(1) Office of the Secretary;

(i) Office of Consumer Affairs and Dispute Resolution Services;

(ii) [Reserved]

(2) Office of the General Counsel;

(3) Office of Administrative Law Judges;

(4) Office of Equal Employment Opportunity;

(5) Office of the Inspector General; (6) Office of Operations;

(i) Bureau of Certification and Licensing;

(ii) Bureau of Trade Analysis; (iii) Bureau of Enforcement;

(iv) Area Representatives will provide information and decisions to the public within their geographic areas, or will expedite the obtaining of information and decisions from headquarters. The addresses of these Area Representatives are as follows. Further information on Area Representatives, including Internet e-mail addresses, can be obtained on the Commission's home page at http://www.fmc.gov.

Los Angeles

Los Angeles Area Representative, P.O. Box 230, 839 South Beacon Street, Room 320, San Pedro, CA 90733-0230.

South Florida

South Florida Area Representative, P.O. Box 813609, Hollywood, FL 33081-3609.

New Orleans

New Orleans Area Representative, U.S. Customs House, 423 Canal Street, Room 309B, New Orleans, LA 70130.

New York

New York Area Representative, Building No. 75, Room 205B, JFK International Airport, Jamaica, NY 11430.

Seattle

Seattle Area Representative, c/o U.S. Customs, 7 South Nevada Street, Suite 100, Seattle, WA 98134.

(7) Office of Administration;

(i) Office of Budget and Financial Management;

(ii) Office of Human Resources; (iii) Office of Information Technology; and

(iv) Office of Management Services.

(d) Submissions to bureaus and offices. Any document, report or other submission required to be filed with the Commission by statute or the Commission's rules and regulations relating to the specific functions of the bureaus and offices shall be filed with or submitted to the Director of such Bureau or Office.

EXHIBIT NO. 1 TO SUBPART O [§ 502.252)-REPARATION STATEMENT TO BE FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 252

Subpart P-Reconsideration of
Proceedings

502.261 Petitions for reconsideration and stay.

502.262 Reply to petition for reconsideration or stay.

Subpart Q-Refund or Waiver of Freight Charges

502.271 Special docket application for permission to refund or waive freight charges.

EXHIBIT NO. 1 TO SUBPART Q [§ 502.271(d)—ApPLICATION FOR REFUND OR WAIVER OF FREIGHT CHARGES DUE TO TARIFF ON QUOTING ERROR

Subpart R-Nonadjudicatory Investigations 502.281 Investigational policy.

502.282 Initiation of investigations. 502.283 Order of investigation.

502.284 By whom conducted.

502.285 Investigational hearings. 502.286 Compulsory process.

502.287 Depositions.

502.288 Reports.

502.251 Proof on award of reparation.

502.252 Reparation statements.

502.253 Interest in reparation proceedings. 502.254 Attorney's fees in reparation pro

ceedings.

502.313 Reply of complainant.

Purpose and scope. Definitions.

502.601 502.602 502.603 Assessment of civil penalties: Procedure; criteria for determining amount; limitations; relation to compromise. 502.604 Compromise of penalties: Relation to assessment proceedings. 502.605 Payment of penalty: Method; default.

APPENDIX A TO SUBPART W-EXAMPLE OF COMPROMISE AGREEMENT TO BE USED UNDER 46 CFR 502.604

Subpart X-Paperwork Reduction Act 502.991 OMB control numbers assigned pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act. AUTHORITY: 5 U.S.C. 504, 551, 552, 553, 556(c), 559, 561-569, 571-596; 5 U.S.C. 571-584; 12 U.S.C. 1141j(a); 18 U.S.C. 207; 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3); 28 U.S.C. 2112(a); 31 U.S.C. 9701; 46 U.S.C. app. 817d, 817e, 1114(b), 1705, 1707-1711, 1713–1716; E.O. 11222 of May 8, 1965, 30 FR 6469, 3 CFR, 1964-1965 Comp. P. 306; 21 U.S.C. 853a; Pub. L. 105-258, 112 Stat. 1902.

SOURCE: 49 FR 44369, Nov. 6, 1984, unless otherwise noted.

Subpart A-General Information

§ 502.1 Scope of rules in this part.

The rules in this part govern procedure before the Federal Maritime Com

mission, hereinafter referred to as the "Commission," under the Merchant Marine Act, 1920, Merchant Marine Act, 1936, Shipping Act of 1984, as amended by the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 1998, Administrative Procedure Act, and related acts, except that subpart R of this part does not apply to proceedings subject to sections 7 and 8 of the Administrative Procedure Act, which are to be governed only by subparts A to Q inclusive, of this part. They shall be construed to secure the just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every proceeding. To this end, all persons involved in proceedings conducted under the rules of this part shall be required to consider at an early stage of the proceeding whether resort to alternative dispute resolution techniques would be appropriate or useful. [Rule 1.]

[49 FR 44369, Nov. 6, 1984, as amended at 58 FR 38649, July 19, 1993; 64 FR 7807, Feb. 17, 1999]

§ 502.2 Filing of documents; hours; mailing address.

(a) For purposes of filing of documents with the Commission, the hours of the Commission are from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, inclusive.

(b) Except for exhibits filed pursuant to §502.118(b)(4) and petitions for review of final agency orders served on the Commission pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2112(a), all documents required to be filed in, and correspondence relating to proceedings governed by this part should be addressed to Secretary, Federal Maritime Commission, Washington, DC 20573-0001. Petitions for review of final agency orders served on the Commission pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2112(a) shall be addressed to General Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, Federal Maritime Commission, Washington, DC 20573-0001.

(c) Documents relating to any matter pending before the Commissioners for decision or to any matter pending before the Commission which is likely to come before the Commissioners for decision, whether or not relating to proceedings governed by this part, shall similarly be filed with the Secretary, Federal Maritime Commission. Such documents should not be filed with or separately submitted to the offices of