[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 51 (Tuesday, March 17, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 13091]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-6888]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary


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

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), 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 January 2, 1998 [6 FR 123].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 16, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Thomas Vining, Office of Motor 
Carrier Information Analysis, (202) 358-7028, Federal Highway 
Administration, Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., 
E.T., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    Electronic Availability: An electronic copy of this document may be 
downloaded using a modem and suitable communications software from the 
Federal Register electronic bulletin board service (telephone number: 
202-512-1661). Internet users may reach the Federal Register's WWW site 
at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/su--docs

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

    Title: Revision of Licensing Application Forms, Application 
Procedures, and Corresponding Regulations.
    OMB Number: 2125-0568.
    Type Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Form(s): OP-1, OP-1(P), OP-1(FF).
    Affected Public: Motor carriers, freight forwarders, and brokers.
    Abstract: The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to register 
for-hire motor carriers of regulated commodities under the provisions 
of 49 U.S.C. 13902, surface freight forwarders under the provisions of 
49 U.S.C. 13903, and property brokers under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 
13904. These persons may conduct transportation services only if they 
are registered. 49 U.S.C. 13901. Authority pertaining to these 
registrations has been delegated to the FHWA, and related regulations 
are found at 49 CFR part 365. Forms OP-1 (for motor property carriers 
and brokers), OP-1(P) (for motor passenger carriers), and OP-1(FF) (for 
freight forwarders) are used to apply for registration with the FHWA. 
The forms all ask for limited information on the applicant's identity, 
location, familiarity with safety requirements, and type of proposed 
operations. Minor differences in each form reflect specific statutory 
standards for registration of the different types of transportation 
entities.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: The estimated total annual burden is 
36,000 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.
    A comment to OMB is best assured of having its full effect if OMB 
receives it within 30 days of publishing in the Federal Register.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 9, 1998.
Phillip A. Leach,
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 98-6888 Filed 3-16-98; 8:45 am]
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