Registration and Financial Security Requirements for Brokers of Property and Freight Forwarders; Small Business in Transportation Coalition (SBTC) Exemption Application

Larry W. Minor
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
4 May 2020

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 86 (Monday, May 4, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26516-26517]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-09467]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2020-0130]


Registration and Financial Security Requirements for Brokers of 
Property and Freight Forwarders; Small Business in Transportation 
Coalition (SBTC) Exemption Application

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

ACTION: Notice of correction; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: FMCSA corrects the public docket number referenced in its 
April 10, 2020, notice announcing that the Small Business in 
Transportation Coalition (SBTC) seeks reconsideration of an August 14, 
2013, application by the Association of Independent Property Brokers 
and Agents (AIPBA) for an exemption from the $75,000 bond requirement 
for all property brokers and freight forwarders. The Agency also 
extends the public comment period for that notice.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 3, 2020.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Federal Docket 
Management System (FDMS) Number FMCSA-2020-0130 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: Send comments to Docket Operations, U.S. Department 
of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, Ground 
Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: Bring comments to Docket 
Operations, West Building, Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey 
Avenue SE, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays. To be sure someone is there to help you, please call 
(202) 366-9317 or (202) 366-9826 before visiting Docket Operations.
     Fax: (202) 493-2251
     Each submission must include the Agency name and the 
docket number 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, go to www.regulations.gov at

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any time or visit Docket Operations, Room W12-140 on the ground level 
of the West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC, 
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal 
holidays. To be sure someone is there to help you, please call (202) 
366-9317 or (202) 366-9826 before visiting Docket Operations.
    Privacy Act: DOT posts public 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Pearlie Robinson, FMCSA Driver and 
Carrier Operations Division; Office of Carrier, Driver and Vehicle 
Safety Standards; (202) 366-4325; MCPSD@dot.gov. If you have questions 
on viewing or submitting material to the docket, contact Docket 
Operations, (202) 366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 10, 2020 (85 FR 20334), FMCSA 
published a notice announcing that SBTC seeks reconsideration of an 
August 14, 2013, application by the AIPBA for an exemption from the 
$75,000 bond requirement for all property brokers and freight 
forwarders. The notice referenced in error ``FMCSA-2020-0239'' as the 
docket number for the submission of public comments. The correct docket 
number for this notice is ``FMCSA-2020-0130.''
    All interested parties that would like to see the SBTC's request, 
read the public comments concerning this matter, or submit comments 
should use ``FMCSA-2020-0130'' when visiting http://www.regulations.gov. Any comments concerning SBTC's request, and 
submitted to docket number FMCSA-2020-0239 prior to the publication of 
this notice will be transferred to docket number FMCSA-2020-0130.
    In addition to correcting the docket number, FMCSA extends the 
comment period to ensure that interested parties have sufficient time 
to review the SBTC request filed under the proper docket, and submit 
comments to that docket.

Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2020-09467 Filed 5-1-20; 8:45 am]
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