The FMC was established as an independent regulatory agency by Reorganization Plan No. 7, effective August 12, 1961. Prior to that time, the United States Federal Maritime Board was responsible for both the regulation of ocean commerce and the promotion of the United States Merchant Marine. Under the reorganization plan, the shipping laws of the U.S. were separated into two categories, regulatory and promotional. The newly created FMC was charged with the administration of the regulatory provisions of the shipping laws, while the promotional role was vested in the Maritime Administration (now part of the U.S. Department of Transportation).[3]
The passage of the Shipping Act of 1984 brought about a major deregulatory change in the regulatory regime facing shipping companies operating in the U.S. foreign commerce. The subsequent passage of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 1998, with its further deregulatory amendments and modifications to the Shipping Act of 1984, represented another pro-market shift in shipping regulation. The principle statutes or statutory provisions administered by the Commission are: the Shipping Act of 1984, the Foreign Shipping Practices Act of 1988, section 19 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920, and Public Law 89-777.
Most of these statutes were amended by the Ocean Shipping Reform Act (OSRA) of 1998,[4] which took effect on May 1, 1999 and the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022.[5][6]
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Regulations of the FMCedit
Regulations of the FMC are found at 46 C.F.R. Chapter IV.
Regulations concerning Ocean Transport Intermediariesedit
Definitionsedit
The FMC regulations regulate the activities of Ocean Transport Intermediaries (OTIs) in the US. The FMC regulations define OTI to include two classes of logistics service providers: (1) ocean freight forwarders and (2) non-vessel operating common carriers (NVOCCs).[9]
The FMC regulations define "ocean freight forwarder" as a person that (i) in the United States, dispatches shipments from the United States via a common carrier and books or otherwise arranges space for those shipments on behalf of shippers and (ii) processes the documentation or performs related activities incident to those shipments.[10]
The FMC regulations define "NVOCC" as a common carrier that does not operate the vessels by which the ocean transportation is provided, and is a shipper in its relationship with an ocean common carrier.[11]
Licensing requirements
OTIs must be licensed by the FMC before they perform OTI services in the United States.[12] Requirements for licensing are found at 46 CFR §§ 515.11-515.27.
Dutiesedit
The FMC regulations define duties with which OTIs must comply at 46 CFR §§ 515.31-515.34.
Fees and compensationedit
The FMC regulations set out certain rules regarding fees that freight forwarders may charge to their customers and compensation that freight forwarders may receive from carriers at 46 CFR §§ 515.41-515.91.
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Not to be confused with United States Maritime Administration The United States Federal Maritime Commission FMC is an independent agency of the United States government that is responsible for the regulation of oceanborne international transportation of the U S 1 It is chaired by Daniel B Maffei 2 Federal Maritime CommissionAgency overviewFormedAugust 12 1961JurisdictionFederal government of the United StatesHeadquartersWashington DC USAgency executiveDan Maffei ChairmanWebsitehttps www fmc gov Contents 1 History 2 Organization 2 1 Current commissioners 2 2 Bureaus and offices 3 Regulations of the FMC 3 1 Regulations concerning Ocean Transport Intermediaries 3 1 1 Definitions 3 1 2 Duties 3 1 3 Fees and compensation 4 List of commissioners 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe FMC was established as an independent regulatory agency by Reorganization Plan No 7 effective August 12 1961 Prior to that time the United States Federal Maritime Board was responsible for both the regulation of ocean commerce and the promotion of the United States Merchant Marine Under the reorganization plan the shipping laws of the U S were separated into two categories regulatory and promotional The newly created FMC was charged with the administration of the regulatory provisions of the shipping laws while the promotional role was vested in the Maritime Administration now part of the U S Department of Transportation 3 The passage of the Shipping Act of 1984 brought about a major deregulatory change in the regulatory regime facing shipping companies operating in the U S foreign commerce The subsequent passage of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 1998 with its further deregulatory amendments and modifications to the Shipping Act of 1984 represented another pro market shift in shipping regulation The principle statutes or statutory provisions administered by the Commission are the Shipping Act of 1984 the Foreign Shipping Practices Act of 1988 section 19 of the Merchant Marine Act 1920 and Public Law 89 777 Most of these statutes were amended by the Ocean Shipping Reform Act OSRA of 1998 4 which took effect on May 1 1999 and the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 5 6 Organization editCurrent commissioners edit List of commissioners 7 Name Party Took office Term expiresDan Maffei Chair Democratic March 29 2021 June 30 2022Rebecca F Dye Unknown November 14 2002 June 30 2020Louis E Sola Republican