Notice of Agreement(s) Filed

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, by

October 14, 1997.

Agreement No.: 202-010689-067.

Title: Transpacific Westbound Rate Agreement.

Parties:

American President Lines, Ltd.

Hapag-Lloyd Container Linie GmbH

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.

A.P. Moller-Maersk Line

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.

P&O Nedlloyd B.V.

P&O Nedlloyd Limited

Neptune Orient Container Line, Inc.

Nippon Yusen Kaisha, Ltd.

Orient Overseas Container Line, Inc.

Sea-Land Service, Inc.

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Synopsis: The proposed amendment would reduce from three days to

two days, the notice period required before a member line may take

independent action on cargo which will not fit in standard sized

containers or on ``out-of-gauge cargo.'' The parties have requested a

shortened review period.

Dated: September 25, 1997.

By Order of the Federal Maritime Commission.

Joseph C. Polking,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97-25940 Filed 9-30-97; 8:45 am]

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