Update of Existing User Fees
| Published date | 13 November 2020 |
| Citation | 85 FR 72574 |
| Record Number | 2020-23763 |
| Section | Rules and Regulations |
| Court | Federal Maritime Commission |
Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 220 (Friday, November 13, 2020)
[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 220 (Friday, November 13, 2020)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 72574-72579]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-23763]
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FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION
46 CFR Parts 502, 503, 520, 530, 535, 540, 550, 555, and 560
[Docket No. 20-18]
RIN 3072-AC83
Update of Existing User Fees
AGENCY: Federal Maritime Commission
ACTION: Direct final rule; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Maritime Commission (Commission) is updating its
current user fees and amending the relevant regulations to reflect
these updates. The Commission is also correcting an internal citation
and clarifying the applicability of a fee in an existing regulation.
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DATES: The rule is effective without further action on January 27,
2021, unless significant adverse comments are filed prior to December
14, 2020. If significant adverse comments are received, the Commission
will publish a timely withdrawal of the rule in the Federal Register no
later than December 28, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. 20-18, by
the following method:
Email: [email protected]. For comments, include in the
subject line: ``Docket 20-18, Comments on User Fee Update.'' Comments
should be attached to the email as a Microsoft Word or text-searchable
PDF document. Both confidential and public versions of confidential
comments and petitions should be submitted by email.
Instructions: For detailed instructions on submitting comments,
including requesting confidential treatment of comments, and additional
information on the rulemaking process, see the Public Participation
heading of the Supplementary Information section of this document. Note
that all comments received will be posted without change to the
Commission's website, unless the commenter has requested confidential
treatment.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to the Commission's Electronic Reading Room at:
http://www2.fmc.gov/readingroom/proceeding/20-18.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel E. Dickon, Secretary. Phone:
(202) 523-5725. Email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Independent Offices Appropriation Act of 1952 (IOAA), 31 U.S.C.
9701, authorizes agencies to establish charges (user fees) for services
and benefits that they provide to specific recipients. Under the IOAA,
charges must be fair and based on the costs to the Government, the
value of the service or thing to the recipient, the public policy or
interest served, and other relevant facts. The IOAA also provides that
regulations implementing user fees are subject to policies prescribed
by the President, which are currently set forth in Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) Circular A-25, User Charges (revised July 8, 1993).
Under OMB Circular A-25, fees must be established for Government-
provided services that confer benefits on identifiable recipients over
and above those benefits received by the general public. OMB Circular
A-25 further provides that, generally, user fees must be sufficient to
recover the full cost to the government for providing the service,
resource, or good. Agencies are advised to determine or estimate costs
based on the best available records in the agency and to ensure that
cost computations cover the direct and indirect costs to the agency of
providing the service. OMB Circular A-25 also states that agencies are
permitted to set user fees below costs if conditions justify the
exception.
OMB Circular A-25 also directs agencies to review biennially: (1)
user charges for agency programs to assure that existing charges are
adjusted to reflect unanticipated changes in costs or market values;
and (2) all other agency programs to determine whether fees should be
assessed. The Commission last reviewed and updated its user fees in
2018. 83 FR 50290 (Oct. 5, 2018).
II. Fee Adjustments
The Commission has reviewed its data on the time and cost involved
in providing particular services to arrive at the updated direct and
indirect labor costs for those services. As part of its assessment, the
Commission utilized salaries of Full Time Equivalents (FTEs) assigned
to fee-generating activities to identify the various direct and
indirect costs associated with providing such services. Direct labor
costs include clerical and professional time expended on an activity.
Indirect labor costs include labor provided by bureaus and offices that
provide direct support to the fee-generating offices in their efforts
to provide services and include managerial and supervisory costs
associated with providing a particular service. Other indirect costs
include Government overhead costs, such as fringe benefits and other
wage-related Government contributions contained in OMB Circular A-76,
Performance of Commercial Activities (revised May 29, 2003) and office
general and administrative expenses.\1\ The sum of these indirect cost
components gives an indirect cost factor that is added to the direct
labor costs of an activity to arrive at the fully distributed cost. A
more detailed description of the Commission's methodology has been
included in the docket.