January 23 2019 June 30 2023Carl Bentzel Democratic December 9 2019 June 30 2024Max Vekich Democratic February 15 2022 June 30 2026Bureaus and offices edit List of bureaus and offices 8 Office of Equal Employment Opportunity Office of the Inspector General Office of the Administrative Law Judges Office of Consumer Affairs and Dispute Resolution Services Office of the General Counsel Office of The Secretary Office of the Managing Director Office of Budget and Finance Office of Human Resources Office of Information Technology Office of Management Services Bureau of Enforcement Bureau of Certification and Licensing Bureau of Trade Analysis Area RepresentativesRegulations of the FMC editRegulations of the FMC are found at 46 C F R Chapter IV Regulations concerning Ocean Transport Intermediaries edit Definitions edit The FMC regulations regulate the activities of Ocean Transport Intermediaries OTIs in the US The FMC regulations define OTI to include two classes of logistics service providers 1 ocean freight forwarders and 2 non vessel operating common carriers NVOCCs 9 The FMC regulations define ocean freight forwarder as a person that i in the United States dispatches shipments from the United States via a common carrier and books or otherwise arranges space for those shipments on behalf of shippers and ii processes the documentation or performs related activities incident to those shipments 10 The FMC regulations define NVOCC as a common carrier that does not operate the vessels by which the ocean transportation is provided and is a shipper in its relationship with an ocean common carrier 11 Licensing requirementsOTIs must be licensed by the FMC before they perform OTI services in the United States 12 Requirements for licensing are found at 46 CFR 515 11 515 27 Duties edit The FMC regulations define duties with which OTIs must comply at 46 CFR 515 31 515 34 Fees and compensation edit The FMC regulations set out certain rules regarding fees that freight forwarders may charge to their customers and compensation that freight forwarders may receive from carriers at 46 CFR 515 41 515 91 List of commissioners editPortrait Commissioner 13 Took office Left officeJohn Harllee August 1961 June 1969Ashton C Barrett February 1962 June 1977Thomas E Stakem February 1962 June 1963James V Day February 1962 June 1984John S Patterson February 1962 September 1966George H Hearn July 1964 June 1978James F Fanseen March 1967 June 1971 nbsp Helen Delich Bentley June 1970 June 1975Clarence G Morse October 1971 June 1976Karl E Bakke November 1975 June 1977 nbsp Robert R Casey January 1976 September 1977Richard J Daschbach August 1977 October 1982Thomas F Moakley October 1977 October 1988Leslie Kanuk June 1978 June 1981Peter N Teige June 1980 September 1981Alan Green Jr June 1981 June 1985 nbsp James J Carey October 1981 June 1990Robert Setrakian May 1983 August 1985Edward J Philbin March 1985 December 1989 nbsp Frank Ivancie November 1985 June 1992Edward Hickey Jr November 1985 January 1988 nbsp Elaine Chao April 29 1988 April 19 1989 nbsp William Hathaway February 8 1990 November 11 1999Rob Quartel April 1990 June 1994 nbsp Ming C Hsu June 1990 December 1999Chris Koch October 1990 March 1994Joe Scroggins Jr June 1994 June 2000 nbsp Delmond J H Won August 1994 August 2003 nbsp Harold J Creel Jr August 17 1994 June 30 2009 nbsp John A Moran October 21 1998 April 2002 nbsp Joseph E Brennan November 10 1999 January 1 2013 nbsp Antony M Merck January 2000 December 2001 nbsp Steven R Blust August 12 2002 June 30 2006 nbsp Rebecca F Dye November 14 2002 present nbsp A Paul Anderson August 22 2003 May 30 2008 nbsp Richard A Lidinsky Jr July 31 2009 April 1 2013 nbsp Michael Khouri December 2009 February 15 2022 nbsp Mario Cordero June 3 2011 January 23 2017 nbsp William P Doyle January 1 2013 January 2 2018 nbsp Dan Maffei June 30 2016 present nbsp Louis E Sola January 23 2019 present nbsp Carl Bentzel December 9 2019 present nbsp Max Vekich February 15 2022 presentResponsibility for U S merchant shipping has been held by different federal agencies since 1917 For a history see United States Shipping Board References edit About the FMC US Government Retrieved 2013 06 25 Daniel Maffei designated chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission Splash247 2021 03 31 Retrieved 2021 04 08 Agencies Federal Maritime Commission Federal Register Retrieved 2019 11 17 FMC The Ocean Shipping Reform Act An Interim Status Report June 2000 pdf 48 p The Shipping Act of 2010 the Evolution Continues Archived from the original on 2014 02 01 Retrieved 2013 12 05 President Biden Signs Cantwell Championed Ocean Shipping Reform Act U S Senate Committee on Commerce Science amp Transportation 2022 06 16 Retrieved 2023 10 26 Bureaus amp Offices The Federal Maritime Commission FMC www fmc gov Retrieved 2022 02 16 Bureaus amp Offices The Federal Maritime Commission FMC www fmc gov Retrieved 2015 08 25 eCFR Code of Federal Regulations www ecfr gov Retrieved 2018 10 14 eCFR Code of Federal Regulations www ecfr gov Retrieved 2018 10 14 eCFR Code of Federal Regulations www ecfr gov Retrieved 2018 10 14 eCFR Code of Federal Regulations www ecfr gov Retrieved 2018 10 14 Federal Regulatory Guide CQ Press 2020 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Federal Maritime Commission Official website nbsp Federal Maritime Commission in the Federal Register Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Federal Maritime Commission amp oldid 1214060448, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
