[Federal Register: July 29, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 145)]
[Notices]               
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FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

 
Notice of Agreement(s) Filed

    The Commission hereby gives notice of the filing of the following 
agreement(s) under the Shipping Act of 1984.
    Interested parties can review or obtain copies of agreements at the 
Washington, DC offices of the Commission, 800 North Capitol Street, 
N.W., Room 962. Interested parties may submit comments on an agreement 
to the Secretary, Federal Maritime Commission, Washington, DC 20573, 
within 10 days of the date this notice appears in the Federal Register.

    Agreement No.: 202-010689-076.
    Title: Transpacific Westbound Rate Agreement.
    Parties:

    American President Lines, Ltd. (``APL'')
    Hapag-Lloyd Container Line GmbH
    Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.
    A.P. Moller-Maersk Line
    Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.
    Nippon Yusen Kaisha, Ltd.
    Orient Overseas Container Line, Inc.
    Sea-Land Service, Inc.

    Synopsis: The proposed amendment provides for the establishment of 
a Class B level of Agreement membership. Class B membership would be 
available to members who resign from the Agreement but are parties to 
individual service contracts jointly with other TWRA members. This 
would permit a resigning member to perform any remaining obligations 
under service contracts to which it is a party at the time of its 
resignation. The parties have requested a shortened review period.

    Agreement No.: 203-011198-009
    Title: Puerto Rico/Caribbean Discussion Agreement.
    Parties:

    Crowley American Transport
    NPR, Inc.
    Dole Ocean Liner Express
    Sea-Land Service, Inc.

    Synopsis: The proposed modification expands the scope of the 
Agreement to include the U.S. Virgin Islands, Canada, Mexico, 
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, and the

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Pacific Coast of Colombia, and also restates the basic Agreement.

    Agreement No.: 203-011279-012.
    Title: Latin America Agreement.
    Parties:

    Central America Discussion Agreement
    Hispaniola Discussion Agreement
    U.S./Jamaica Discussion Agreement
    Venezuela America Association
    Inter-American Freight Conference
    Venezuelan Discussion Agreement
    Caribbean Shipowners Association
    Aruba Bonaire Curacao Liner Association
    Puerto Rico/Caribbean Discussion Agreement
    The West Coast of South America Agreement
    The Colombia Discussion Agreement
    The ABC Discussion Agreement
    Hanjin Shipping Company, Ltd.
    Montemar S.A.
    The West Coast of South America Discussion Agreement

    Synopsis: The proposed modification expands the scope of the 
Agreement to include ports and points in Mexico.

    By Order of the Federal Maritime Commission.

    Dated: July 23, 1998.
Ronald D. Murphy,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-20214 Filed 7-28-98; 8:45 am]
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