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\1\ OMB Circular A-76 lists the following indirect labor costs:
Leave and holidays, retirement, worker's compensation, awards,
health and life insurance, and Medicare. General and administrative
costs are expressed as a percentage of basic pay. These include all
salaries and overhead such as rent, utilities, supplies, and
equipment allocated to Commission offices that provide direct
support to fee-generating offices such as the Office of Information
Technology, Office of Human Resources, Office of Budget and Finance,
and the Office of Management Services.
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The Commission is increasing some fees to reflect salary increases
for FTEs assigned to certain fee-generating services. For some
services, an increase in processing or review time may account for all
or part of the increase in the amount of the fees. For other services,
the Commission is decreasing fees due to an overall reduced cost to
provide those services or a decrease in overhead costs resulting from
fewer FTEs employed by the Commission and fewer FTEs assigned to fee-
generating activities.
The Commission is including two supporting documents providing
detailed information on the updated user fee calculations in the
docket. The first document shows the direct and indirect costs for each
service for which a fee is assessed based on FY 2019 cost data. The
second document compares the current fee amounts established in 2018
with the updated fee amounts reflecting the current costs, showing the
percentage increase or decrease and change in dollar amount.
A. Significant Change in User Fees
The Commission briefly describes below changes in user fees that
result in more than a 10 percent increase or decrease to a particular
fee.
1. Record Search and Document Duplication Fees (Part 503)
The hourly rate for document searches conducted by clerical/
administrative personnel in response to Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA) requests is decreasing from $52 per hour to $39 per hour. This
updated fee reflects the lower average hourly salaries of the non-
professional staff who conduct record searches. The minimum charge for
a records search is increasing from $31 to $39. This updated rate
reflects the higher average salary of the FTEs performing this service.
The minimum duplication charge is also increasing from $6 to $7, which
reflects the higher salaries of staff performing these services.
2. Passenger Vessel Operator Performance and Casualty Certificates
(Part 540)
The application fees for Certificates of Financial Responsibility
for Indemnification of Passengers for Nonperformance of Transportation
are increasing as follows: From $3,272 to $4,332 for general
applications; and from $1,652 to $2,180 for applications to add or
substitute a vessel to the applicant's fleet. For Certificates of
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Financial Responsibility to Meet Liability Incurred for Death or Injury
to Passengers or Other Persons on Voyages, the application fees are
increasing as follows: from $1,441 to $1,889 for general applications;
and from $718 to $921 for applications to add or substitute a vessel to
the applicant's fleet. These increases are primarily due to a change in
grade level of the staff reviewing and processing these applications.
B. Ocean Transportation Intermediary License Application Fees (Part
515)
In Docket No. 18-11, the Commission revised 46 CFR part 515
relating to Ocean Transportation Intermediary (OTI) license
applications. See 84 FR 62464 (Nov. 15, 2019). The Commission amended
Sec. Sec. 515.5(b) and 515.12(a) to eliminate the paper application
option for OTI license applications. 84 FR at 62465, 62467. As noted in
the 2018 direct final rule, the fees for the electronic filing of OTI
applications will be addressed when the entire FMC-18 automated system
is complete and operational and the costs of the system and its impact
on the review of OTI applications can be quantified. Because the
automated system is not yet complete, the Commission is not revising
the fees in Part 515.
C. Other Revisions
The Commission is making two minor revisions that are related to
user fees. These additional changes update internal citations and
clarify existing Commission regulations but do not substantively amend
the meaning of the following sections.
1. Update in Sec. 502.27
The Commission is revising Sec. 502.27 to reflect a change to an
internal citation that resulted from a previous rulemaking proceeding.
2. Clarification in Sec. 550.402
The Commission is also revising Sec. 550.402. In addition to
updating the fee in the last sentence, the Commission is deleting the
first sentence of Sec. 550.402, which provides that other than
petitions for rulemaking, requests for relief from conditions
unfavorable to shipping in the foreign trade under 46 U.S.C. ch. 421
must be by written petition. This sentence was inadvertently included
in a 2016 final rule amending the Commission's user fees. 81 FR 59141
(Aug. 29, 2016). Because Sec. 550.403 requires that all petitions
under part 550 must include a recommended regulation for the Commission
to promulgate, this sentence has created confusion as to whether
written petitions are required. The Commission is therefore deleting
this sentence to confirm that a petition seeking a regulation that
adjusts or meets conditions unfavorable to shipping in the foreign
trade of the United States must be in writing.
