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FMC RIN: 3072-AC38 Publication ID: Spring 2011 
Title: NVOCC Tariff Exemption 
Abstract: This action as proposed would relieve licensed Non-Vessel-Operating Common Carriers (NVOCCs) from the requirement of publishing and adhering to rates in tariffs, while imposing several conditions, including: (1) NVOCCs would continue to publish standard rules tariffs containing contractual terms and conditions governing shipments; (2) NVOCCs would be required to provide those rules to the public free of charge; (3) Rates charged by NVOCCs must be agreed to and memorialized in writing by the date cargo is received for shipment; and (4) NVOCCs must retain documentation of the agreed rate and terms for each shipment for a period of 5 years and must make that documentation available promptly to the Commission on request. The rulemaking would be undertaken pursuant to the exemption authority allowed by section 16 of the Shipping Act. 
Agency: Federal Maritime Commission(FMC)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 46 CFR 520   
Legal Authority: 46 USC 40103(a)    46 USC 41104(4) and (8)    46 USC 40501(a)-(e) and (g)    40503    41102(2), (4) and (8)   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  05/07/2010  75 FR 25150   
NPRM Comment Period End  06/04/2010    
Final Rule  06/00/2011    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Tyler J. Wood
General Counsel
Federal Maritime Commission
Room 1018, 800 North Capitol Street, NW,
Washington, DC 20573
Phone:202 523-5740
Fax:202 523-5738
Email: generalcounsel@fmc.gov