§10933. Authorizing abandonment of household goods freight forwarder service

When a household goods freight forwarder is controlled by, or under common control with, a common carrier providing transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the Interstate Commerce Commission under subchapter I, II, or III of chapter 105 of this title, the household goods freight forwarder may abandon any part of the service it provides subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission under subchapter IV of chapter 105, only if the Commission finds the abandonment is consistent with the public interest and the transportation policy of section 10101 of this title. On making the finding, the Commission shall issue to the household goods freight forwarder a certificate describing the abandonment authorized by the Commission.

( Pub. L. 95–473, Oct. 17, 1978, 92 Stat. 1418 ; Pub. L. 99–521, §8(f)(1), (2), Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2996 , 2997.)

The words "only if" are substituted for "unless and until" for consistency and to eliminate redundancy. The words "describing the abandonment authorized by the Commission" are inserted for clarity and consistency.

Amendments

1986-Pub. L. 99–521 inserted "household goods" before "freight forwarder" in section catchline and wherever appearing in text.

Effective Date of 1986 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 99–521 effective 60 days after Oct. 22, 1986, see section 15 of Pub. L. 99–521, set out as a note under section 10102 of this title.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in sections 11505, 11702, 11704, 11908 of this title.