Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection: Electronic Logging Device (ELD) Vendor Registration Publication: Federal Register Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane Date: 3 March 2022 Subjects: American Government , Safety, Software

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 42 (Thursday, March 3, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 12213]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-04460]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2021-0096]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved 
Information Collection: Electronic Logging Device (ELD) Vendor 
Registration

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (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 an ICR 
titled, ``Electronic Logging Device (ELD) Vendor Registration.'' This 
ICR is necessary for ELD vendors to register their ELDs with the 
Agency.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before April 4, 
2022.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this information 
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jose R. Cestero, Vehicle and Roadside 
Operations Division, Department of Transportation, Federal Motor 
Carrier Safety Administration, 6th Floor, West Building, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001. Telephone: 202-366-5541; 
Email Address: jose.cestero@dot.gov. Office hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Electronic Logging Device (ELD) 
Vendor Registration.
    OMB Control Number: 2126-0062.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Respondents: ELD vendors.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 75.
    Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes.
    Expiration Date: March 31, 2022.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 150 hours [75 respondents x 2 
devices per respondent x 4 updates per device x 15 minutes per 
response].

Background

    49 CFR part 395, subpart B establishes minimum performance and 
design standards for hours-of-service (HOS) ELDs; requirements for the 
mandatory use of these devices by drivers currently required to prepare 
HOS records of duty status (RODS); requirements concerning HOS 
supporting documents; and measures to address concerns about harassment 
resulting from the mandatory use of ELDs.
    To ensure consistency among ELD vendors and devices, detailed 
functional specifications were published as part of the December 2015 
final rule (Dec. 16, 2015, 80 FR 78292). Each ELD vendor developing an 
ELD technology must register online at a secure FMCSA website where the 
ELD provider can securely certify that its ELD is compliant with the 
functional specifications. Each ELD vendor must certify that each ELD 
model and version has been sufficiently tested to meet the functional 
requirements in the rule under the conditions in which the ELD would be 
used.
    ELD vendors must self-certify and register their devices with FMCSA 
online via Form MCSA-5893, ``Electronic Logging Device (ELD) Vendor 
Registration and Certification.'' FMCSA expects 100% of respondents to 
submit their information electronically. Once completed, FMCSA issues a 
unique identification number that the ELD vendor will embed in their 
device(s). FMCSA maintains a list on its website of the current ELD 
vendors and devices that have been certified (by the vendors) to meet 
the functional specifications. The information is necessary for fleets 
and drivers to easily find a compliant ELD for their use in complying 
with the FMCSA regulation requiring the use of ELDs.
    On October 14, 2021, FMCSA published a notice in the Federal 
Register with a 60-day public comment period to announce this request 
to renew the information collection (86 FR 57249). The Agency received 
no comments in response to the notice.
    Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of 
this information collection, including: (1) Whether the proposed 
collection is necessary for FMCSA to perform its 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.

    Issued under the authority delegated in 49 CFR 1.87.
Thomas P. Keane,
Associate Administrator for Research, Technology and Registration.
[FR Doc. 2022-04460 Filed 3-2-22; 8:45 am]
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