[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 124 (Wednesday, June 27, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 34314]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-16083]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2001-9876]


Notice of Request To Renew Approval of an Information 
Collection:OMB No. 2126-0015 (Designation of Agents, Motor Carriers, 
Brokers and Freight Forwarders)

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

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that FMCSA intends to submit a request 
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for renewed approval of 
the information collection described below. This information collection 
allows registered motor carriers, property brokers, and freight 
forwarders a means of meeting process agent requirements. This notice 
is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act.

DATES: Your comments must be submitted by August 27, 2001.

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, or submit electronically at http://dmses.dot.gov/submit. Be sure to include the docket number appearing in 
the heading of this document on your comment. All comments received 
will be available for examination and copying at the above address from 
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. 
If you would like to be notified when your comment is received, you 
must include a self-addressed, stamped postcard or you may print the 
acknowledgment page that appears after submitting comments 
electronically.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Marian Lee, (202) 358-7028, 
Insurance Compliance Division (MC-ECI), Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
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:
    Title: Designation of Agents, Motor Carriers, Brokers and Freight 
Forwarders.
    OMB Approval Number: 2126-0015.
    Background: The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to 
register for-hire motor carriers of regulated commodities under the 
provisions of 49 U.S.C. 13902; 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 FMCSA. 
Registered motor carriers, brokers, and freight forwarders must 
designate (1) an agent on whom service of notices in proceedings before 
the Secretary may be made (49 U.S.C. 13303); and (2) for every state in 
which they operate, agents on whom process issued by a court may be 
served in actions brought against the registered transportation entity 
(49 U.S.C. 13304). Regulations governing the designation of process 
agents are found at 49 CFR 366. This designation is filed with the 
FMCSA on Form BOC-3.
    Respondents: Motor carriers, freight forwarders, and brokers.
    Estimated Burden: The estimated average burden per response for 
Form BOC-3 is 10 minutes. The estimated total annual burden is 5,000 
hours for Form BOC-3 based on 30,000 filings per year.
    Frequency: Form BOC-3 must be filed when the transportation entity 
first registers with the FMCSA. Subsequent filings are made only if the 
motor carrier, broker, or freight forwarder changes process agents.
    Public Comments Invited: We invite you to comment on any aspect of 
this information collection, including, but not limited to (1) whether 
the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance 
of the functions of the FMCSA, including whether the information is 
practical and useful; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (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 information collected.
    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 web site. You may also download an electronic copy of this 
document from the DOT DocketManagement System on the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov/search.htm. Please include the docket number appearing in 
the heading of this document.

    Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1.73.

    Issued on: June 21, 2001.
Brian M. McLaughlin,
Acting Deputy Administrator.
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