[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 92 (Wednesday, May 13, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 26675]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-12637]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration
[FHWA Docket No. 98-3763]


Request for Emergency Processing of Currently Approved 
Information Collection; Federal Motor Carriers Safety Regulations, 
Driver's Record of Duty Status

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (P.L. 
104-13,44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), the FHWA is submitting a request to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for emergency processing 
clearance of a currently approved information collection. OMB 
clearance, for a six-month period, is being requested by May 31, 1998, 
when the current information collection is due to expire. The FHWA 
published its intent to request a three-year renewal to continue the 
current information collection in the Federal Register dated March 11, 
1998, at 63 FR 11948. Comments to that notice are due on or before May 
11, 1998. In addition, the FHWA published a Notice of proposed 
rulemaking (NPRM) relating to this information collection in the 
Federal Register dated April 20, 1998, at 63 FR 19457. This NPRM 
proposes to amend the FHWA regulations affecting the hours-of-service 
recordkeeping requirements. Comments to the NPRM are due on or before 
June 19, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of the information collection 
clearance request may be obtained by contacting the DOT, FHWA 
Information Collection Liaison, Mr. Earl Coles, Office of Information 
and Management Services, Federal Highway Administration, 400 Seventh 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001, (202)366-9084. Office hours are 
from 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Driver's Record of Duty Status.
    OMB Number: 2125-0016.
    Background: Motor carriers operating in interstate commerce are 
required to limit their drivers' hours of service. 49 CFR Section 395.8 
requires that the drivers record their hours of service to assure 
compliance with the maximum driving and on-duty time limitations set 
forth in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs). The 
record of duty status (RDS) is the primary regulatory tool used by 
Federal and State enforcement personnel and motor carriers to determine 
compliance with the maximum time limitations prescribed in the FMCSRs. 
Compliance with the hours of service requirement is a factor in 
determining a motor carrier's overall safety compliance rating. It is a 
valuable instrument to both government and industry to help ensure the 
safety of the general public by reducing the number of fatigued drivers 
on highways. This information collection is necessary for the FHWA to 
continue to determine compliance with the regulations.
    Respondents: Motor carriers and drivers.
    Number of Respondents: 3,300,000.
    Frequency: Daily.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 14,799,033.

    Authority: 49 U.S.C 31136, 31141 and 31502 and 49 CFR 1.48.

    Issued on: May 5, 1998.
Frederick G. Wright,
Acting Associate Administrator for Administration.
[FR Doc. 98-12637 Filed 5-12-98; 8:45 am]
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