[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 16 (Friday, January 24, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3729-3730]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-1748]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary


Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency 
Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act 1995 (44 USC 
Chapter 35), this notice announces that the Information Collection 
Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describes 
the nature of the information collection and its expected burden. The 
Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting 
comments on the following collection of information was published on 
August 28, 1996 [FR 61, page 44385].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before (30 days from date of 
publication).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Peter C. Chandler, Office of Motor 
Carrier Research and Standards, (202) 366-5763, Federal Highway 
Administration, Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

    Title: Financial Responsibility for Motor Carriers of Passengers.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired.
    OMB Control Number: 2125-0518.
    Form Number: MCS-90B, MCS-82B.
    Affected Public: Insurance and surety companies of motor carriers 
of property.

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    Abstract: Sections 18 of the Bus Regulatory Reform Act of 1982 
(codified at 49 U.S.C. 31138) requires the Secretary of Transportation 
to establish regulations to require minimal levels of financial 
responsibility for-hire motor carriers of passengers to cover public 
liability and property damage. The Endorsement for Motor Carrier 
Policies of Insurance for Public Liability (Form MCS-90B) and the Motor 
Carrier Public Liability Surety Bond (Form MCS-82B) contain the minimum 
amount of information necessary to document that a motor carrier of 
passengers has obtained and has in effect the minimum levels of 
financial responsibility as set forth in 49 CFR 387.33. The information 
within these documents is used by the FHWA and the public to verify 
that a motor carrier of passengers has obtained and has in effect the 
required minimum levels of financial responsibility.
    Estimated Annual Burden: The total annual burden is 105 hours.
    Address: Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725-17th Street, NW, 
Washington, DC 20503, Attention FHWA Desk Officer.
    Comments are invited on: whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the Department, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; the accuracy of the Department's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility 
and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize 
the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including 
the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on January 17, 1997.
Phillip A. Leach,
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 97-1748 Filed 1-23-97; 8:45 am]
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