Prior terms of
clearance continue to apply. OMB files this comment in accordance
with 5 CFR 1320.11( c ). This OMB action is not an approval to
conduct or sponsor an information collection under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. This action has no effect on any current
approvals. If OMB has assigned this ICR a new OMB Control Number,
the OMB Control Number will not appear in the active inventory. For
future submissions of this information collection, reference the
OMB Control Number provided. OMB files this comment in accordance
with 5 CFR 1320.11( c ). OIRA is withholding approval at this time.
Prior to publication of the final rule, the agency must submit to
OIRA a summary of all comments related to the information
collection contained in the proposed rule and the agency response.
The agency should clearly indicate any changes made to the
information collection as a result of these comments.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
03/31/2020
36 Months From Approved
12/31/2020
1,927,058
0
1,927,058
85,439
0
85,439
0
0
0
Section 8(c) of the Shipping Act of
1984 (1984 Act) (46 U.S.C. 40502), as amended by the Ocean Shipping
Reform Act of 1998 (OSRA), requires ocean common carriers and
agreements among such carriers to file their service contracts
confidentially with the Commission and to publish certain essential
terms of those service contracts. Service contracts are written
contracts between one or more shippers or a shippers’ association
and an individual ocean common carrier or an agreement between or
among ocean common carriers in which the shipper makes a commitment
to provide a certain minimum quantity or portion of its cargo or
freight revenue over a fixed period, and the ocean common carrier
or the agreement commits to a certain rate or rate schedule as well
as defined service level, such as assured space, transit time, port
rotation, etc. Authority to file or delegate the authority to file
must be requested by a responsible official of the service contract
carrier in writing by submitting the Form FMC-83, Service Contract
Registration. The proposed rule would eliminate the requirement to
publish certain essential terms of filed service
contracts.
US Code:
46
USC 40502 Name of Law: Shipping Act of 1984
Given the increased use of web
services’ automated filing capabilities (accounting for 74% of all
service contract filings), the respondent burden estimate for this
information collection has decreased for Service Contracts/Formats
from 32,115 hours (2013 estimate) to 3,542 hours, a reduction of
28,573 hours. Without the regulatory relief granted in the proposed
rule, the Essential Terms Publication burden would also be 41,038
hours. With the relief provided in this rule, the Essential Terms
Publication burden estimate would decrease from 32,115 hours (2013
estimate) to 87 hours.
$543,682
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Gary Kardian 202
523-5856
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Form 83 Form FMC-83 - Service Contract Registration
NPRM OMB supporting statement FINAL.pdf
Form FMC-83 - Service Contract Registration