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Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 13521, the Surface Transportation Board has jurisdiction over water carriers operating in the U.S. non-contiguous domestic trade, meaning transportation from the contiguous 48 states to Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam and other U.S. territories. Under 49 U.S.C. §§ 13701 and 13702, water carriers operating in the non-contiguous domestic trade are required to maintain and file public tariffs containing their rates, charges, rules and service terms. In accordance with a final rule issued on May 6, 2019 in Water Carrier Tariff Filing Procedures, Docket No. EP 743, the STB permitted water carriers to keep their tariffs electronically on the internet and required them to file an annual certification in accordance with the terms of the final rule. The information below lists the water carriers that are keeping electronic tariffs, their most recent certification, and the internet location of their tariffs:
