{"id":"ECO-A-115","kind":"order","level":"federal","jurisdiction":"United States","state":"","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"A","issuer":"Federal Maritime Commission, Commissioner Rebecca F. Dye (testimony record, House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation)","authority":"Congressional testimony (not an order)","instrument":"Fact Finding 29 Executive Summary presented as part of the record submitted by Commissioner Dye (June 15, 2021)","title":"Commissioner Dye testimony: Fact Finding 29 executive summary","dateIssued":"2021-06-15","effective":"n/a","end":"n/a","startDate":"2021-06-15","endDate":"2021-06-30","quarters":["2021Q2"],"types":["SUPPLY"],"addressees":["n/a"],"clause":"\u0027import cargo volumes dropped precipitously and ocean carriers cut services. And those imports that were delivered contributed to congestion at U.S. ports, particularly on the West Coast, because the import loads that were not being picked up for final delivery due to business shutdowns. The congestion was exacerbated by empty containers waiting to be repositioned.\u0027 The Commission \u0027granted the waiver in April 2020 and later extended it into 2021.\u0027","enforcement":"n/a","functions":["PT","SC","DR"],"notes":"The regulator\u0027s statement that \u0027business shutdowns\u0027 (the State orders) left import loads uncollected and caused the congestion.","sourceUrl":"https://www.fmc.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/061021DyeTestimonyExecutiveSummary.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":228120,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"ECO-A","url":"/library/ECO-A-115","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/ECO-A-115","citation":"Federal Maritime Commission, Commissioner Rebecca F. Dye (testimony record, House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation), Fact Finding 29 Executive Summary presented as part of the record submitted by Commissioner Dye (June 15, 2021) (Ex. ECO-A-115)","stateName":"","related":[]}