[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 241 (Friday, December 15, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 64437]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-30582]



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FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION


Notice of Agreement(s) Filed

    The Federal Maritime Commission hereby gives notice of the filing 
of the following agreement(s) pursuant to section 5 of the Shipping Act 
of 1984.
    Interested parties may inspect and obtain a copy of each agreement 
at the Washington, D.C. Office of the Federal Maritime Commission, 800 
North Capitol Street, NW., 9th Floor. Interested parties may submit 
comments on each agreement to the Secretary, Federal Maritime 
Commission, Washington, D.C. 20573, within 10 days after the date of 
the Federal Register in which this notice appears. The requirements for 
comments are found in Sec. 572.603 of Title 46 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations. Interested persons should consult this section before 
communicating with the Commission regarding a pending agreement.

    Agreement No.: 202-010776-095.
    Title: Asia North America Eastbound Rate Agreement.
    Parties: American President Lines, Ltd., Hapag-Lloyd 
Aktiengesellschaft, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd., A.P. Moller-Maersk 
Line, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd., Nedlloyd Lijnen B.V., Neptune Orient 
Lines, Ltd., Nippon Yusen Kaisha Line, Orient Overseas Container Line, 
Inc., Sea-land Service, Inc.
    Synopsis: The proposed amendment modifies Article 8.5--Voting and 
Quorum Requirements to provide that service contracts entered into on 
or after January 5, 1996, may be amended by majority vote, rather than 
by unanimous less one vote as currently required for service contract 
amendments.

    Agreement No.: 232-011321-003.
    Title: Maersk/Sea-Land Pacific Agreement.
    Parties: A.P. Moller-Maersk Line, Sea-Land Service, Inc.
    Synopsis: The proposed amendment expands the foreign geographic 
scope of the Agreement to include all of Asia, excluding Asia 
Mediterranean ports. It also increases the maximum number of line-haul 
vessels, and revises Articles 9.2 and 9.3 respectively--Duration and 
Termination by (1) redefining the ``initial period'' of the Agreement 
to a time which will expire four years after the effective date of this 
amendment and (2) increases the notice period required for withdrawal 
from 9 months to 12 months.

    Agreement No.: 224-200133-004.
    Title: Port Authority of New York & New Jersey/Sea-Land Service, 
Inc. Terminal Agreement.
    Parties: Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Sea-Land Service, 
Inc. (``Sea-Land'').
    Synopsis: The proposed amendment provides for the incorporation of 
a sub-surface environmental baseline at Sea-land's Elizabeth, New 
Jersey Container Terminal.

    Agreement No.: 224-200963.
    Title: Alabama State Docks Department/Middle Gulf Stevedoring, Inc. 
Terminal Agreement.
    Parties: Alabama State Docks Department (``Port''), Middle gulf 
Stevedoring, Inc. (``Middle Gulf'').
    Synopsis: The proposed Agreement permits Middle Gulf to provide 
freight handling services at the Port.

    Dated: December 12, 1995.

    By order of the Federal Maritime Commission.

Joseph C. Polking,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-30582 Filed 12-14-95; 8:45 am]
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