46 C.F.R. § 520.1

Scope and purpose

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(a) Scope. The regulations of this part govern the publication of tariffs in automated systems by common carriers and conferences in the waterborne foreign commerce of the United States. They cover the transportation of property by such carriers, including through transportation with inland carriers. They implement the tariff publication requirements of 46 U.S.C. 40501-40503.

(b) Purpose. The requirements of this part are intended to permit:

(1) Shippers and other members of the public to obtain reliable and useful information concerning the rates and charges that will be assessed by common carriers and conferences for their transportation services;

(2) Carriers and conferences to meet their publication requirements pursuant to 46 U.S.C. 40501-40503;

(3) The Commission to ensure that carrier tariff publications are accurate and accessible and to protect the public from violations by carriers of 46 U.S.C. 41101-41106; and

(4) The Commission to review and monitor the activities of controlled carriers pursuant to 46 U.S.C. 40701-40706.

[64 FR 11225, Mar. 8, 1999, as amended at 74 FR 50721, Oct. 1, 2009; 89 FR 29, Jan. 2, 2024]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2005–2010 · leading case: Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. v. Regal-Beloit Corp., 561 U.S. 89 (2010).
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. v. Regal-Beloit Corp., 561 U.S. 89 (2010). · cites it 2× “§40102 ; see also 46 CFR §520.1 (2009). In addition, the Board’s jurisdiction over water carriage is limited to domestic water carriage.”
Taian Ziyang Food Co., Ltd. v. United States, 637 F. Supp. 2d 1093 (Ct. Intl. Trade 2009). “13 (citing 46 C.F.R. § 520.1 et seq.). The GDLSK Plaintiffs argue that, if Commerce nevertheless determined that the Descartes data were not the best information available in this case, “the most accurate and representative alternative surrogate values for ocean freight .”
United States v. Gosselin World Wide Moving, N.V., 411 F.3d 502 (4th Cir. 2005). “To begin with, the exemption facially covers only “tariffs,” see 46 C.F.R. § 520.1 (a) (2004), not the kind of agreements and activities involved in defendants’ bid rigging scheme.”
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