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Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection: Accident Recordkeeping Requirements Publication: Federal Register Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane Date: 8 August 2023 Subjects: American Government  , Safety
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 8, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53579-53580]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-16954]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA-2023-0100]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved
Information Collection: Accident Recordkeeping Requirements
AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Department
of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FMCSA
announces its plan to submit the Information Collection Request (ICR)
described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for its
review and approval and invites public comment. FMCSA requests approval
to renew the ICR titled ``Accident Recordkeeping Requirements.'' This
ICR relates to Agency requirements that motor carriers maintain a
record of accidents involving their commercial motor vehicles (CMVs).
Motor carriers are not required to report this data to FMCSA, but must
produce it upon inquiry by authorized Federal, State, or local
officials.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before October
10, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Federal Docket
Management System (FDMS) Number FMCSA-2023-0100 by any of the following
methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov. See the
Public Participation and Request for Comments section below for further
information.
Mail: Dockets Operations, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, Ground Floor,
Washington, DC 20590-0001.
Hand Delivery or Courier: West Building, Ground Floor,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001 between 9 a.m. and
5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Fax: (202) 493-2251.
Each submission must include the Agency name and the docket number
(FMCSA-2023-0100) for this notice. Note that DOT posts all comments
received without change to www.regulations.gov, including any personal
information included in a comment. Please see the Privacy Act heading
below.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov and follow the
online instructions for accessing the docket, or go to the street
address listed above.
Privacy Act: In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits
comments from the public to better inform its rulemaking process. DOT
posts these comments, without edit, including any personal information
the commenter provides, to www.regulations.gov, as described in the
system of records notice DOT/ALL-14 FDMS, which can be reviewed at
https://www.transportation.gov/privacy, the comments are searchable by
the name of the submitter.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Pearlie Robinson, Driver and
Carrier Operations Division, DOT, FMCSA, West Building, 6th Floor, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001; 202-366-4225;
pearlie.robinson@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Instructions
All submissions must include the Agency name and docket number. For
detailed instructions on submitting comments, see the Public
Participation heading below. Note that all comments received will be
posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided. Please see the Privacy Act heading
below.
Public Participation and Request for Comments
FMCSA encourages you to participate by submitting comments and
related materials. If you submit a comment, please include the docket
number for
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this notice (FMCSA-2023-0100), indicate the specific section of this
document to which the comment applies and provide a reason for
suggestions or recommendations. You may submit your comments and
material online or by fax, mail, or hand delivery, but please use only
one of these means. FMCSA recommends that you include your name and a
mailing address, an email address, or a phone number in the body of
your document so the Agency can contact you if it has questions
regarding your submission.
To submit your comment online, go to www.regulations.gov and put
the docket number ``FMCSA-2023-0100'' in the ``Keyword'' box, and click
``Search.'' Next, sort the results by ``Posted (Newer-Older),'' choose
the first notice listed, click the ``Comment'' button, and type your
comment into the text box on the following screen. Choose whether you
are submitting your comment as an individual or on behalf of a third
party and then submit. If you submit your comments by mail or hand
delivery, submit them in an unbound format, no larger than 8\1/2\ by 11
inches, suitable for copying and electronic filing. If you submit
comments by mail and would like to know that they reached the facility,
please enclose a stamped, self-addressed postcard or envelope. FMCSA
will consider all comments and material received during the comment
period.
Privacy Act
In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments from the
public to better inform its rulemaking process. DOT posts these
comments, without edit, including any personal information the
commenter provides, to www.regulations.gov, as described in the system
of records notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at
www.dot.gov/privacy.
Background
Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), 390.15(b),
requires motor carriers to make certain specified records and
information pertaining to CMV accidents available to an authorized
representative or special agent of FMCSA upon request or as part of an
inquiry. Motor carriers are required to maintain an ``accident
register'' consisting of information concerning all ``accidents''
involving their CMVs (Sec. 390.15(b) (see ``Definition: Accident''
below)). The following information must be recorded for each accident:
date, location, driver name, number of injuries, number of fatalities,
and whether certain dangerous hazardous materials were released. In
addition, the motor carrier must maintain copies of all accident
reports required by insurers or governmental entities. Motor carriers
must maintain this information for 3 years after the date of the
accident. Section 390.15 does not require motor carriers to submit any
information or records to FMCSA or any other party.
This ICR supports the DOT strategic goal of safety. By requiring
motor carriers to gather and record information concerning CMV
accidents, FMCSA is strengthening its ability to assess the safety
performance of motor carriers. This information is a valuable resource
in Agency initiatives to prevent, and reduce the severity of, CMV
crashes.
The Agency has modified several of its estimates for this ICR. The
estimated number of annual respondents have increased, while the number
of responses, burden hours, and annual costs to respondents have
decreased. Explanations for these changes are summarized below.
The previously-approved burden is 55,425 burden hours. The Agency
decreases its estimate to 48,760 burden hours. The text of Sec.
390.15(b) is unchanged; the decrease in burden hours does not reflect
changes in the requirements for accident recordkeeping. The adjustment
in annual burden hours is due to an increase in the number of annual
respondents from 89,270 to 93,280, and a decrease in the estimate of
the number of reportable accidents from 184,749 to 162,533 per year,
using interstate and intrastate DOT-reportable motor carrier crash
records in FMCSA's Motor Carrier Management Information System for
calendar years 2020 through 2022.
This ICR includes estimated labor costs associated with maintaining
the Accident Register. The estimated annual labor cost for industry
resulting from the Accident Register reporting requirements is
decreased from $1,860,617 to $1,507,169.
Finally, the estimated annual cost associated with accident
recordkeeping (outside of labor costs) is decreased from $106,785 to
$93,944. In the current iteration of this ICR, FMCSA is assuming that
(1) approximately 15 percent of motor carriers are storing their
Accident Registers electronically, at no extra cost, and (2)
approximately 85 percent of motor carriers are storing hard copy
versions of their Accident Registers. FMCSA is further assuming that
motor carriers that maintain paper records are storing their Accident
Registers at their primary place of business, so that they have easy
access to such records during an FMCSA investigation.
Title: Accident Recordkeeping Requirements.
OMB Control Number: 2126-0009.
Type of Request: Renewal of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Motor carriers.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 93,280.
Estimated Time per Response: 18 minutes.
Expiration Date: February 29, 2024.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 48,760 burden hours (162,533
accidents x 18 minutes per response/60 minutes in an hour = 48,760
hours).
Definitions: Accident is an occurrence involving a CMV operating on
a public road which results in: (1) a fatality, (2) bodily injury to a
person who, as a result of the injury, immediately receives medical
treatment away from the scene of the accident, or (3) one or more motor
vehicles incurring disabling damage as a result of the accident,
requiring the motor vehicle(s) to be transported away from the scene by
a tow truck or other motor vehicle (Sec. 390.5).
Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of
this information collection, including: (1) whether the proposed
collection is necessary for the performance of FMCSA's functions; (2)
the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways for FMCSA to enhance the
quality, usefulness, and clarity of the collected information; and (4)
ways that the burden could be minimized without reducing the quality of
the collected information. The Agency will summarize or include your
comments in the request for OMB's clearance of this ICR.
Issued under the authority of 49 CFR 1.87.
Thomas P. Keane,
Associate Administrator, Office of Research and Registration.
[FR Doc. 2023-16954 Filed 8-7-23; 8:45 am]
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