[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 172 (Tuesday, September 5, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53802-53803]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-22626]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2000-7721]


Notice of Request for Comments on Renewing the Approval for Two 
Information Collections: Request for Revocation of Authority Granted 
and Application for Certificate of Registration for Foreign Motor 
Carriers and Foreign Motor Private Carriers under 49 U.S.C. 13902(c)

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The FMCSA is seeking public comments about our intent to 
request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval to renew 
two information collections. The first information collection, 
``Request for Revocation of Authority Granted,'' notifies the FMCSA of 
a voluntary request by a motor carrier, freight forwarder, or property 
broker to amend or revoke its registration. The second information 
collection, ``Application for Certificate of Registration for Foreign 
Motor Carriers and Foreign Motor Private Carriers under 49 U.S.C. 
13902(c),'' is used by Mexican motor carriers to apply for authority to 
operate across the border into the United States. The Paperwork 
Reduction Act requires the publication of this notice.

DATES: Please submit comments by November 6, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Mail or hand deliver comments to the U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Dockets Management Facility, Room PL-401, 400 Seventh 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590; telefax comments to 202/493-2251; or 
submit electronically at http://dmses.dot.gov/submit. Be sure to 
include the docket number appearing in this notice's heading. All 
comments received may be examined and copied at the above address from 
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. 
Those desiring notification of receipt of comments must include a self-
addressed, stamped postcard or you may print the acknowledgment page 
that appears after submitting comments electronically.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marian Mills Lee, (202) 358-7051, 
Office of Enforcement and Compliance, Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration, Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh St., SW, 
Washington, D.C., 20590. Office hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., 
e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    1. Title: Request for Revocation of Authority Granted.
    OMB Approval Number: 2126-0018.
    Background: Title 49 of the United States Code (U.S.C.) authorizes 
the Secretary of Transportation to promulgate regulations governing the 
registration of for-hire motor carriers of regulated commodities (49 
U.S.C. 13902), surface freight forwarders (49 U.S.C. 13903), and 
property brokers (49 U.S.C. 13904). The FMCSA carries out this 
registration program under authority delegated by the Secretary of 
Transportation. Under Title 49 U.S.C. 13905, each registration is 
effective from the date specified and remains in effect for such period 
as the Secretary of Transportation determines appropriate by 
regulation. Title 49 U.S.C. 13905(c) grants the Secretary the authority 
to amend or revoke a registration at the registrant's request. Form 
OCE-46 is used by transportation entities to voluntarily apply for 
revocation of their registration in whole or in part. The form requests 
the registrant's docket number, name and address, and the reasons for 
the revocation request.
    Respondents: Motor carriers, freight forwarders, and brokers.
    Average Burden per Response: 30 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 500 hours (1,000 motor carriers x 30 
minutes/60 minutes).
    2. Title: Application for Certificate of Registration for Foreign 
Motor Carriers and Foreign Motor Private Carriers under 49 U.S.C. 
13902(c).
    OMB Approval Number: 2126-0019.
    Background: Title 49 U.S.C. 13902(c) contains basic licensing 
procedures for registering foreign motor carriers to operate across the 
border into the United States. Title 49 CFR 368 contains related 
regulations. The FMCSA carries out this registration program under 
authority delegated by the Secretary of Transportation. Foreign motor 
carriers use Form OP-2 to apply for registration with the FMCSA. The 
form requests information on the motor carrier's location, form of 
business, ownership and control, and proposed operations.
    Respondents: Foreign motor carriers.
    Average Burden per Response: 2 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 2,000 hours (1,000 motor carriers x 
2 hours).

Public Comments Invited

    You are asked to comment on any aspect of these information 
collections, including: (1) the necessity and usefulness of the 
information collection for the FMCSA to meet its goal in reducing truck 
crashes; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burdens; (3) ways to enhance 
the quality, usefulness, and clarity of the collected information; and 
(4) ways to minimize the collection burden without reducing the quality 
of the collected information. The agency will summarize and/or include 
your comments in the request for OMB's clearance of these information 
collections.

Electronic Access and Filing

    You may submit or retrieve comments online through the Docket 
Management System (DMS) at http://dmses.dot.gov/submit. Acceptable 
formats include: MS Word (versions 95 to 97), MS Word for Mac (versions 
6 to 8), Rich Text File (RTF), American Standard Code Information 
Interchange (ASCII)(TXT), Portable Document Format (PDF), and 
WordPerfect (versions 7 to 8). The DMS is available 24 hours each day, 
365 days each year. Electronic submission and retrieval help and 
guidelines are available under the help section of the DMS web site.
    You may download an electronic copy of this document by using a 
computer, modem and suitable communications software from the 
Government Printing Office's Electronic Bulletin Board Service at (202) 
512-1661. Internet users may reach the Office of the Federal Register's 
home page at http://www.nara.gov/fedreg and the Government Printing 
Office's web

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page at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara.

    Authority: 23 U.S.C. 315; 44 U.S.C. 3506 and 49 CFR 1.73.

    Issued on: August 29, 2000.
Clyde J. Hart, Jr.,
Acting Deputy Administrator, Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 00-22626 Filed 9-1-00; 8:45 am]
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