Federal Maritime Commission Law and Legal Definition
Federal Maritime Commission is an independent federal agency, based in Washington D.C., responsible for the regulation of ocean borne transportation in the foreign commerce of the U.S. The FMC oversees the financial responsibility of cruise ship lines and other passenger ship operators and monitors the laws and enforces special regulatory requirements applicable to shipping lines owned or controlled by foreign governments. The FMC also reviews and regulates agreements between shipping lines and/or marine terminals. The FMC is responsible for regulating the ocean transportation intermediaries in the U.S.
Legal Definition list
- Federal Mandate
- Federal Mail Fraud Statute
- Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program[FLTCIP]
- Federal loan
- Federal Legislative Jurisdiction
- Federal Maritime Commission
- Federal Matching Funds
- Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
- Federal Migratory Bird Taxidermy Permit
- Federal Mine Safety and Health Act
- Federal Motor Carrier Commercial Regulations
Related Legal Terms
- 9/11 Commission Act
- Accompanying the Federal Government Outside the United States
- Active Voters [Federal Elections]
- Actuarial Documents [Federal Crop Insurance Corporation]
- Actuarially Appropriate [Federal Crop Insurance Corporation]
- Administrative Committee of the Federal Register
- Administrative Governor [Federal Reserve System]
- Admiralty and Maritime
- Admiralty Court/Maritime Court
- Advisory Councils of Federal Reserve System
