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 section 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.: 202-008900-060.

Title: The ``8900'' Lines Agreement.

Parties: A.P. Moller-Maersk Line, DSR-Senator Lines, The National

Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia, P&O Containers, Ltd., Sea-Land

Service, Inc., United Arab Shipping Company (S.A.G.).

Synopsis: The proposed modification makes several technical

corrections to the Agreement: (1) deletes the reference to Agreement

No. 203-011408; (2) revises the geographic scope in Article V(1) to

correspond with the scope in Article IV of the Agreement; (3) revises

Article VI to clarify who will chair meetings in the absence of the

Executive Director; (4) revises Articles VII and XIII by substituting

``e-mail'' for ``telex''; (5) revises paragraphs J(1), J(2) and L of

Appendix B by substituting ``Executive Director'' for ``Vice

Chairman''; and (6) revises paragraph M of Appendix B to provide for

arbitration in New Jersey instead of New York.

Agreement No.: 224-200229-003.

Title: Manchester Terminal Corporation/Empire Scott Stevedoring,

Inc., Terminal Agreement.

Parties: Manchester Terminal Corporation (``MTC''), Empire Scott

Stevedoring, Inc. (``Empire'').

Synopsis: The proposed modification is a renegotiated contract

between MTC and Empire. MTC assigns the right to Empire Scott

Stevedoring, Inc., to load, unload, handle and render other related

services to cargo and containers moving through MTC's facilities. The

Agreement also reflects a name change of Scott Marine Services, Inc.,

to Empire Scott Stevedoring, Inc.

Agreement No.: 224-200972-001.

Title: Port Of Houston/TMM/HLC Terminal Agreement.

Parties: Port of Houston Authority, Transportation Maritima

Mexicana, S.A. de C.V. (``TMM''), Hapag-Lloyd (America), Inc.

(``HLC'').

Synopsis: The proposed modification amends section IX of the

Agreement to specify that storage charges will be based on a reasonable

number of containers and chassis. The Agreement is further amended in

section VII to specify that the Port, under special conditions, will

reimburse TMM or HLC for certain expenses.

Agreement No.: 224-201004.

Title: Indiana's International Port/Burns Harbor General Cargo

Terminal Operating Agreement.

Parties: Indiana Port Commission, Indiana Stevedoring and

Distribution Corporation (``ISD'').

Synopsis: The Agreement provides that ISD will operate and maintain

terminal facilities, for all public users desiring to use ISD's

services, at Indiana's International Port/Burns Harbor for an initial

period of ten years beginning January 1, 1999.

By Order of the Federal Maritime Commission.

Dated: November 12, 1996.

Joseph C. Polking,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96-29424 Filed 11-15-96; 8:45 am]

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