政策法规现行有效美国海运规则

§ 515.14 Issuance, renewal, and use of license.

效力	法规类型	发布日期	生效日期	发文机构
现行有效	部门规章	2020-02-20	2020-02-20	Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) - Shipping (Title 46)

发布02-20

生效02-20

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本条款规定了美国联邦海事委员会（FMC）海洋运输中介（OTI/NVOCC）许可证的签发、续期及使用规则。核心要求包括：申请人需具备相应经验与信誉，并缴纳保证金或保险；若为NVOCC还需提交Form FMC-1。获得有条件批准后，须在120天内补齐财务责任证明及表格，否则批准失效。许可证仅限持证人使用，不可擅自转让。初始有效期为1至4年，后续每3年续期一次。续期须通过电子方式向认证与许可局（BCL）提交，且需在指定日期前完成。若关键信息变更需审批，应即时提交申请，期间可继续运营。

(a) Qualification necessary for issuance. (1) The Commission will issue a license if it determines, as a result of its investigation, that the applicant possesses the necessary experience and character to render ocean transportation intermediary services; has filed the required bond, insurance or other surety; and has electronically submitted Form FMC-1 pursuant to § 520.3 if approved to offer NVOCC service.

- (2) If, within 120 days of notification of conditional approval for licensing by the Commission, proof of financial responsibility and, in the case of an NVOCC, the Form FMC-1 is not received, the conditional approval of the application will be invalid. Applicants whose applications/approvals have become invalid may submit a new Form FMC-18, together with the required filing fee, at any time.

(b) To whom issued. The Commission will issue a license only in the name of the applicant, whether the applicant is a sole proprietorship, a partnership, a corporation, or limited liability company. A license issued to a sole proprietor doing business under a trade name shall be in the name of the sole proprietor, indicating the trade name under which the licensee will be conducting business. Only one license shall be issued to any applicant regardless of the number of names under which such applicant may be doing business, and except as otherwise provided in this part, such license is limited exclusively to use by the named licensee and shall not be transferred without prior Commission approval to another person.
(c) Duration of license. Licenses shall be issued for an initial period of not less than one year and not greater than four years as determined by the license number and published on the Commission website. Thereafter, licenses will be renewed for sequential three-year periods upon successful completion of the renewal process in paragraph (d) of this section.
(d) License renewal process. (1) The licensee shall submit the renewal electronically to the Director of the Bureau of Certification and Licensing (BCL) no later than the renewal date as published on the Commission website. The renewal date (month/day) will remain the same for subsequent renewals irrespective of the date on which the license renewal is submitted or when the renewal is accepted by the Commission, unless another renewal date is assigned by the Commission.

- (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.The licensee may continue to operate as an ocean transportation intermediary during the pendency of the Commission's approval process.

- (3) Though the foregoing license renewal process is not intended to result in a re-evaluation of a licensee's character, the Commission may review a licensee's character at any time, including at the time of renewal, based upon information received from the licensee or other sources.

[64 FR 11171, Mar. 8, 1999, as amended at 80 FR 68733, Nov. 5, 2015; 84 FR 62467, Nov. 15, 2019]