[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 26 (Friday, February 7, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5876-5877]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-3042]


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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 March 10, 1997.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

    Title: Endorsement for Motor Carrier Policies of Insurance.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement. Without change, of a previously

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approved collection for which approval has expired.
    OMB Control Number: 2125-0074.
    Form Number: MCS-90, MCS-82.
    Affected Public: Insurance and surety companies of motor carriers 
of property.
    Abstract: Sections 29 and 30 of the Motor Carrier Act of 1980 
(codified at 49 U.S.C. 31139) require the Secretary of Transportation 
to promulgate regulations which establish minimal levels of financial 
responsibility for motor carriers of property to cover public 
liability, property damage, and environmental restoration. The 
Endorsement for Motor Carrier Policies of Insurance for Public 
Liability (Form MCS-90) and the Motor Carrier Public Liability Surety 
Bond (Form MCS-82) contain the minimum amount of information necessary 
to document that a motor carrier of property has obtained and has in 
effect the minimum levels of financial responsibility as set forth in 
49 CFR 387.9. The information within these documents is used by the 
FHWA and the public to verify that a motor carrier of property has 
obtained and has in effect the required minimum levels of financial 
responsibility.
    Estimated Annual Burden: The total annual burden is 3,555 hours.

ADDRESSES: 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 February 3, 1997.
Phillip A. Leach,
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 97-3042 Filed 2-6-97; 8:45 am]
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