[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 87 (Friday, May 3, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19974-19975]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-11088]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[Ex Parte No. MC-198 (Sub-No. 1)]


Policy Statement on Motor Contract Requirements Under the 
Negotiated Rates Act of 1993

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board (Board),\1\ DOT.

    \1\ The ICC Termination Act of 1995, Pub. L. No. 104-88, 109 
Stat. 803 (ICCTA), which was enacted on December 29, 1995, and took 
effect on January 1, 1996, abolished the Interstate Commerce 
Commission and transferred certain functions and proceedings to the 
Board.
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ACTION: Termination of Proceeding.

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SUMMARY: The Board is terminating this proceeding in which the 
Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) had solicited comment on its 
policy statement explaining and interpreting statutory requirements 
governing the form and minimum content requirements for transportation 
agreements executed by motor contract carriers.

DATES: This action is made on May 3, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael L. Martin, (202) 927-6033;

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[TDD for the hearing impaired: (202) 927-5721].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a Policy Statement served February 28, 
1994 [10 I.C.C.2d 53], and published at 59 FR 10166 (March 3, 1994), 
the ICC explained and interpreted statutory requirements governing the 
form and minimum content requirements for transportation agreements 
executed by motor contract carriers.\2\ The notice provided for public 
comment.
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    \2\ Those statutory requirements were adopted in section 6 of 
the Negotiated Rates Act of 1993 (Pub. L. No. 103-180) (NRA).
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    However, the ICCTA repealed and did not reenact section 6 of the 
NRA. Because the statutory provision that precipitated the policy 
statement has been repealed and not reenacted, we are terminating this 
proceeding pursuant to the provisions of section 204(b)(3) of the 
ICCTA, \3\ and we are vacating the prior policy statement pursuant to 
the provisions of section 204(a) of that Act.\4\

    \3\ Section 204(b)(3) of the ICCTA provides that, ``in the case 
of a proceeding under a provision of law repeal[ed], and not 
reenacted, by this Act such proceeding shall be terminated.''
    \4\ Section 204(a) of the ICCTA provides that ``[t]he Board 
shall promptly rescind all regulations established by the Interstate 
Commerce Commission that are based on provisions of law repealed and 
not substantively reenacted by this Act.''
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    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 721(a); Sections 204(a) and 204(b)(3) of 
the ICC Termination Act of 1995, Pub. L. No. 104-88.

    Decided: April 17, 1996.

    By the Board, Chairman Morgan, Vice Chairman Simmons, and 
Commissioner Owen.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-11088 Filed 5-2-96; 8:45 am]
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