503.43(g)...........  Non-Attorney Admission    77                  
                               to Practice Before                           
                               Commission.                                  
        503.69(b)(1)........  Copying.................  0.05 @ page         
    Part 510--Licensing of                                                  
     Ocean Freight                                                          
     Forwarders:                                                            
        510.12(b)...........  Application for License.  687                 
        510.14(b)...........  Supplementary             213                 
                               Investigation.                               
        510.14(e)...........  Status Changes..........  365                 
    Part 514--Tariffs and                                                   
     Service Contracts:                                                     
        514.21(c)...........  ATFI Registration.......  162                 
                              Registration Changes....  136                 
        514.21(e)(1)........  Certification of          359                 
                               Software.                                    
        514.21(f)...........  Special Permission        146                 
                               Applications.                                
        514.21(j)...........  ATFI Database Tapes:....                      
                              Initial Set.............  336                 
                              Daily Updates...........  61                  
                              Weekly Updates..........  86                  
                              Monthly Updates.........  136                 
        514.(k).............  Miscellaneous Tapes.....  61                  
    Part 540--Security for                                                  
     the Protection of the                                                  
     Public:                                                                
        540.4(b)............  Certificate               1,874               
                               (Performance).                               
        540.23(b)...........  Certificate (Casualty)..  830                 
    Part 583--Surety for Non-                                               
     Vessel-Operating Common                                                
     Carriers:                                                              
        583.7...............  NVOCC Listing...........  122                 
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    
    [FR Doc. 94-28246 Filed 11-15-94; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 6730-01-P
    
    
    

Document Information

Effective Date:
1/1/1995
Published:
11/16/1994
Department:
Federal Maritime Commission
Entry Type:
Uncategorized Document
Action:
Final rule.
Document Number:
94-28246
Dates:
Effective January 1, 1995.
Pages:
0-0 (1 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Federal Register: November 16, 1994, Docket No. 94-14
CFR: (17)
46 CFR 502.62
46 CFR 502.68
46 CFR 502.69
46 CFR 502.92
46 CFR 502.182
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