The partial closure of the united state federal government is affecting procedures as essential maritime firms as well as workplaces throughout the nation.

President Trump has actually advised of a “very long” closure as he presses Republican- led Congress for brand-new funds for a boundary wall surface.

As an outcome, the Federal Maritime Commission has actually shut since Wednesday because of the gap in appropriations. With the exemptions of Acting Chairman Michael A. Khouri as well as Commissioner Rebecca Dye, that are Presidentially- selected, Senate- validated authorities, all Commission workers have actually been positioned on furlough as well as are forbidden by regulation from executing any kind of responsibilities throughout the closure.

The National Maritime Center (NMC) as well as all Regional Exam Centers (RECs) are additionally shut up until more notification. This implies that all client walk-in solution is put on hold. Examinations as well as various other REC visits are additionally terminated, as well as REC consultation schedules are shut. Applications might remain to be e-mailed or sent by mail in, yet will not be refined when the closure mores than.

Details of the solutions influenced from the FMC as well as NMC are listed below.

Federal Maritime Commission Impacts:

• The Commission will certainly not reply to email or telephone queries.
• The Commission’s web site will certainly be readily available throughout the closure, yet it will certainly not be upgraded with brand-new details up until procedures return to.
  • The Commission will certainly decline on-line filings or applications via its web site for the following:
  • Service agreements via SERVCON;
  • Ocean Transportation Intermediary (OTI) automated applications or certificate updates (FMC-18);
  • Foreign Unlicensed Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier (NVOCC) enrollments or revivals (FMC-65);
  • Tariff Registration Forms (FMC-1);
  • eAgreement s Filing System (Ocean service provider or aquatic incurable driver arrangements or changes; or,
  • eMonitoring System (Agreement checking records, mins, records);
• The Commission will certainly decline filings throughout this duration for:
  • Ocean service provider or aquatic incurable driver arrangements or changes;
  • Applications for qualification of monetary obligation for cruise ship lines beginning from united state ports; or
  • Agreement checking records, mins, or records.
• The Commission’s on-line data sources: SERVCON, the VOCC as well as NVOCC Tariff List, List of FMC Licensed as well as Bonded OTIs, as well as the Agreement Notices & & Library will certainly not come.
• The Commission will certainly decline or act upon grievances, ask for disagreement resolution solutions, or ombudsman solutions.
• All declaring target dates in official as well as casual adjudicatory as well as investigatory procedures pending prior to the Commission or Administrative Law Judges are momentarily put on hold since 0001 HRS December 22, 2018. No filings will certainly be obtained throughout the closure. Upon resuming of the federal government as well as the Federal Maritime Commission, the general public rates to get in touch with the Office of the Secretary, 202-523-5725 or, with any kind of inquiries concerning submitting target dates or calculation of time in procedures.

The Commission will certainly return to typical procedures upon implementation of appropriations regulations.

National Maritime Center Impacts:

• The Customer Service Center call facility is open from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. EST, Monday viaFriday You might get to the phone call facility at 1-888-IASKNMC (427- 5662) as well as
• The NMC web site will certainly supply updates on NMC as well as REC running standing.
• Applications or sailor training supplier documents can be e-mailed or sent by mail as well as will certainly be refined when the partial closure mores than.
• For inquiries pertaining to credentialing concerns associated with nationwide safety, please get in touch with our phone call facility at 1-888-IASKNMC (427-5662) or.