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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 29 (Thursday, February 13, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9546-9547]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-02601]

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FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

National Shipper Advisory Committee March 2025 Meeting

AGENCY: Federal Maritime Commission.

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the National Shipper 
Advisory Committee (NSAC or Committee), pursuant to the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act. The Committee advises the Federal Maritime 
Commission (Commission). The meeting will be held for the purpose of 
soliciting and discussing information, insight, and expertise 
pertaining to conditions in the ocean freight delivery system relevant 
to the Commission.

DATES: The Committee will meet in person in Long Beach, California, on 
March 5, 2025, from 2:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. Pacific time. Please note 
that this

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meeting may adjourn early if the Committee has completed its business.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Long Beach Convention Center 
located at 300 E Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, California. This meeting will 
follow the TPM Conference and will be open to the public. Members of 
the public do not need to register for the TPM Conference to attend the 
NSAC meeting. The meeting will also be streamed live on the Federal 
Maritime Commission's YouTube channel. If technical issues prevent the 
Committee from streaming live, the Committee will post a recording of 
the meeting on the Commission's YouTube channel following the meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Mark Bragan[ccedil]a, Designated 
Federal Officer of the National Shipper Advisory Committee, phone: 
(202) 523-5725; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Background: The National Shipper Advisory Committee is a Federal 
advisory committee. It operates under the provisions of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App., and 46 U.S.C. chapter 425. The 
Committee was established on January 1, 2021, when the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 became law. Public Law No. 116-
283, section 8604, 134 Stat. 3388 (2021). The Committee provides 
information, insight, and expertise pertaining to conditions in the 
ocean freight delivery system to the Federal Maritime Commission. 
Specifically, the Committee advises the Commission on polices relating 
to the competitiveness, reliability, integrity, and fairness of the 
international ocean freight delivery system. 46 U.S.C. 45202(b).
    Meeting Agenda: The Committee will recognize its new members and 
receive updates from the Data/Visibilty, Fees & Surcharges, and Port 
Best Practices subcommittees; the Refusal to Deal Working Group; and 
the Digital Container Shipping Association. The Committee will also be 
provided with an overview of the Shipper Bill of Rights by the National 
Industrial Transportation League. The Committee will take public 
comment during the meeting.
    Public Comment: The Committee will take public comment during its 
meeting and is particularly interested in receiving feedback regarding 
the issues in your supply chain and the issues that you want to see the 
Committee and the Federal Maritime Commission address.
    Members of the public may also submit written comments to NSAC at 
any time. Comments should be addressed to NSAC, c/o Mark 
Bragan[ccedil]a, Federal Maritime Commission, 800 North Capitol St. NW, 
Washington, DC 25073 or [email protected].
    A copy of all meeting documentation, including minutes, will be 
available at www.fmc.gov following the meeting.

    Dated: February 10, 2025.
David Eng,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-02601 Filed 2-12-25; 8:45 am]
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