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1The Commission may also investigate whether 

a foreign government or carrier’s practices result in 

adverse impacts on United States carriers or United 

States oceanborne trade or creates conditions that 

do not exist for foreign carriers in the United States 

under the laws of the United States. 46 U.S. Code, 

Chapter 423. At this time, the Commission is not 

initiating an investigation pursuant to Chapter 423. 

with issues related to the content of the 

public files. Each DBS provider is also 

required to include in the online public 

file the name, phone number, and email 

address of the licensee’s designated 

contact for questions about the public 

file, and include in the online public 

file the address of the provider’s local 

public file if the provider retains 

documents in the local public file that 

are not available in the Commission’s 

online file. 

47 CFR 25.702(b) requires each 

SDARS licensee to maintain a complete 

and orderly record (political file) of all 

requests for SDARS origination time 

made by or on behalf of candidates for 

public office, together with the 

disposition made by the provider of 

such requests, and the charges made, if 

any, if the request is granted. The 

disposition must include the schedule 

of time purchased, when the spots 

actually aired, the rates charged, and the 

classes of time purchased. Also, when 

free time is provided for use by or on 

behalf of candidates, a record of the free 

time provided is to be placed in the 

political file. SDARS licensees are 

required to place all records required by 

this section in the political file as soon 

as possible and retain the record for a 

period of two years. 

The information collection 

requirements contained in 47 CFR 

25.702(c) require each SDARS applicant 

or licensee to place in the online file 

hosted by the Commission the records 

required to be placed in the public 

inspection file by 47 CFR 25.601 and 

73.2080 (equal employment 

opportunities) and to retain those 

records for the period required by those 

rules. Each SDARS licensee must 

provide a link to the public inspection 

file hosted on the Commission’s website 

from the home page of its own website, 

if the licensee has a website, and 

provide on its website contact 

information for a representative who 

can assist any person with disabilities 

with issues related to the content of the 

public files. Each SDARS licensee is 

also required to include in the online 

public file the name, phone number, 

and email address of the licensee’s 

designated contact for questions about 

the public file, and include in the online 

public file the address of the provider’s 

local public file if the provider retains 

documents in the local public file that 

are not available in the Commission’s 

online file. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene Dortch, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–28705 Filed 12–5–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION 

[Docket No. FMC–2024–0022] 

Investigation Into Conditions Affecting 

Shipping in the Foreign Trade and 

Denial of Entry of Vessels Into Spanish 

Ports 

AGENCY: Federal Maritime Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of investigation and 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Maritime 

Commission has initiated an 

investigation into reports that the 

Government of Spain (Spain) is creating 

conditions unfavorable to shipping in 

the foreign trade of the United States by 

denying entry to its ports to certain 

vessels, including those participating in 

the Maritime Security Program. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

December 26, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by Docket No. FMC–2024– 

0022, by the following method: 

Federal eRulemaking Portal: Your 

comments must be written and in 

English. You may submit your 

comments electronically through the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal at 

www.regulations.gov. To submit 

comments on that site, search for Docket 

No. FMC–2024–0022 and follow the 

instructions provided. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

questions regarding submitting 

comments or the treatment of any 

confidential information, contact David 

Eng, Secretary; Phone: (202) 523–5725; 

Email: Secretary@fmc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Introduction 

On November 19, 2024, the Federal 

Maritime Commission (Commission) 

was informed that Spain had denied 

entry to its ports to at least three vessels, 

including some that are participants in 

the United States Maritime 

Administration’s (MARAD) Maritime 

Security Program (MSP). The 

Commission is concerned that this 

apparent policy of denying entry to 

certain vessels will create conditions 

unfavorable to shipping in the foreign 

trade, whether in a particular route or in 

commerce generally. Chapter 421 of 

U.S. Code Title 46, section 42101, 

authorizes the Commission to 

investigate and, if necessary, adopt 

regulations to adjust or meet such 

conditions. Remedies under Chapter 

421 include, but are not limited to, 

refusal of entry to vessels of a country 

that is named in the Commission’s 

regulations and fines of up to 

$2,304,629 per voyage. 46 U.S.C. 

