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Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of a Currently Approved Information Collection: Motor Carrier Identification Report Publication: Federal Register Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane Date: 17 December 2021 Subjects: American Government  , Safety
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 240 (Friday, December 17, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71705-71706]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-27306]
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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 revise 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 February
15, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Federal Docket
Management System (FDMS) Docket Number FMCSA-2021-0158 using any of the
following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
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. e.t.,
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. Jeffrey Secrist, Office of
Registration and Safety Information, Department of Transportation,
FMCSA, West Building 6th Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington,
DC 20590. Telephone: 202-385-2367; email Jeffrey.secrist@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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, intrastate transporting hazardous materials
or 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; address and telephone of
principal place of business; assigned identification number(s), type of
operation, types of cargo usually transported; number of vehicles
owned, term leased and trip leased; driver information; and
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 on-line. 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.
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
safety permit, cargo tank facilities and Mexican motor carriers.
Estimated Number of Responses: 688,732 responses [683,452 responses
for 1C-1 + 3,241 responses for 1C-2 + 2,039 responses for 1C-3].
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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 5 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].
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. 2021-27306 Filed 12-16-21; 8:45 am]
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