Notice of Inquiry; U.S. Inland Containerized Cargo Moving Through Canadian and Mexican Seaports

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Federal Maritime Commission [Docket No. 11-19] AGENCY: Federal Maritime Commission. ACTION: Notice of Inquiry. SUMMARY: The Federal Maritime Commission is issuing this Notice of Inquiry to solicit the public's views and information concerning factors that may cause or contribute to the shift of containerized cargo destined for U.S. inland points from U.S. to Canadian and Mexican seaports. DATES: Comments are due on or before December 22, 2011. ADDRESSES: Submit comments to: Karen V. Gregory, Secretary, Federal Maritime Commission, 800 North Capitol Street, NW., Washington, DC 20573-0001, or email non-confidential comments to: Secretary@fmc.gov (email comments as attachments preferably in Microsoft Word or PDF) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen V. Gregory, Secretary, Federal Maritime Commission, 800 N. Capitol Street, NW., Washington, DC 20573-0001, (202) 523-5725, Fax (202) 523-0014, Email: Secretary@fmc.gov , Rebecca A. Fenneman, General Counsel, Federal Maritime Commission, 800 N. Capitol Street, NW., Washington, DC 20573-0001, (202) 523-5740, Fax (202) 523-5738, Email: GeneralCounsel@fmc.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC or Commission) has received requests from United States Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell (both of Washington), Members of Congress ( printed page 69272) Rick Larsen, Jay Inslee, Norm Dicks, Adam Smith, Dave Reichert, Jaime Herrera Beutler and Jim McDermott (all of Washington), and Congresswoman La…