Persons who have had their applications rejected may submit a new Form FMC-18 at any time, together with the required filing fee. . Based on BEIC audits results for the most recent period (January June, 2017), the most common issues encountered during the course of an OTI compliance audit are: Competition and Integrity for Americas Ocean Supply Chain, Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA) Implementation, Foreign NVOCC Registration Status Changes, Consumer Affairs & Dispute Resolution Services, Apply for or make changes to a License or Request a Foreign Registration, Historical Federal Maritime Commission Reports, Vessel-Operating Common Carrier (VOCC) Audit Program, Shipping Act and other statutes and regulations within the Commissions authority, Names and information concerning Qualifying Individual(s), Nature and extent of current operations of the OTI, Failure to update Non-Vessel-Operating Common Carrier (NVOCC) rates or maintaining a tariff that contains one rate applicable to Cargo NOS. All graduates of FMC (qualified in Annual and Supplementary Final Prof MBBS Exam) desirous of doing a house job would be provided a paid house job in PAF hospitals. 515.91 OMB control number assigned pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act. After age 65 you can use your health savings account for any expense, you'll simply pay ordinary income taxesjust like a 401 (k). (b) Types of services by shipment. Licensed, Non-U.S.-based NVOCCsare required to submit proof of financial responsibility in the amount of $75,000. (1) Any person who wishes to obtain a license to operate as an ocean transportation intermediary shall submit electronically a completed application Form FMC-18 (Application for a License as an Ocean Transportation Intermediary) in accordance with the automated FMC-18 filing system and corresponding instructions. If rejected, a notice, together with the reasons therefore, shall be sent to the foreign-based unlicensed NVOCC. You are using an unsupported browser. 10. If you would like to comment on the current content, please use the 'Content Feedback' button below for instructions on contacting the issuing agency. 40101-41309)) (Shipping Act). The qualifying individuals experience must have been gained in the United States. the response to any question is yes, please attach an explanation. These rules and regulations are contained in section 19 8, 1999, as amended at 67 FR 39860, June 11, 2002; 74 FR 50719, Oct. 1, 2009; 84 FR 62468, Nov. 15, 2019]. name must be submitted with an initial application or where the application If additional space is Whereas, the Insurance is written to assure compliance by the Insured with section 19 of the Shipping Act (46 U.S.C. (eg: OTI experience obtained outside the US .) Check the boxes that apply. This person is called the FMC Qualifying Individual or "QI". (a) Any NVOCC whose primary place of business is located outside the United States and does not elect to become licensed by the Commission shall register with the Commission by submitting to the Director of the Bureau of Certification and Licensing (BCL) a completed registration form, Form FMC-65 (Foreign-based Unlicensed NVOCC Registration/Renewal). members of large organization or are affiliated with international This Insurance Form has been filed with the Federal Maritime Commission. (v) Transportation-related activities which are covered by the financial responsibility obtained pursuant to this part include, to the extent involved in the foreign commerce of the United States, any activity performed by an ocean transportation intermediary that is necessary or customary in the provision of transportation services to a customer, but are not limited to the following: (1) For an ocean transportation intermediary operating as an ocean freight forwarder, the freight forwarding services enumerated in paragraph (h) of this section, and. Identify three persons, 40101-41309, and, if necessary, has a valid tariff published pursuant to 46 CFR part 515 and 520, and pursuant to section 19 of the Shipping Act (46 U.S.C. (l) Ocean common carrier means a common carrier that operates, for all or part of its common carrier service, a vessel on the high seas or the Great Lakes between a port in the United States and a port in a foreign country, except that the term does not include a common carrier engaged in ocean transportation by ferry boat, ocean tramp, or chemical parcel-tanker. 9. The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) is the official legal print publication containing the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the departments and agencies of the Federal Government. (c) Branch office means any office in the United States established by or maintained by or under the control of a licensee for the purpose of rendering intermediary services, which office is located at an address different from that of the licensee's designated home office. Partnerships or similar entities must list the name of The name of the principal on the proof of financial responsibility Track record and fund management expertise of the applicant and its parent company or major shareholders. An applicant may request a hearing on the proposed denial by submitting to the Secretary, Federal Maritime Commission, Washington, DC 20573, within twenty (20) days of the date of the notice, a statement of reasons why the application should not be denied. Please click here to be redirected. Proof of the position of the qualifying individual within the company, such as corporate minutes appointing that individual as an officer of the company or other official documentation demonstrating the qualifying individual's position. (D) By other means authorized by the Director of the Commission's Office of Budget and Finance. or existing codification. The liability of the Insurer shall not be discharged by any payment or succession of payments hereunder, unless and until such payment or payments shall aggregate the penalty of the Insurance in the amount per member OTI set forth in 46 CFR 515.21, or the amount per group or association of OTIs set forth in 46 CFR 515.21, regardless of the financial responsibility or lack thereof, or the solvency or bankruptcy, of Insured. Dollars or Renminbi Yuan at the option of the Surety) shall be available to pay any fines and penalties for activities in the U.S.