III. Public Participation
How do I prepare and submit comments?
Your comments must be written and in English. To ensure that your
comments are correctly filed in the docket, please include the docket
number of this document in your comments.
You may submit your comments via email to the email address listed
above under ADDRESSES. Please include the docket number associated with
this notice and the subject matter in the subject line of the email.
Comments should be attached to the email as a Microsoft Word or text-
searchable PDF document. Both non-confidential and confidential
comments should be submitted by email.
How do I submit confidential business information?
The Commission will provide confidential treatment for identified
confidential information to the extent allowed by law. If your comments
contain confidential information, you must submit the following by
email to the email address listed above under ADDRESSES:
A transmittal letter requesting confidential treatment
that identifies the specific information in the comments for which
protection is sought and demonstrates that the information is a trade
secret or other confidential research, development, or commercial
information.
A confidential copy of your comments, consisting of the
complete filing with a cover page marked ``Confidential-Restricted,''
and the confidential material clearly marked on each page.
A public version of your comments with the confidential
information excluded. The public version must state ``Public Version--
confidential materials excluded'' on the cover page and on each
affected page and must clearly indicate any information withheld.
Will the Commission consider late comments?
The Commission will consider all comments received before the close
of business on the comment closing date indicated above under DATES.
Because this is a direct final rule that will go into effect as
specified in the DATES section in the absence of significant adverse
comment received during the comment period, the Commission will not
consider any comments filed after the comment closing date.
How can I read comments submitted by other people?
You may read the comments received by the Commission at the
Commission's Electronic Reading Room at the address listed above under
ADDRESSES.
IV. Rulemaking Analyses and Notices
Direct Final Rule Justification
The Commission expects the user fee updates to be noncontroversial.
Under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), a
final rule may be issued without notice and comment when the agency for
good cause finds (and incorporates the finding and a brief statement of
reasons therefor in the rules issued) that notice and public procedure
thereon are impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public
interest. This rule merely updates the user fee amounts for various
services provided by the Commission based on a review of the costs to
provide these services and makes minor corrections to some of the
provisions specifying user fees. This rule makes no substantive changes
to the Commission's regulations nor does it affect any filing or other
requirement. Accordingly, the Commission has determined that providing
an opportunity for comment prior to publication of this direct final
rule is unnecessary under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B).
This rule will therefore become effective on the date listed in the
DATES section unless the Commission receives significant adverse
comments within the specified period. The Commission recognizes that
parties may have information that could impact the Commission's views
and intentions with respect to the revised regulations, and the
Commission intends to consider any comments filed. The Commission will
withdraw the rule by the date specified in the DATES section if it
receives significant adverse comments.
We note that the scope of the rulemaking is limited to the amounts
charged for Commission services and minor revisions to user-fee-related
regulations, and any substantive changes to the underlying regulations
governing those services or related requirements would be outside this
scope. Accordingly, comments on the underlying regulations and related
requirements will not be considered adverse. Filed comments that are
not adverse may be considered for
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modifications to the Commission's regulations at a future date. If no
significant adverse comments are received, the rule will become
effective without additional action by the Commission.
Congressional Review Act
The rule is not a ``major rule'' as defined by the Congressional
Review Act, codified at 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq. The rule will not result
in: (1) An annual effect on the economy of $100,000,000 or more; (2) a
major increase in costs or prices; or (3) significant adverse effects
on competition, employment, investment, productivity, innovation, or
the ability of United States-based companies to compete with foreign-
based companies. 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Regulatory Flexibility Act (codified as amended at 5 U.S.C.
601-612) provides that whenever an agency promulgates a final rule
after being required to publish a notice of proposed rulemaking under
the APA (5 U.S.C. 553), the agency must prepare and make available a
final regulatory flexibility analysis (FRFA) describing the impact of
the rule on small entities. 5 U.S.C. 604. An agency is not required to
publish a FRFA, however, for the following types of rules, which are
excluded from the APA's notice-and-comment requirement: Interpretative
rules; general statements of policy; rules of agency organization,
procedure, or practice; and rules for which the agency for good cause
finds that notice and comment is impracticable, unnecessary, or
contrary to public interest. See 5 U.S.C. 553(b).
