Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of a Currently Approved Information Collection: Motor Carrier Identification Report Publication: Federal Register Signing Official: Thomas P. Keane Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Date: 11 July 2022

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 131 (Monday, July 11, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41162-41163]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-14629]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2021-0158]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of a Currently 
Approved Information Collection: Motor Carrier Identification Report

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 an ICR titled, ``Motor Carrier Identification Report,'' which 
is used to identify FMCSA regulated entities, help prioritize the 
agency's activities, aid in assessing the safety outcomes of those 
activities, and for statistical purposes. This ICR is necessary to 
ensure regulated entities are registered with the DOT.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before August 10, 
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

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Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jeffrey Secrist, Office of 
Registration and Safety Information, DOT, FMCSA, West Building 6th 
Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, 202-385-2367, 
Jeffrey.secrist@dot.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Motor Carrier Identification Report.
    OMB Control Number: 2126-0013.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Motor carriers, freight forwarders, intermodal 
equipment providers, brokers, motor carriers with hazardous materials 
(HM) safety permit, cargo tank facilities and Mexican motor carriers.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 416,630 respondents [412,479 
respondents for IC-1 + 2,112 respondents for IC-2 + 2,039 respondents 
for IC-3 = 416,630].
    Estimated Time per Response: IC-1: 20 minutes for new filings and 
7.5 minutes for biennial updates and changes to complete the Form MCS-
150. IC-2: 26 minutes for new filings and five minutes for biennial 
updates and changes to complete the Form MCS-150B. IC-3: 20 minutes for 
new filings and 7.5 minutes for biennial updates and changes to 
complete the Form MCS-150C.
    Expiration Date: July 31, 2022.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion and biennially.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 116,072 hours [114,864 hours for IC-
1 + 530 hours for IC-2 + 678 hours for IC-3 = 116,072 hours].
    Background: Title 49, United States Code Section 504(b)(2) provides 
the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) with authority to require 
carriers, lessors, associations, or classes of these entities to file 
annual, periodic, and special reports containing answers to questions 
asked by the Secretary. The Secretary may also prescribe the form of 
records required to be prepared or compiled and the time period during 
which records must be preserved (See Sec.  504(b)(1) and (d)). FMCSA 
will use this data to administer its safety programs using a database 
of entities that are subject to its regulations. This database 
necessitates that these entities notify FMCSA of their existence. For 
example, under 49 CFR 390.19(a), FMCSA requires all motor carriers 
beginning operations to file a Form MCS-150 titled, ``Motor Carrier 
Identification Report,'' or MCS-150B titled, ``Combined Motor Carrier 
Identification Report and HM Permit Applications.'' This report is 
filed by all motor carriers conducting operations in interstate 
commerce, in intrastate commerce when transporting hazardous materials, 
or in international commerce before beginning operations. It asks the 
respondent to provide the name of the business entity that owns and 
controls the motor carrier operation; the address and telephone of its 
principal place of business; its assigned identification number(s), 
type of operation, and type(s) of cargo usually transported; number of 
vehicles owned, term leased, and trip leased; driver information; and a 
certification statement signed by an individual authorized to sign 
documents on behalf of the business entity.
    Existing applicants will use the MCS-150 or MCS-150B to update 
their information in the Motor Carrier Management Information System. 
Applicants filing for the first time will be required to file online. 
Form MCS-150 or MCS-150B will be used for Mexico-domiciled carriers 
that seek authority to operate beyond the United States municipalities 
on the United States-Mexico border and their commercial zones. The 
information collected from the respondents is readily available to the 
public. This revised ICR captures the burden of continued use of the 
MCS-150 or MCS-150B for motor carriers updating their registration 
information and for the registration of Mexico-domiciled carriers.
    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.
    Issued under the authority of 49 CFR 1.87.

Thomas P. Keane,
Associate Administrator, Office of Research and Registration.
[FR Doc. 2022-14629 Filed 7-8-22; 8:45 am]
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