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DEFINITIONS (APPENDIX D)SECTION JFREIGHT ALL KINDS – Consists of those commodities that a TSP offers to transport at oneinclusive rate or change regardless of their classification rating in the NMFC or UFC, ordiffering transportation characteristics.FREIGHT FORWARDER (AIR) – Also known as an indirect cargo air TSP and is defined in14 CFR § 296.3 as ―any U.S. citizen who undertakes to engage indirectly in air transportation ofproperty, and uses for the whole or any part of such transportation the services of an air carrier[TSP] or a foreign air carrier [TSP] that directly engages in the operation of aircraft under acertificate, regulation, order, or permit issued by the Department of Transportation or the CivilAeronautics Board, or the services of its agent, or of another indirect cargo air carrier [TSP].‖FREIGHT FORWARDER (SURFACE) – As defined in 49 USC 13102(8); a person holdingitself out to the general public (other than as a pipeline, rail, motor, or water TSP) to providetransportation of property for compensation‖ but specifically excludes ―a person usingtransportation of an air TSP.‖ See 49 U.S.C § 10102. In general, surface freight forwarders arefirms, other than a railroad, motor, water, or air TSP, or an air freight forwarder, that undertakesall of the following functions: to assemble and consolidate shipments, provide for assembling,consolidating, performing or providing breakbulk, and distributing services. Surface freightforwarders assume responsibility for the transportation of such property from point of receipt topoint of destination, and utilize the services of authorized TSPs who possess proper operatingauthority for the transportation to be provided.FUEL SYSTEM ICING INHIBITOR (FSII) – Military jet fuel additive that absorbs smallamounts of water from the fuel that prevents freezing in aircraft fuel systems.FULL VISIBLE CAPACITY –When a LTL makes the loading of additional items impossibleand this load requires a TL rate to move. FVC is indicated by the shipping agency on the BL toget the TL rate.GOVERNMENT BILL OF LADING (GBL) – The bill of lading utilized to transport freight ofthe U.S. government, to procure transportation of freight and related services from commercialTSP for movement at Government expense.GOVERNMENT BUSINESS DAY (GBD) – Any business day (i.e., Monday through Friday)that is not a Federal Holiday.GOVERNMENT CARGO RECOVERY EFFORT PROGRAM (GOCARE) – Formerlyknown as the DoD/GSA Joint Astray Cargo Program. The program sets forth the procedures forhandling astray freight and convey general information concerning TSP initiatives, propertyidentification numbers, foreign military sales, and other issues. GOCARE provides commercialTSP with points of contact to resolve astray government shipments.Issue Date: 29 March 2011 Effective Date: 01 April 2011Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command1 Soldier WayScott Air Force Base, IL 62225-260-