42106(4), 42107(1)(a); 46 CFR part 506. 

II. Summary of Investigation 

The Commission’s statutory authority 

includes the mandate to monitor and 

evaluate conditions that affect shipping 

in the foreign trade of the United States. 

46 U.S.C. 42101(a).1 Chapter 421 

encourages the maintenance of a United 

States merchant marine for the national 

defense and the development of 

domestic and foreign commerce. 46 

U.S.C. 50101(b). Under a separate 

statutory provision, the Commission can 

also investigate whether a foreign 

government is unduly impairing the 

access of a vessel documented under the 

laws of the United States to ocean trade 

between foreign ports and take any 

action it finds appropriate to remedy 

any such violation. 46 U.S.C. 41108(d). 

The Commission has consistently 

held that its powers do not only protect 

United States flagged shipping, and that 

foreign governmental actions that are 

detrimental to third-flag carriers can 

create conditions unfavorable to 

shipping in the United States foreign 

trade within the meaning of Chapter 

421. Petition of Ace Line, 19 S.R.R. 481, 

482 (FMC 1979). In the past, the 

Commission has investigated port 

practices in Japan that included 

restrictive and discriminatory licensing 

practices and refusals to grant licenses 

to United States carriers. Port 

Restrictions and Requirements in the 

United States/Japan Trade, 62 FR 9696, 

9699 (March 4, 1997). The Commission 

has also investigated conditions created 

in the United States-Korea, United 

States-Taiwan, and United StatesVenezuela trades. See Randy L. 

Baldemor, Comment Federal Maritime 

Commission Sanctions on Japanese 

Carriers: A Call for Fairer Methods of 

Resolving Disputes, 8 Pac. Rim L & Pol’y 

J. 109, at 116 (1999). 

The Commission received information 

on November 19, 2024, indicating that 

Spain is denying entry into Spanish 

ports to certain vessels. Spain appears to 

have denied docking privileges to the 

Maersk Denver in early November. 

Maersk Line Vessel Diverts to Morocco 

Due to Allegations in Spain, The 

Maritime Executive, November 11, 2024 

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2See also https://www.maritime.dot.gov/sites/ 

marad.dot.gov/files/2022-08/ 

MSP%20Fleet%20%208-1-2022.pdf for a list of 

vessels participating in the MSP. 

allegations-in-spain) (last visited 

November 20, 2024). That vessel was 

owned and operated by a participant in 

the MARAD MSP Fleet and the vessel 

appears to have been receiving a 

retainer from MARAD in exchange for 

availability during times of need. See 

Maritime Security Program | MARAD, 

(https://www.maritime.dot.gov/nationalsecurity/strategic-sealift/maritimesecurity-program-msp) (last visited 

November 20, 2024). Spain also appears 

to have denied entry to the Maersk 

Seletar, another MSP participant vessel, 

in early November.2 Though not a 

participant in the MSP, another vessel 

appears to have been refused docking 

privileges in May. Spain Denies Port of 

Call to Ship Carrying Arms to Israel, 

The Guardian, May 16, 2024 (available 

at https://www.theguardian.com/world/ 

article/2024/may/16/spain-denies-portof-call-to-ship-carrying-arms-to-israel) 

(last accessed November 20, 2024). 

MARAD’s MSP maintains a fleet of 

commercially viable, militarily useful 

merchant ships active in international 

trade. The MSP fleet is available to 

support U.S. Department of Defense 

(DoD) sustainment sealift requirements 

during times of conflict or in other 

national emergencies. The program also 

provides DoD access to MSP 

participants’ global intermodal 

transportation network of terminals, 

facilities, logistic management services, 

and U.S. citizen merchant mariners. 

