Request for Information: Drivers' Leasing Agreements for Commercial Motor Vehicles (CMVs) Publication: Federal Register Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor Date: 13 March 2024 Subject: American Government

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 13, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18476-18477]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-05342]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2023-0143]


Request for Information: Drivers' Leasing Agreements for 
Commercial Motor Vehicles (CMVs)

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

ACTION: Notice; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: FMCSA extends the comment period for its February 16, 2024, 
notice requesting information from the public, including commercial 
motor vehicle drivers, to assist the Agency's Truck Leasing Task Force 
in reviewing such leases to identify terms and conditions that may be 
unfair to drivers. FMCSA extends the comment period until April 2, 
2024.

DATES: The comment period for the request for information published

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February 16, 2024, at 89 FR 12411, is extended. Comments should be 
received on or before April 2, 2024.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket Number FMCSA-
2023-0143 using any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/docket/FMCSA-2023-0143/document. Follow the online 
instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Dockets Operations, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, Ground Floor, 
Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: Dockets Operations, U.S. 
Department of Transportation, West Building, Ground Floor, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
     Fax: (202) 493-2251.
     Submissions Containing Confidential Business Information 
(CBI): Brian Dahlin, Chief, Regulatory Evaluation Division, Federal 
Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 
Washington, DC 20590.
    To avoid duplication, please use only one of these four methods. 
See the ``Confidential Business Information'' portion of the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for instructions on submitting 
comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shannon L. Watson, Senior Advisor to 
the Associate Administrator for Policy and Deputy Designated Federal 
Officer, Truck Leasing Task Force (TLTF), Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001; 
(202) 360-2925; TLTF@dot.gov. If you have questions on viewing or 
submitting material to the docket, contact Dockets Operations, (202) 
366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Submitting Comments

    If you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this 
request for information (RFI) (FMCSA-2023-0143), indicate the specific 
section of this document to which your comment applies, and provide a 
reason for each suggestion or recommendation. You may submit your 
comments and material online or by fax, mail, or hand delivery, but 
please use only one of these means. FMCSA recommends that you include 
your name and a mailing address, an email address, or a phone number in 
the body of your document so that FMCSA can contact you if there are 
questions regarding your submission.
    To submit your comment online, go to https://www.regulations.gov/docket/FMCSA-2023-0143/document, click on this RFI, click ``Comment,'' 
and type your comment into the text box on the following screen.
    If you submit your comments by mail or hand delivery, submit them 
in an unbound format, no larger than 8\1/2\ by 11 inches, suitable for 
copying and electronic filing. FMCSA will consider all comments and 
material received during the comment period.

Confidential Business Information (CBI)

    CBI is commercial or financial information that is both customarily 
and actually treated as private by its owner. Under the Freedom of 
Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt from public disclosure. 
If your comments responsive to the RFI contain commercial or financial 
information that is customarily treated as private, that you actually 
treat as private, it is important that you clearly designate the 
submitted comments as CBI. Please mark each page of your submission 
that constitutes CBI as ``PROPIN'' to indicate it contains proprietary 
information. FMCSA will treat such marked submissions as confidential 
under the Freedom of Information Act, and they will not be placed in 
the public docket of the RFI. Submissions containing CBI should be sent 
to Brian Dahlin, Chief, Regulatory Analysis Division, Office of Policy, 
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 
Washington, DC 20590-0001. Any comments FMCSA receives not specifically 
designated as CBI will be placed in the public docket.

B. Viewing Comments and Documents

    To view comments, as well as any documents mentioned in this RFI as 
being available in the docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov/docket/FMCSA-2023-0143/document and choose the document to review. To 
view comments, click this RFI, and click ``Browse Comments.'' If you do 
not have access to the internet, you may view the docket online by 
visiting Dockets Operations on the ground floor of the DOT West 
Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, 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 Dockets Operations.

C. Privacy Act

    DOT posts comments received, 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.transportation.gov/privacy. The comments are posted without edit 
and are searchable by the name of the submitter.

I. Background

    On February 16, 2024, FMCSA published a notice in the Federal 
Register requesting information from the public, including commercial 
motor vehicle (CMV) drivers, to assist the Agency's Truck Leasing Task 
Force (TLTF) in reviewing such leases to identify terms and conditions 
that may be unfair to drivers.
    The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) filed a 
comment to the public docket requesting that the comment period be 
extended. OOIDA stated:
    This will give drivers and other members of the public sufficient 
time to collect and submit leasing information. We also believe 
extending the comment period will allow feedback from OOIDA members and 
other drivers who will be attending the Mid-America Trucking Show that 
will be held March 21st through 23rd in Louisville, Kentucky.
    FMCSA believes it appropriate to extend the March 18, 2024, 
deadline to provide interested parties additional time to submit 
responses to the docket. Therefore, FMCSA extends the comment period 
until April 2, 2024.

Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2024-05342 Filed 3-12-24; 8:45 am]
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