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Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of a Currently Approved Information Collection: Unified Registration System, FMCSA Registration/Updates Publication: Federal Register Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane Date: 16 December 2022 Subjects: American Government  , Trucking
Topic: Unified Carrier Registration Plan |
[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 241 (Friday, December 16, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77160-77161]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-27303]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA-2022-0223]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of a Currently
Approved Information Collection: Unified Registration System, FMCSA
Registration/Updates
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 ``Unified Registration System, FMCSA
Registration/Updates,'' OMB Control No. 2126-0051. This ICR applies to
new registrants seeking initial operating authority from FMCSA. New
registrants seeking operating authority must use online Form MCSA-1,
accessible via the Unified Registration System (URS).
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before February
14, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Federal Docket
Management System Docket Number FMCSA-2022-0223 using any of the
following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
Fax: (202) 493-2251.
Mail: Dockets 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: U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, Washington, DC, 20590-0001 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
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.
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 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.
Public Participation: The Federal eRulemaking Portal is available
24 hours each day, 365 days each year. You can obtain electronic
submission and retrieval help and guidelines under the ``FAQ'' section
of the Federal eRulemaking Portal website. If you want us to notify you
that we received your comments, please include a self-addressed,
stamped envelope or postcard, or print the acknowledgement page that
appears after submitting comments online. Comments received after the
comment closing date will be included in the docket and will be
considered to the extent practicable.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jeff Secrist, Office of
Registration, Chief, Registration, Licensing, and Insurance Division,
DOT, FMCSA, West Building 6th Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590-0001; 202-385-2367; jeff.secrist@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: FMCSA registers for-hire motor carriers of regulated
commodities and of passengers, under 49 U.S.C. 13902(a); surface
freight forwarders, under 49 U.S.C. 13903; property brokers, under 49
U.S.C. 13904; and certain Mexico-domiciled motor carriers, under 49
U.S.C. 13902(c). These motor carriers may conduct transportation
services in the United States only if they are registered with FMCSA.
Each registration is effective from the date specified and remains in
effect for such period as the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary)
determines by regulations.
The final rule titled ``Unified Registration System,'' (78 FR
52608) dated August 23, 2013, implemented statutory provisions for an
online registration system for entities that are subject to FMCSA's
licensing, registration, and certification regulations. URS streamlines
the registration process and serves as a clearinghouse and repository
of information on motor carriers, brokers, freight forwarders,
intermodal equipment providers, hazardous materials safety permit
applicants, and cargo tank facilities required to register with FMCSA.
When developing URS, FMCSA planned that the OP-1 series of forms
(except for OP-1(MX)) would ultimately be folded into one overarching
form (MCSA-1), which would be used by all motor carriers seeking
authority.
FMCSA began a phased rollout of URS in 2015. The first phase, which
became effective on December 12, 2015, impacts only first-time
applicants seeking an FMCSA-issued registration. FMCSA had planned
subsequent rollout phases for existing registrants; however, there have
been substantial delays, and subsequent phases have not been rolled out
to date.
On January 17, 2017, FMCSA issued a final rule titled ``Unified
Registration System; Suspension of Effectiveness,'' which indefinitely
suspended URS effectiveness dates for existing registrants only (82 FR
5292). Pursuant to this final rule, FMCSA is still
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accepting forms OP-1, OP-1(P), OP-1(FF), and OP-1(NNA) for existing
registrants wishing to apply for additional authorities. Separately,
FMCSA requires Form OP-1(MX) for Mexico-domiciled carriers that wish to
operate beyond the U.S. municipalities on the U.S.-Mexico border and
their commercial zones.
As described above, only first-time applicants seeking an FMCSA-
issued registration must apply for authority via URS, using Form MCSA-
1. Under URS, all forms described in the current ICR, except OP-1(MX),
are folded into Form MCSA-1. Information collection activities
associated with the OP-1 series of forms are covered under a different
ICR, titled ``Licensing Applications for Motor Carrier Operating
Authority,'' OMB Control No. 2126-0016.
Form MCSA-1 requests information to identify the applicant, the
nature and scope of its proposed operations, safety-related details,
and information regarding the drivers and vehicles it plans to use in
U.S. operations. FMCSA and the States use registration information
collected via Form MCSA-1 to track motor carriers, freight forwarders,
brokers, and other entities they regulate. Registering motor carriers
is essential to being able to identify carriers so that their safety
performance can be tracked and evaluated. The data make it possible to
link individual trucks to the responsible motor carrier, thus
implementing the mandate under 49 U.S.C. 31136(a)(1); that is, ensuring
that CMVs are maintained and operated safely). In general, registration
information collected via Form MCSA-1 informs prioritization of the
Agency's activities and aids in assessing and statistically analyzing
the safety outcomes of those activities.
The current information collection supports the DOT Strategic Goal
of Safety. It streamlines registration processes and ensures that FMCSA
can more efficiently track motor carriers, freight forwarders, brokers,
and other entities regulated by the Agency.
Title: Unified Registration System, FMCSA Registration/Updates.
OMB Control Number: 2126-0051.
Type of Request: Renewal of a currently approved ICR.
Respondents: Carrier compliance officer or equivalent from
transportation entities subject to FMCSA's licensing, registration, and
certification regulations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 283,857 (94,619 annualized).
Estimated Time per Response: 1.34 hours.
Expiration Date: April 30, 2023.
Frequency of Response: One-time information collection.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 380,368 (126,789 annualized).
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. 2022-27303 Filed 12-15-22; 8:45 am]
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