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Demurrage and Detention Billing Requirements
The Federal Maritime Commission published this final rule in the Federal Register on May 14, 2024. It took effect on May 28, 2024.
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What the agency says
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) received approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for an information collection request associated with the final rule for Demurrage and Detention Billing Requirements. This rule announces the effective date for the requirements concerning contents of demurrage and detention invoices. In the final rule published February 26, 2024, we stated we would publish a document in the Federal Register (FR) announcing the effective date of the collection-of-information related sections upon OMB approval. This rule establishes May 28, 2024, as the effective date of the relevant provisions.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2024-10515
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule; announcement of effective date
- Agency
- Federal Maritime Commission
- Published
- May 14, 2024
- Takes effect
- May 28, 2024
- Dates
- The amendments adding 46 CFR 541.6 (instruction 2) and 541.99 (instruction 3), published on February 26, 2024 (89 FR 14330), are effective on May 28, 2024.
- Docket
- Docket No. FMC-2022-0066
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 3072-AC90
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 46 CFR 541
- Topics
- Common carriers; Exports; Imports
- Significant
- Yes, under Executive Order 12866
- Pages
- 1
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|---|---|---|
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| Charge Complaint Procedures 2026-17876 | Final rule | Sep 1 |
| Inflation Adjustment of Civil Monetary Penalties 2026-10996 | Final rule | Jun 2 |
| Rulemaking Procedures 2026-09450 | Proposed rule | May 13 |
| Demurrage and Detention Billing Requirements Properly Issued Invoices Provision Set Aside by Court 2025-23920 | Final rule | Dec 29, 2025 |
| Delegations of Authority and Descriptions of Organization Components 2025-11306 | Final rule | Jun 20, 2025 |
| Inflation Adjustment of Civil Monetary Penalties 2025-00630 | Final rule | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Definition of Unreasonable Refusal To Deal or Negotiate With Respect to Vessel Space Accommodations Provided by an Ocean Common Carrier 2024-31017 · significant | Final rule | Jan 2, 2025 |
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