-China trades imposed by the Ministry of Communications of the People's Republic of China (MOC) or its authorized competent communications department of the people's government of the province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government or the State Administration of Industry and Commerce pursuant to the Regulations of the People's Republic of China on International Maritime Transportation and the Implementing Rules of the Regulations of the PRC on International Maritime Transportation promulgated by MOC Decree No. The information in this document is based on these software and hardware versions: Standalone ISE 2.4 FMCv 6.2.3 Active Directory 2012R2 Identity Services Engine (ISE)pxGrid version 2.4 Firepower Management Center (FMC) version 6.2.3 The information in this document was created from the devices in a specific lab environment. in the group's annual report. (2) Where information identified in an OTI's license renewal process is changed from that set out in its current Form FMC-18 and requires Commission approval pursuant to 515.20, the licensee must promptly submit a request for such approval on Form FMC-18 together with the required filing fee. Upon notification by the Commission that an applicant has been conditionally approved for licensing, the applicant shall file with the Director of the Commission's Bureau of Certification and Licensing, proof of financial responsibility in the form and amount prescribed in 515.21. Write your awesome label here. From the Qualifying Indiviuals screen . shipments, drafts, letters of credit, and any other sums due such principal(s) or shipper(s). Footnotes 1 A person can't qualify more than one taxpayer to use the head of household filing status for the year. It is not an official legal edition of the CFR. Otherwise, the action regarding the license will become effective. Each day of a continuing violation shall constitute a separate violation. Applicants that are If the transferor will full text search results (j) Licensee is any person licensed by the Federal Maritime Commission as an ocean transportation intermediary. They will have to be provisionally registered with PMC before the start of . 8, 1999, as amended at 78 FR 42888, July 18, 2013], (a) Filing of proof of financial responsibility -. If Persons operating without the proper license or registration may be subject to civil penalties not to exceed $9,000 for each such violation, unless the violation is willfully and knowingly committed, in which case the amount of the civil penalty may not exceed $45,000 for each violation; for other violations of the provisions of this part, the civil penalties range from $9,000 to $45,000 for each violation (46 U.S.C. 4 0 obj Persons operating without the 5. (c) Failure to provide necessary information and documents. States or abroad. Replacement financial responsibility must bear an effective date no later than the termination date of the expiring financial responsibility instrument. 20. Define Qualifying Individual. Featured links. 8, 1999, unless otherwise noted. In any other instance where it is necessary to attach a supplemental Designation of the Commission's Secretary as the legal agent shall survive any cancellation of the OTI's license or tariff and shall continue for the entire period during which claims may be made under the OTI's financial responsibility instrument. Submit electronically Form FMC-18: Application for a License as an Ocean Transportation Intermediary. The Commission shall conduct an investigation of the applicant's qualifications for a license. the qualifying individual only as it relates to those jobs where experience was V6Z 2G3 If your application and fees are accepted, you will be issued an FMC and client number. The Insurer consents to be sued directly in respect of any bona fide claim owed by Insured for damages, reparations or penalties arising from the transportation-related activities under the Shipping Act, of Insured in the event that such legal liability has not been discharged by the Insured or Insurer after a claimant has obtained a final judgment (after appeal, if any) against the Insured from a United States Federal or State Court of competent jurisdiction and has complied with the procedures for collecting on such a judgment pursuant to 46 CFR 515.23, the Federal Maritime Commission, or where all parties and claimants otherwise mutually consent, from a foreign court, or where such claimant has become entitled to payment of a specified sum by virtue of a compromise settlement agreement made with the Insured and/or Insurer pursuant to 46 CFR 515.23, whereby, upon payment of the agreed sum, the Insurer is to be fully, irrevocably and unconditionally discharged from all further liability to such claimant; provided, however, that Insurer's total obligation hereunder shall not exceed the amount per OTI set forth in 46 CFR 515.21 or the amount per group or association of OTIs set forth in 46 CFR 515.21. The insurance must be placed with: (1) An Insurer having a financial rating of Class V or higher under the Financial Size Categories of A.M. Best & Company, or equivalent from an acceptable international rating organization; (3) Surplus lines insurers named on a current white list issued by the Non-Admitted Insurers' Information Office of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners; or.