Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection Request: Financial Responsibility for Motor Carriers of Passengers and Motor Carriers of Property Publication: Federal Register Agency: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards Byline: Thomas P. Keane Date: 29 February 2024 Subject: American Government

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 41 (Thursday, February 29, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14927-14928]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-04161]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2023-0178]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved 
Information Collection Request: Financial Responsibility for Motor 
Carriers of Passengers and Motor Carriers of Property

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 review 
and approval. The information collected will be used to help ensure 
that motor carriers of passengers and property maintain the statutorily 
mandated levels of financial responsibility to operate on public 
highways. On October 3, 2023, FMCSA published a notice in the Federal 
Register with a 60-day comment period to announce its intention to 
submit this ICR to OMB for renewal. FMCSA received no comments in 
response to the published notice.

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DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before April 1, 
2024.

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: Mr. Jeffrey Secrist, Office of 
Registration, Chief, Registration Division, DOT, FMCSA, West Building 
6th Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590; (202) 385-
2367; jeff.secrist@dot.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Financial Responsibility for Motor Carriers of Passengers 
and Motor Carriers of Property.
    OMB Control Number: 2126-0008.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a currently approved ICR.
    Respondents: Insurance underwriters for insurance companies and 
financial specialists for surety companies of motor carriers of 
property (Forms MCS-90 and MCS-82) and passengers (Forms MCS-90B and 
MCS-82B), and motor carrier compliance officers employed by motor 
carriers to store and maintain insurance and/or surety bond 
documentation in motor carrier vehicles.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 413,948.
    Estimated Time per Response: FMCSA estimates that it takes 2 
minutes to complete the Endorsement for Motor Carrier Policies of 
Insurance for Public Liability (Forms MCS-90 for property carriers and 
MCS-90B for passenger carriers) or the Motor Carrier Public Liability 
Surety Bond (Forms MCS-82 for property carriers and MCS-82B for 
passenger carriers); 1 minute to store/maintain documents at the motor 
carrier's principal place of business (49 CFR 387.7(d); 49 CFR 
387.31(d)); and 1 minute per vehicle to place the respective document 
on board the vehicle as required for non-U.S.-domiciled carriers (49 
CFR 387.7(f); 49 CFR 387.31(f)).
    Expiration Date: May 31, 2024.
    Frequency of Response: Upon creation, change, or replacement of an 
insurance policy or surety bond. Approximately one time per year.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 12,249.

Background

    The Secretary of Transportation is responsible for implementing 
regulations which establish minimum levels of financial responsibility 
for: (1) for-hire motor carriers of property to cover public liability, 
property damage, and environmental restoration, and (2) for-hire motor 
carriers of passengers to cover public liability and property damage. 
The Endorsement for Motor Carrier Policies of Insurance for Public 
Liability (Forms MCS-90/90B) and the Motor Carrier Public Liability 
Surety Bond (Forms MCS-82/82B) contain the minimum amount of 
information necessary to document that a motor carrier of property or 
passengers has obtained, and has in effect, the minimum levels of 
financial responsibility as set forth in applicable regulations (49 CFR 
387.9 (motor carriers of property) and 49 CFR 387.33T (motor carriers 
of passengers)). FMCSA and the public can verify that a motor carrier 
of property or passengers has obtained, and has in effect, the required 
minimum levels of financial responsibility by reviewing the information 
enclosed within these documents.
    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. 2024-04161 Filed 2-28-24; 8:45 am]
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