The Commission’s statutory purposes 

include ensuring an efficient, 

competitive, and economical 

transportation system in the United 

States, encouraging the development of 

an economically sound and efficient 

liner fleet capable of meeting national 

security needs and supporting 

commerce, and promoting the growth 

and development of United States 

exports through competitive and 

efficient carriage of goods by water. 46 

U.S.C. 40101. A law or policy by a 

foreign government that refuses entry to 

vessels documented under the laws of 

the United States is inconsistent with 

the Commission’s goal of ensuring 

access to and supporting the complex 

and interdependent system for the 

common carriage of goods by water in 

foreign commerce. The Commission has 

therefore determined that it will 

investigate the apparent decision by 

Spain to deny entry to vessels 

participating in MARAD’s MSP, as well 

as its apparent decision to deny entry to 

other vessels. 

At this initial stage of the 

investigation, the Commission will 

focus on providing a route for interested 

parties, including the Government of 

Spain and common carriers that have 

been denied entry into Spanish ports, to 

provide information, perspectives, and 

proposed solutions. 

III. Investigation and Initial Request for 

Comments 

The Commission has determined that 

the above situation meets the threshold 

requirements for consideration under 

the relevant statutory and regulatory 

authority. See 46 U.S.C. 42101; 46 CFR 

part 550. The Commission therefore 

initiates an investigation into whether 

the situation has created conditions that 

are unfavorable to shipping in foreign 

trade, whether in a particular trade or 

on a particular route or in commerce 

generally. See 46 U.S.C. 42101(a); 46 

CFR 550.301. To that end, the 

Commission has designated the General 

Counsel to lead an investigation into the 

conditions and to prepare a report on 

the investigation’s findings and 

recommendations for Commission 

consideration. The Commission has 

further determined to ask interested 

persons to submit written comments 

containing arguments, experiences, and/ 

or data relevant to denials of entry into 

Spanish ports. In particular, the 

Commission seeks information about 

when this has occurred, the vessels that 

have been denied entry, and any reason 

or reasons given for the denial. 

The Commission’s jurisdiction under 

46 U.S.C. 42101 is broad, and the 

agency welcomes comments not only 

from the Government of Spain, but also 

from container shipping interests, vessel 

owners, individuals and groups with 

relevant information on commercial 

considerations, and anyone else with 

relevant information or perspectives on 

this matter. 

As the Commission proceeds with 

this investigation, it may determine to 

request additional comment or gather 

information through other means as 

authorized under 46 U.S.C. 40104 and 

42104, and 46 CFR part 550. 

By the Commission. 

David Eng, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–28709 Filed 12–5–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6730–02–P 

FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH 

REVIEW COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

TIME AND DATE: 10 a.m., Tuesday, 

December 17, 2024. 

PLACE: The Richard V. Backley Hearing 

Room, Room 511, 1331 Pennsylvania 

Avenue NW, Suite 504 North, 

Washington, DC 20004 (enter from F 

Street entrance). 

STATUS: Open. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The 

Commission will consider and act upon 

the following in open session: Mallery v. 

El Segundo Coal Co., LLC, Docket No. 

CENT 2024–0106. (Issues include 

whether the Judge erred in finding no 

adverse action, and whether the Judge 

erred in issuing show cause orders.) 

Any person attending this meeting 

who requires special accessibility 

features and/or auxiliary aids, such as 

sign language interpreters, must inform 

the Commission in advance of those 

needs. Subject to 29 CFR 2706.150(a)(3) 

and 2706.160(d). 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Emogene Johnson (202) 434–9935/(202) 

708–9300 for TDD. Relay/1–800–877– 

8339 for toll free. 

Phone Number for Listening to 

Meeting: 1–(866) 236–7472. Passcode: 

678–100. 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552b. 

Dated: December 4, 2024. 

Sarah L. Stewart, 

Deputy General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2024–28874 Filed 12–4–24; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6735–01–P 

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 

Proposed Agency Information 

Collection Activities; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Board of Governors of the 

Federal Reserve System. 

ACTION: Notice, request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The Board of Governors of the 

Federal Reserve System (Board) invites 

comment on a proposal to extend for 

three years, without revision, the 

Application to Become a Savings and 

Loan Holding Company or to Acquire a 

Savings Association or Savings and 

Loan Holding Company (FR LL–10(e); 

OMB No. 7100–0336). 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before February 4, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by FR LL–10(e), by any of the 

following methods: 


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