As discussed above, the Commission has for good cause determined
that notice and comment in this case is unnecessary. Therefore, the APA
does not require publication of a notice of proposed rulemaking in this
instance, and the Commission is not required to prepare a FRFA.
National Environmental Policy Act
The Commission's regulations categorically exclude certain
rulemakings from any requirement to prepare an environmental assessment
or an environmental impact statement because they do not increase or
decrease air, water or noise pollution or the use of fossil fuels,
recyclables, or energy. 46 CFR 504.4. This rule updates user fees for
services that fall within various categorical exclusions, and no
environmental assessment or environmental impact statement is required.
In particular, rulemakings related to the following fall under
categorical exclusions: certification of financial responsibility of
passenger vessels under part 540 (Sec. 504.4(a)(2)); promulgation of
procedural rules under part 502 (Sec. 504.4(a)(4)); receipt of service
contracts (Sec. 504.4(a)(5)); consideration of special permission
applications under part 520 (Sec. 504.4(a)(6)); consideration of
agreements (Sec. 504.4(a)(9)-(13), (30)-(35)); action taken on special
docket applications under Sec. 502.271 (Sec. 504.4(a)(19)); and
action regarding access to public information under part 503 (Sec.
504.4(a)(24)).
Executive Order 12988 (Civil Justice Reform)
This rule meets the applicable standards in E.O. 12988 titled,
``Civil Justice Reform,'' to minimize litigation, eliminate ambiguity,
and reduce burden.
Paperwork Reduction Act
The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3521) requires
an agency to seek and receive approval from the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) before collecting information from the public. 44
U.S.C. 3507. The agency must submit collections of information in rules
to OMB in conjunction with the publication of a rule. 5 CFR 1320.11.
This rule does not contain any collections of information as defined by
44. U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c).
Regulation Identifier Number
The Commission assigns a regulation identifier number (RIN) to each
regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory
and Deregulatory Actions (Unified Agenda). The Regulatory Information
Service Center publishes the Unified Agenda in April and October of
each year. You may use the RIN contained in the heading at the
beginning of this document to find this action in the Unified Agenda,
available at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaMain.
List of Subjects
46 CFR Part 502
Administrative practice and procedure, Claims, Equal access to
justice, Investigations, Lawyers, Maritime carriers, Penalties,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
46 CFR Part 503
Classified information, Freedom of Information, Privacy, Sunshine
Act.
46 CFR Part 520
Common carrier, Freight, Intermodal transportation, Maritime
carriers, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
46 CFR Part 530
Freight, Maritime carriers, Report and recordkeeping requirements.
46 CFR Part 535
Administrative practice and procedure, Maritime carriers, Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements.
46 CFR Part 540
Insurance, Maritime carriers, Penalties, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Surety bonds.
46 CFR Part 550
Administrative practice and procedure, Maritime carriers.
46 CFR Part 555
Administrative practice and procedure, Investigations, Maritime
carriers.
46 CFR Part 560
Administrative practice and procedure, Maritime carriers.
For the reasons set forth above, the Federal Maritime Commission
amends 46 CFR parts 502, 503, 520, 530, 535, 540, 550, 555, and 560 as
follows:
PART 502--RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
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1. The authority citation for part 502 is amended to read as follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 504, 551, 552, 553, 556(c), 559, 561-569,
571-584; 591-596; 18 U.S.C. 207; 28 U.S.C. 2112(a); 31 U.S.C. 9701;
46 U.S.C. 305, 40103-40104, 40304, 40306, 40501-40503, 40701-40706,
41101-41109, 41301-41309, 44101-44106; 5 CFR part 2635.
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2. Amend Sec. 502.27 by revising the last sentence in paragraph (a)(1)
to read as follows:
Sec. 502.27 Persons not attorneys at law.
(a)(1) * * * Applications by persons not attorneys at law for
admission to practice before the Commission shall be made on the forms
prescribed therefor, which may be obtained from the Secretary of the
Commission, and shall be addressed to the Federal Maritime Commission,
Washington, DC, 20573, and shall be accompanied by a fee as required by
Sec. 503.50(d) of this chapter.
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3. Amend Sec. 502.62 by revising paragraph (a)(6) to read as follows:
Sec. 502.62 Private party complaints for formal adjudication.
