[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 98 (Friday, May 21, 2010)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 28516-28517]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-12299]


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FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

46 CFR Parts 520 and 532

[Docket No. 10-03]


NVOCC Negotiated Rate Arrangements; Notice of Public Meeting 
Schedule

AGENCY: Federal Maritime Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rulemaking; notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: On April 29, 2010, the Federal Maritime Commission issued a 
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), which appeared in the Federal 
Register on May 7, 2010, proposing a new exemption for non-vessel-
operating common carriers agreeing to negotiated rate arrangements from 
certain provisions and requirements of the Shipping Act of 1984 and 
certain provisions and requirements of the Commission's regulations. 
The Commission will hold a public meeting to receive oral comments and 
allow participants to field questions from the Commission concerning 
the proposed rule.

DATES: The Commission will hold a public meeting on May 24, 2010. 
Written comments are due by June 4, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit all written comments (original and 15 copies) to: 
Karen V. Gregory, Secretary, Federal Maritime Commission, 800 North 
Capitol Street, NW., Room 1046, Washington, DC 20573-0001, (202) 523-
5725.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen V. Gregory, Secretary; (202) 
523-5725. E-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission has determined to hold a 
public meeting on May 24, 2010 to receive oral comments and allow 
participants to field questions from the Commission concerning the 
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking published May 7, 2010 (75 FR 25150), 
regarding NVOCC Negotiated Rate Arrangements. The

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Commission has established the following allotment of time and order of 
presentation. The meeting will convene at 1:30 p.m., May 24, 2010, in 
the Commission's Main Hearing Room 100, 800 North Capitol Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20573.
    The Federal Maritime Commission welcomes written comments for the 
record. All written comments submitted in this proceeding (an Original 
and 15 copies) including written statements presented at the May 24th 
meeting are due by Friday, June 4, 2010. Written submissions, except 
for confidential business information, will be available for public 
inspection.

                                 Panel I
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                                                          Time allotment
         Participant(s)                  Company            (in minutes)
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Edward D. Greenberg, Attorney    National Customs                     10
 for NCBFAA.                      Brokers & Forwarders
                                  Association of
                                  America, Inc..
Paulette Kolba, VP Ocean         Pantainer Ltd..........              10
 Compliance Panalpina, Inc..
Robert J. Schott, President....  SEASCHOTT, Division of               10
                                  AIRSCHOTT, Inc..
Robert A. Voltmann, President &  Transportation                       10
 CEO.                             Intermediaries
                                  Association.
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                                Panel II
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                                                          Time allotment
         Participant(s)                  Company           (in minutes)
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Neil Barni, President..........  CargoSphere............              10
James E. Devine, President.....  Distribution                         10
                                  Publications, Inc..
Stan Levy, President...........  Stan Levy Consulting...              10
Gerard P. Wardell, President;    RateWave Tariff                      10
 Laurie A. Olson, VP Tariff       Services, Inc..
 Operations.
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Karen V. Gregory,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-12299 Filed 5-20-10; 8:45 am]
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