Other materials are provided at a charge of five cents per page for copying. This information product is a hard copy compilation of Commission decisions in adjudicatory and rulemaking proceedings conducted pursuant to the Shipping Acts administered by the Commission. This compilation serves as a reference or research source for information about Commission decisions. It is available only through purchase from the U.S. Government Printing Office, at a price determined by the Government Printing Office. The FMC publishes an annual report of its activities for each fiscal year.
Legal reference constitutes the major portion of the collection.
The library also contains material on several related fields such as engineering, economics, political science, and an extensive collection of admiralty law. The FMC Library requires messenger pickup and delivery for local libraries. The Library will loan books, reports, and all but the most current magazines. RPI data is collected from documentation filed with the Commission. Portions of the RPI are designated for internal and administrative use only and are generally not available.