[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 210 (Friday, October 30, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58451-58452]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-29122]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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 ICRs 
describe the nature of the information collections and their expected 
burden. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period 
soliciting comments on the following information collection was 
published on May 26, 1998 (63 FR 28548-28549).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 30, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Marian Lee, Office of Motor 
Carrier Information Analysis, (202) 358-7051, 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Federal Highway Administration

    Title: Financial Responsibility, Trucking and Freight Forwarding.
    OMB Number: 2125-0570.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Motor carriers, freight forwarders, and brokers.
    Abstract: The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to register 
for-hire motor carriers of regulated

[[Page 58452]]

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 pursuant to 
49 U.S.C. 13901. The Secretary has delegated authority pertaining to 
these registrations to the FHWA. Registration remains valid only as 
long as the transportation entities maintain, on file with the FHWA, 
evidence of the required levels of insurance coverage pursuant to 49 
U.S.C. 13906. Regulations governing financial responsibility 
requirements are found at 49 CFR part 387. Forms BMC-91, 91x and 82 
provide evidence of the required coverage for bodily injury and 
property damage (BI&PD) liability. Forms BMC-34 and 83 establish 
compliance with cargo liability requirements. Forms BMC-84 and 85 are 
filed by brokers to comply with the requirement for a $10,000 surety 
bond or trust fund agreement. Forms BMC-35, 36, and 85 cancel prior 
filings. Forms BMC-90 and 32 are endorsements which must be attached to 
BI&PD and cargo insurance policies, respectively, but are not filed 
with the FHWA. Motor carriers can also apply to self-insure BI&PD and/
or cargo liability in lieu of filing certificates of insurance or 
surety bonds with the FHWA. Form BMC-40 is the application used to 
apply for self-insurance authority.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: The estimated total annual burden is 
200 hours for the BMC-40 based on 5 filings per year. The estimated 
total annual burden for all of the other forms is 30,000 hours based on 
180,000 filings per year.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, within 30 days, to the Office of Information 
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725-17th 
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention DOT 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 publication.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 26, 1998.
Vanester M. Williams,
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 98-29122 Filed 10-29-98; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-62-P