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Federal Maritime Commission
Washington, D.C. 20573
NR 05 - 03
FMC Issues Final Rule in Docket No. 04-11 Updating Existing and Adding New Filing Fees
CONTACT: Bryant L. VanBrakle, Secretary (202) 523-5725
E-mail: Secretary@fmc.gov
FOR RELEASE: February 25, 2005
The Federal Maritime Commission has updated existing filing fees and added a new filing fee that will become effective April 4, 2005. In adopting the updated schedule of fees, the Commission noted that current fees have been effective since 2002, and are no longer representative of the Commission’s actual costs for providing such services. The Commission is establishing a separate fee for the filing of terminal exempt agreements. Currently, the Commission maintains the same filing fee for carrier and terminal exempt agreements, however terminal exempt agreements generally require less processing time; consequently, the Commission established a separate filing fee for terminal exempt agreements.
A summary of the updated fee schedule is attached.
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Federal Maritime Commission
Summary of Fees
Effective April 4, 2005
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CFR REFERENCE |
APPLICATION OR SERVICE |
CURRENT FEE |
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PART 502 |
Rules of Practice and Procedure |
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502.51(a)
502.68(a)(3)
502.69(b) |
Petitions
Declaratory Orders
Petitions |
241.00 |
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502.271(d)(5) |
Special Dockets |
77.00 |
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502.62(g)
502.182 |
Formal Complaints |
221.00 |
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502.304(b) |
Informal Procedures |
67.00 |
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PART 503 |
Public Administration |
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503.43(c)(1),(2),(3) |
Search, review and copying of documents
5 cents per page with min. $4.75
$19/hour clerical/administrative personnel
$48/hour for professional/executive personnel
$79/hour FOIA review
$19/minimum charge for record search |
Various |
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503.43(c)(4)
503.69(b)(1)(2) |
Validation of Documents |
94.00 |
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503.43(d) |
Mailing List |
9.00 |
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503.43(e) |
Non-Attorney Admission to Practice |
104.00 |
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PART 515 |
Licensing, Financial Responsibility Requirements, and General Duties for Ocean Transportation Intermediaries |
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515.5(b)(1) |
Application for License |
825.00 |
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515.5(b)(3) |
Supplementary Investigation |
225.00 |
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515.5(b)(2) |
Application for Status Change or License Transfer |
525.00 |
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515.34 |
Sale to Public of RPI |
108.00 |
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PART 520 |
Carrier Automated Tariffs |
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520.14(c)(1) |
Application for Special Permission |
195.00 |
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PART 530 |
Service Contracts |
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530.10(c) |
Clerical Errors on Service Contracts |
315.00 |
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PART 535 |
Agreements by Ocean Common Carriers and Other Persons Subject to the Shipping Act of 1984 |
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535.401(g) |
New Agreement Requiring Commission Review |
1,780.00 |
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535.401(g) |
Agreement Amendments Requiring Commission Review |
851.00 |
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535.401(g) |
Agreement Filing Review under Delegated Authority |
397.00 |
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535.401(g) |
Carrier Exempt Agreement Filings |
138.00 |
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535.401(g) |
Terminal Exempt Agreement Filings |
75.00 |
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535.401(h) |
Database Report on Effective Carrier Agreements |
6.00 |
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PART 540 |
Passenger Vessel Financial Responsibility |
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540.4(b) |
Passenger Vessel Certificate (Performance)
Addition or substitution of vessel |
2,767.00
1,382.00 |
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540.23(b) |
Passenger Vessel Certificate (Casualty)
Addition or substitution of vessel |
1,206.00
605.00 |
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PART 550 |
Regulations to Adjust or Meet Conditions Unfavorable to Shipping in the Foreign Trade of the United States |
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550.402 |
Petitions |
241.00 |
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PART 555 |
Actions to Address Adverse Conditions Affecting U.S.-Flag Carriers that do not Exist for Foreign Carriers in the United States |
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555.4(a) |
Petitions |
241.00 |
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PART 560 |
Actions to Address Conditions Unduly Impairing Access of U.S.-Flag Vessels to Ocean Trade Between Foreign Ports |
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560.3(a)(2) |
Petitions |
241.00 |
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