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The open session at a July 27 meeting of the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) provided the public with an accounting of the progress being made implementing the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA) and a general summary of the new law's provisions.
The FMC reported that it is moving expeditiously to fulfill the requirements of the new law. The most immediate deadline the commission must meet is initiating and completing a rulemaking on unreasonable refusal to deal or negotiate on vessel space accommodations. Commission staff initiated this rulemaking effort the day OSRA was enacted and a notice of proposed rulemaking seeking public comment is expected to be published in the immediate future. The FMC is on track to have a final rule in effect by the statutorily mandated deadline of December 2022.
