# Sunshine Act Meeting
**Time and Date:**
10 a.m.—March 31, 2004.
**place:**
800 North Capitol Street, NW., First Floor Hearing Room, Washington, DC.
**Status:**
A portion of the meeting will be open to the public and the remainder of the meeting will be closed.
**Matters to be Considered:**
The open portion of the meeting:
1. *Docket No. 04-02* —Optional rider for proof of additional NVOCC financial responsibility.
The closed portion of the meeting:
1. *Petition No. P3—99* -Petition of China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company for a partial exemption from the Controlled Carrier Act.
2. *Petition No. P4-03* —Petition of China Shipping Container Lines Co., Ltd. for permanent full exemption from the first sentence of section 9(C) of the Shipping Act of 1984.
3. *Petition No. P6-03* —Petition of SINOTRANS Container Lines Co., Ltd. (SINOLINES) for a full exemption from the first sentence of section 9(c) of the Shipping Act of 1984, as amended.
4. *Docket No. 98-14* —Shipping restrictions, requirements and practices of the People's Republic of China.
**Contact Person for More Information:**
Bryant L. VanBrakle, Secretary, (202) 523-5725.
Bryant L. VanBrakle,
Secretary.