NATIONAL CUSTOMS BROKERS & FORWARDERS v. U.S.

No. 87-1754.

883 F.2d 93 (1989)

NATIONAL CUSTOMS BROKERS & FORWARDERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC., Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES of America and the Federal Maritime Commission, Respondents, `8900' Lines, U.S. Atlantic-North Europe Conference, et al., Atlantic & Gulf/West Coast of South America Conference, et al., Pacific Coast/Australia-New Zealand Tariff Bureau, et al., Intervenors.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 30, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald H. Ullman, New York City, with whom Olga Boikess, Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for petitioner.

Gordon M. Shaw, Atty., Federal Maritime Com'n, with whom Robert D. Bourgoin, General Counsel, Federal Maritime Com'n, John J. Powers, III and Robert J. Wiggers, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for respondent.

Howard A. Levy, with whom Marc J. Fink, F. Conger Fawcett, David C. Nolan, Eliot J. Halperin, Washington, D.C., Nathan J. Bayer, and Kevin Keelan, New York City, were on the brief, for intervenors.

William Karas, Washington, D.C., also entered an appearance for intervenor.

Before WALD, Chief Judge, RUTH BADER GINSBURG and BUCKLEY, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge RUTH B. GINSBURG.

RUTH BADER GINSBURG, Circuit Judge.

The National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America, Inc. (NCBFAA) seeks review of a Federal Maritime Commission (FMC or Commission) order dismissing the NCBFAA's petition to initiate a rulemaking proceeding. Petitioner NCBFAA sought Commission repeal of certain regulations governing ocean freight forwarding; the challenged regulations, the NCBFAA...

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