FMC to Update Regulations on Private Party Complaints and Confidentiality

The Federal Maritime Commission plans to amend its rules on the service of private party complaints and the filing of confidential information, the agency said in a notice (here). The amended service rules would clarify that the FMC will use U.S. mail or express mail to serve the complaint, said the FMC. The updated rule will continue "to allow for alternative service by other means by the Complainant but specifies that it may only do so after the complaint has been filed with the Commission and must inform the Commission of the method, time, and place of service," it said. The revision on confidentiality would make "segregation and clear marking of confidential and non-confidential information" a requirement. The final rule will be effective June 24, "unless significant adverse comments are filed prior to May 26," the agency said.