Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 2 / Wednesday, January 3, 2024 / Notices 377 

1The Commission recently published a Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking seeking comment on 

proposed amendments to the Commission’s 

Negative Option Rule. 88 FR 24716 (Apr. 24, 2023). 

The present PRA Notice is not part of that 

proceeding and merely seeks comment on the 

existing burden estimates for the current Rule, 

which applies only to ‘‘prenotification’’ negative 

option plans. 

PLACE: 1050 First Street NE, 

Washington, DC and Virtual (This 

meeting will be a hybrid meeting). 

STATUS: This meeting will be closed to 

the public. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Compliance 

matters pursuant to 52 U.S.C. 30109. 

Information the premature disclosure of 

which would be likely to have a 

considerable adverse effect on the 

implementation of a proposed 

Commission action. 

Matters concerning participation in 

civil actions or proceedings or 

arbitration. 

* * * * * 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Judith Ingram, Press Officer, Telephone: 

(202) 694–1220. 

(Authority: Government in the Sunshine Act, 

5 U.S.C. 552b) 

Vicktoria J. Allen, 

Deputy Secretary of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2023–28963 Filed 12–29–23; 11:15 am] 

BILLING CODE 6715–01–P 

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION 

[Docket No. 23–11] 

Bal Container Line Co., Limited, 

Complainant v. SA Terminals (Pier A), 

LLC; and SSA Containers, Inc., 

Respondents; Notice of Filing of 

Amended Complaint and Assignment 

Served: December 27, 2023. 

Notice is given that an amended 

complaint has been filed with the 

Federal Maritime Commission (the 

‘‘Commission’’) by Bal Container Line 

Co., Limited (the ‘‘Complainant’’) 

against SSA Marine Terminal; SSA 

Terminals (Pier A), LLC; and SSA 

Containers, Inc. (the ‘‘Respondents’’). 

Complainant states that the Commission 

has jurisdiction over the amended 

complaint under the Shipping Act of 

1984, as amended, 46 U.S.C. 40101 et 

seq., and jurisdiction over the 

Respondents as a ‘‘marine terminal 

operator’’ within the meaning of the 

Shipping Act at 46 U.S.C. 40102(15). 

Complainant is an entity with a 

principal place of business in Hong 

Kong and a vessel-operating common 

carrier. 

Complainant identifies Respondent 

SSA Marine Terminal as a Delaware 

limited liability company with a 

principal place of business in Seattle, 

Washington. 

Complainant identifies Respondent 

SSA Terminals (Pier A), LLC as a 

Delaware limited liability company with 

a principal place of business in Seattle, 

Washington. 

Complainant identifies Respondent 

SSA Containers, Inc. as a Washington 

corporation with a principal place of 

business in Seattle, Washington. 

Complainant alleges that Respondents 

violated 46 U.S.C. 41102(c) and 46 CFR 

part 545 regarding a failure to establish, 

observe, and enforce just and reasonable 

regulations and practices relating to or 

connected with receiving, handling, 

storing, or delivering property. 

Complainant alleges these violations 

arose from an assessment of a flat rate 

congestion surcharge without stating the 

purpose of the surcharge, the triggering 

event, the ending date or an event that 

would end the surcharge, how the 

surcharge would help alleviate 

congestion, or any other relevant 

required information; a continued 

assessment of congestion surcharges 

while containers were placed in 

inaccessible terminal areas or the ability 

to pick up the containers was 

constrained due to circumstances 

outside the Complainant’s control; and 

a seizure of eighteen containers, money 

owed to Complainant, and demurrage 

fees collected on Complainant’s behalf 

until payment of the congestion 

surcharges. 

An answer to the amended complaint 

must be filed with the Commission 

within 25 days after the date of service. 

The full text of the amended 

complaint can be found in the 

Commission’s electronic Reading Room 

at https://www2.fmc.gov/readingroom/ 

proceeding/23-11/. This proceeding has 

been assigned to the Office of 

Administrative Law Judges. The initial 

decision of the presiding judge shall be 

issued by October 21, 2024, and the 

final decision of the Commission shall 

be issued by May 5, 2025. 

Alanna Beck, 

Federal Register Alternate Liaison Officer, 

Federal Maritime Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2023–28865 Filed 1–2–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6730–02–P 

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; Extension 

AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Trade 

Commission (‘‘FTC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’) 

requests that the Office of Management 

and Budget (‘‘OMB’’) extend for an 

additional three years the current 

Paperwork Reduction Act (‘‘PRA’’) 

clearance for information collection 

requirements contained in the FTC’s 

Use of Prenotification Negative Option 

Plans (‘‘Negative Option Rule’’ or 

‘‘Rule’’). That clearance expires on 

January 31, 2024. 

DATES: Comments must be filed by 

February 2, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Interested parties may file a 

comment online or on paper, by 

following the instructions in the 

Request for Comment part of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

below. Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Katherine Johnson, Attorney, Division 

of Enforcement, Federal Trade 

Commission, Room CC–9528, 600 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20580, (202) 326–2185. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title of Collection: Use of 

Prenotification Negative Option Plans 

(Negative Option Rule or Rule), 16 CFR 

part 425.1

OMB Control Number: 3084–0104. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change of currently approved collection. 

Abstract: The Negative Option Rule 

governs the operation of prenotification 

subscription plans. Under these types of 

plans—which can include things such 

as a book of the month club, food of the 

month club, or clothing items of the 

month club—a seller provides a 

consumer with automatic shipments of 

merchandise unless the consumer 

affirmatively notifies the seller they do 

not want the shipment. The Rule 

requires that a seller notify a member 

that they will automatically ship 

merchandise to the member and bill the 

member for the merchandise if the 

subscriber fails to expressly reject the 

merchandise beforehand within a 

prescribed time. The Rule protects 

consumers by: (1) requiring that 

promotional materials disclose the 

terms of membership clearly and 

conspicuously; and (2) establishing 

procedures for the administration of 

such ‘‘negative option’’ plans. 


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