(a) * * *
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(6) Filing fee. The complaint must be accompanied by remittance of
a $288 filing fee.
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4. Amend Sec. 502.93 by revising paragraph (a)(3) to read as follows:
Sec. 502.93 Declaratory orders and fee.
(a) * * *
(3) Petitions must be accompanied by remittance of a $306 filing
fee.
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5. Amend Sec. 502.94 by revising paragraph (b) to read as follows:
Sec. 502.94 Petitions-general and fee.
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(b) Petitions must be accompanied by remittance of a $306 filing
fee. [Rule 94.]
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6. Amend Sec. 502.271 by revising paragraph (d)(5) to read as follows:
Sec. 502.271 Special docket application for permission to refund or
waive freight charges.
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(d) * * *
(5) Applications must be accompanied by remittance of a $115 filing
fee.
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7. Amend Sec. 502.304 by revising the last sentence of paragraph (b)
to read as follows:
Sec. 502.304 Procedure and filing fee.
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(b) * * * Such claims must be accompanied by remittance of a $112
filing fee.
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PART 503--PUBLIC INFORMATION
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8. The authority citation for part 503 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 331, 552, 552a, 552b, 553; 31 U.S.C. 9701;
46 U.S.C. 303; E.O. 13526 of January 5, 2010 75 FR 707, 3 CFR, 2010
Comp., p. 298, sections 5.1(a) and (b).
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9. Amend Sec. 503.50 by revising paragraphs (c)(1)(i) and (ii); the
first sentence of paragraph (c)(2); and paragraphs (c)(3)(ii) and
(iii), (c)(4), and (d) to read as follows:
Sec. 503.50 Fees for services.
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(c) * * *
(1) * * *
(i) Search will be performed by clerical/administrative personnel
at a rate of $39 per hour and by professional/executive personnel at a
rate of $77 per hour.
(ii) Unless an exception provided in paragraph (b)(2) of this
section applies, the minimum charge for record search is $39.
(2) Charges for review of records to determine whether they are
exempt from disclosure under Sec. 503.33 must be assessed to recover
full costs at the rate of $108 per hour. * * *
(3) * * *
(ii) By Commission personnel, at the rate of ten cents per page
(one side) plus $39 per hour.
(iii) Unless an exception provided in paragraph (b)(2) of this
section applies, the minimum charge for copying is $7.
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(4) The certification and validation (with Federal Maritime
Commission seal) of documents filed with or issued by the Commission
will be available at $111 for each certification.
(d) Applications for admission to practice before the Commission
for persons not attorneys at law must be accompanied by a fee of $206
pursuant to Sec. 502.27 of this chapter.
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10. Amend Sec. 503.69 by revising paragraph (b)(2) to read as follows:
Sec. 503.69 Fees.
* * * * *
(b) * * *
(2) The certification and validation (with Federal Maritime
Commission seal) of documents filed with or issued by the Commission
will be available at $111 for each certification.
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PART 520--CARRIER AUTOMATED TARIFFS
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11. The authority citation for part 520 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 553; 46 U.S.C. 305, 40101-40102, 40501-
40503, 40701-40706, 41101-41109.
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12. Amend Sec. 520.14 by revising the last sentence of paragraph
(c)(1) to read as follows:
Sec. 520.14 Special permission.
* * * * *
(c) * * *
(1) * * * Every such application must be submitted to the Bureau of
Trade Analysis and be accompanied by a filing fee of $307.
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PART 530--SERVICE CONTRACTS
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13. The authority citation for part 530 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 553; 46 U.S.C. 305, 40301-40306, 40501-
40503, 41307.
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14. Amend Sec. 530.10 by revising paragraph (c) introductory text to
read as follows:
Sec. 530.10 Amendment, correction, cancellation, and electronic
transmission errors.
* * * * *
(c) Corrections. Requests shall be filed, in duplicate, with the
Commission's Office of the Secretary within one-hundred eighty (180)
days of the contract's filing with the Commission, accompanied by
remittance of a $97 service fee, and must include:
* * * * *
PART 535--OCEAN COMMON CARRIER AND MARINE TERMINAL OPERATOR
AGREEMENTS SUBJECT TO THE SHIPPING ACT OF 1984
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15. The authority citation for part 535 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 553; 46 U.S.C. 305, 40101-40104, 40301-
40307, 40501-40503, 40901-40904, 41101-41109, 41301-41302, and
41305-41307.
