FMC Should Remove Service Agreement Filing Requirements, NCBFAA Says
The Federal Maritime Commission should go beyond its proposal in relaxing filing requirements for non-vessel operating common carrier service arrangements, said the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America in March 30 comments to the agency (here). The FMC…
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asked for public comments on proposed changes (see 1602290029) to allow "a service contract amendment to be filed individually and sequentially within 30 days of its effectiveness" or "any number of service contract amendments to be consolidated into a single document, but filed within 30 days of the effective date of the earliest of all amendments contained in the document." The NCBFAA said it does not consider the proposals far reaching enough to provide relief for the NVOCC industry. Instead, the FMC should remove the filing and essential terms publication requirements altogether, it said.