Carrier Automated Tariffs

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 46 CFR Part 520 [Docket No. 21-03] RIN 3072-AC86 AGENCY: Federal Maritime Commission. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. SUMMARY: The Federal Maritime Commission (Commission) is seeking public comment on proposed modifications to its rules governing Carrier Automated Tariffs through this notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). The proposed rule would remove the option for ocean common carriers to charge a fee to access their tariff; allow non-vessel operating common carriers (NVOCCs) to cross reference certain aspects of other carriers' terms in their tariffs; clarify the ability for NVOCCs to reflect increases in certain charges passed-through by other entities without notice; update the definition of co-loading to apply only to less than container loads; require that documentation be annotated with the names of all NVOCCs involved in a shipping transaction; and make other miscellaneous updates and clarifications to the regulation. DATES: Submit comments on or before June 9, 2022. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by email to secretary@fmc.gov . For comments, include in the subject line: “Docket No. 21-03, Comments on Carrier Automated Tariffs Rulemaking.” Comments should be attached to the email as a Microsoft Word or text-searchable PDF document. Instructions: For detailed instructions on submitting comments, including requesting confidential treatment of comments, and additional information on the rulemaking process, see the Publ…