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16. Amend Sec. 535.401 by revising paragraph (g) to read as follows:
Sec. 535.401 General requirements.
* * * * *
(g) The filing fee is $3,454 for new agreements and any agreement
modifications requiring Commission review and action; $526 for
agreements processed under delegated authority (for types of agreements
that can be processed under delegated authority, see Sec. 501.27(e) of
this chapter); $296 for carrier exempt agreements; and $87 for terminal
exempt agreements.
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PART 540--PASSENGER VESSEL FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
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17. The authority citation for part 540 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552, 553; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 46 U.S.C. 305,
44101-44106.
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18. Amend Sec. 540.4 by revising paragraph (e) to read as follows:
Sec. 540.4 Procedure for establishing financial responsibility.
* * * * *
(e) An application for a Certificate (Performance), excluding an
application for the addition or substitution of a vessel to the
applicant's fleet, must be accompanied by a filing fee remittance of
$4,332. An application for a Certificate (Performance) for the addition
or substitution of a vessel to the applicant's fleet must be
accompanied by a filing fee remittance of $2,180. Administrative
changes, such as the renaming of a vessel will not incur any additional
fees.
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19. Amend Sec. 540.23 by revising the last two sentences of paragraph
(b) to read as follows:
Sec. 540.23 Procedure for establishing financial responsibility.
* * * * *
(b) * * * An application for a Certificate (Casualty), excluding an
application for the addition or substitution of a vessel to the
applicant's fleet, must be accompanied by a filing fee remittance of
$1,889. An application for a Certificate (Casualty) for the addition or
substitution of a vessel to the applicant's fleet must be accompanied
by a filing fee remittance of $921.
* * * * *
PART 550--REGULATIONS TO ADJUST OR MEET CONDITIONS UNFAVORABLE TO
SHIPPING IN THE FOREIGN TRADE OF THE UNITED STATES
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20. The authority citation for part 550 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 553; 46 U.S.C. 301-307; sec. 19 (a)(2),
(e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j), (k) and (l) of the Merchant Marine
Act, 1920, 46 U.S.C. 42101 and 42104-42109; and sec. 10002 of the
Foreign Shipping Practices Act of 1988, 46 U.S.C. 42301-42307.
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21. Revise Sec. 550.402 to read as follows:
Sec. 550.402 Filing of petitions.
All requests for relief from conditions unfavorable to shipping in
the foreign trade must be by written petition. An original and fifteen
copies of a petition for relief under the provisions of this part must
be filed with the Secretary, Federal Maritime Commission, Washington,
DC 20573. The petition must be accompanied by remittance of a $306
filing fee.
PART 555--ACTIONS TO ADDRESS ADVERSE CONDITIONS AFFECTING U.S.-FLAG
CARRIERS THAT DO NOT EXIST FOR FOREIGN CARRIERS IN THE UNITED
STATES
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22. The authority citation for part 555 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 553; sec. 10002 of the Foreign Shipping
Practices Act of 1988 (46 U.S.C. 42301-42307).
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23. Amend Sec. 555.4 by revising the last sentence of paragraph (a) to
read as follows:
Sec. 555.4 Petitions.
(a) * * * The petition must be accompanied by remittance of a $306
filing fee.
* * * * *
PART 560--ACTIONS TO ADDRESS CONDITIONS UNDULY IMPAIRING ACCESS OF
U.S.-FLAG VESSELS TO OCEAN TRADE BETWEEN FOREIGN PORTS
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24. The authority citation for part 560 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 553; secs. 13(b)(6), 15 and 17 of the
Shipping Act of 1984, 46 U.S.C. 305, 40104, and 41108(d); sec. 10002
of the Foreign Shipping Practices Act of 1988 (46 U.S.C. 42301-
42307).
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25. Amend Sec. 560.3 by revising the last sentence of paragraph (a)(2)
to read as follows:
Sec. 560.3 Petitions for relief.
(a) * * *
(2) * * * the petition must be accompanied by remittance of a $306
filing fee.
* * * * *
By the Commission.
Rachel Dickon,
Secretary.
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