PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.

SEC. 706. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.(a) Notice of Filing.—Section 40304(a) of title 46, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:“(a) Notice of Filing.—Not later than 7 days after the date an agreement is filed, the Federal Maritime Commission shall—“(1) transmit a notice of the filing to the Federal Register for publication; and“(2) request interested persons to submit relevant information and documents.”.(b) Request for Information and Documents.—Section 40304(d) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking “section” and inserting “part”.(c) Saving Clause.—Nothing in this section, or the amendments made by this section, may be construed—(1) to prevent the Federal Maritime Commission from requesting from a person, at any time, any additional information or documents the Commission considers necessary to carry out chapter 403 of title 46, United States Code;(2) to prescribe a specific deadline for the submission of relevant information and documents in response to a request under section 40304(a)(2) of title 46, United States Code; or(3) to limit the authority of the Commission to request information under section 40304(d) of title 46, United States Code.