Federal Maritime Commission

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FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

800 North Capitol Street NW., Washington, DC 20573-0001

Phone, 202-523-5707. Internet, http://www.fmc.gov/.

Chairman Harold J. Creel, Jr.

Commissioners Ming C. Hsu, John A. Moran, Delmond J.H. Won,

(vacancy)

General Counsel Thomas Panebianco

Secretary Bryant L. VanBrakle

Director, Office of Informal Joseph T. Farrell

Inquiries, Complaints, and Informal Dockets

Chief Administrative Law Judge Norman D. Kline

Director, Office of Equal Employment Opportunity Alice M. Blackmon

Inspector General Tony P. Kominoth

Managing Director Edward Patrick Walsh

Deputy Managing Director Bruce A. Dombrowski

Director, Bureau of Economics and Florence A. Carr

Agreements Analysis

Director, Bureau of Tariffs, Austin L. Schmitt

Certification, and Licensing

Director, Bureau of Enforcement Vern W. Hill

Director, Bureau of Administration Sandra L. Kusumoto

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The Federal Maritime Commission regulates the waterborne foreign commerce of the United States, ensures that U.S. international trade is open to all nations on fair and equitable terms, and protects against unauthorized, concerted activity in the waterborne commerce of the United States. This is accomplished through maintaining surveillance over steamship conferences and common carriers by water; reviewing agreements between persons subject to the Shipping Act of 1984; enforcing prohibitions against discriminatory acts and other prohibited practices of shippers, carriers, and other persons subject to the shipping statutes; and ensuring that adequate levels of financial responsibility are maintained for indemnification of passengers.

The Federal Maritime Commission was established by Reorganization Plan No. 7 of 1961 (5 U.S.C. app.), effective August 12, 1961. It is an independent agency that regulates shipping under the following statutes: the Shipping Act of 1984 (46 U.S.C. app. 1701-1720); the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 (46 U.S.C. app. 861 et seq.); the Foreign Shipping Practices Act of 1988 (46 U.S.C. app. 1710a); the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 U.S.C. app. 1101 et seq.); and certain provisions of the act of November

6, 1966 (46 U.S.C. app. 817(d) and 817(e)).

Activities

Agreements The Commission reviews for legal sufficiency agreements filed under section 5 of the Shipping Act of 1984, including conference, interconference, and cooperative...