FMC Releases List of Regulatory Reform Priorities

The Federal Maritime Commission recently issued a list of regulations "under its purview that are currently suitable for reform or elimination," and set "a schedule in which to consider further action on each of the items," it said in a news release. The list "outlines the steps to systematically review key regulations under the Commission’s authority for provisions that may be burdensome and no longer necessary to meet the agency’s obligations under the Shipping Act," it said. The "items identified as potential reform initiatives will require detailed review by staff working groups with the goal of initiating individual rulemakings. As part of the rulemaking process, public comments will be solicited before further review and analysis is conducted by staff, and a recommendation for consideration by the full Commission is made."