Notice of Agreement(s) Filed

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

Notice of Agreement(s) Filed

The Federal Maritime Commission hereby gives notice of the filing

of the following agreement(s) pursuant to section 5 of the Shipping Act

of 1984.

Interested parties may inspect and obtain a copy of each agreement

at the Washington, D.C. Office of the Federal Maritime Commission, 800

North Capitol Street, NW., 9th Floor. Interested parties may submit

comments on each agreement to the Secretary, Federal Maritime

Commission, Washington, D.C. 20573, within 10 days after the date of

the Federal Register in which this notice appears. The requirements for

comments are found in Sec. 572.603 of Title 46 of the Code of Federal

Regulations. Interested persons should consult this section before

communicating with the Commission regarding a pending agreement.

Agreement No.: 202-010776-095.

Title: Asia North America Eastbound Rate Agreement.

Parties: American President Lines, Ltd., Hapag-Lloyd

Aktiengesellschaft, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd., A.P. Moller-Maersk

Line, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd., Nedlloyd Lijnen B.V., Neptune Orient

Lines, Ltd., Nippon Yusen Kaisha Line, Orient Overseas Container Line,

Inc., Sea-land Service, Inc.

Synopsis: The proposed amendment modifies Article 8.5--Voting and

Quorum Requirements to provide that service contracts entered into on

or after January 5, 1996, may be amended by majority vote, rather than

by unanimous less one vote as currently required for service contract

amendments.

Agreement No.: 232-011321-003.

Title: Maersk/Sea-Land Pacific Agreement.

Parties: A.P. Moller-Maersk Line, Sea-Land Service, Inc.

Synopsis: The proposed amendment expands the foreign geographic

scope of the Agreement to include all of Asia, excluding Asia

Mediterranean ports. It also increases the maximum number of line-haul

vessels, and revises Articles 9.2 and 9.3 respectively--Duration and

Termination by (1) redefining the ``initial period'' of the Agreement

to a time which will expire four years after the effective date of this

amendment and (2) increases the notice period required for withdrawal

from 9 months to 12 months.

Agreement No.: 224-200133-004.

Title: Port Authority of New York & New Jersey/Sea-Land Service,

Inc. Terminal Agreement.

Parties: Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Sea-Land Service,

Inc. (``Sea-Land'').

Synopsis: The proposed amendment provides for the incorporation of

a sub-surface environmental baseline at Sea-land's Elizabeth, New

Jersey Container Terminal.

Agreement No.: 224-200963.

Title: Alabama State Docks Department/Middle Gulf Stevedoring, Inc.

Terminal Agreement.

Parties: Alabama State Docks Department (``Port''), Middle gulf

Stevedoring, Inc. (``Middle Gulf'').

Synopsis: The proposed Agreement permits Middle Gulf to provide

freight handling services at the Port.

Dated: December 12, 1995.

By order of the Federal Maritime Commission.

Joseph C. Polking,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95-30582 Filed 12-14-95; 8:45 am]

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