[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 104 (Friday, May 30, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32571-32572]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-13489]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2003-15024]


Notice of Request for Renewal of a Currently Approved Information 
Collection: Financial Responsibility for Motor Carriers of Passengers 
and Motor Carriers of Property

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

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), this notice announces the agency's 
intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to renew 
its clearance of a currently approved information collection identified 
below under the heading ``Supplementary Information.'' This information 
collection renewal assures that motor carriers of property and 
passengers maintain an appropriate level of financial responsibility 
for operating on public highways.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 29, 2003.

ADDRESSES: All signed, written comments should refer to the docket 
number that appears in the heading of this document and must be 
submitted to the Docket Clerk, 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. All comments received will be available for examination and 
copying at the above address between 9 a.m. and 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.
    Electronic Availability: An electronic copy of this document may be 
downloaded using a computer, modem, and suitable communications 
software from the Government Printing Office's

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electronic bulletin board service (telephone: 202-512-1661). It may 
also be downloaded over the Internet, from the home page of the Federal 
Register at: http://www.nara.gov/fedreg, or the database of the 
Government Printing Office at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara. Internet 
users can access all comments received by the U.S. DOT Dockets, Room 
PL-401, by using the universal resource locator (URL): http://dms.dot.gov. This service is available 24 hours each day, 365 days each 
year. Please follow the instructions online for more information and 
help.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Marian Lee, (202) 385-2423, 
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: Financial Responsibility for Motor 
Carrier of Passengers and Motor Carriers of Property.
    OMB Control Number: 2126-0008.
    Background: The Secretary of Transportation is responsible for 
implementing regulations which establish minimal levels of financial 
responsibility for: (1) Motor carriers of property to cover public 
liability, property damage, and environmental restoration, and (2) for-
hire motor carriers of passengers to cover public liability and 
property damage. The Endorsement for Motor Carrier Policies of 
Insurance for Public Liability (Form MCS-90/90B) and the Motor Carrier 
Public Liability Surety Bond (Form MCS-82/82B) contain the minimum 
amount of information necessary to document that a motor carrier has 
obtained, and has in effect, the minimum levels of financial 
responsibility as set forth in applicable regulations (motor carriers 
of property--49 CFR 387.9; and motor carrier of passengers--49 CFR 
387.33). FMCSA and the public can verify that a motor carrier of 
property or passengers has obtained, and has in effect, the required 
minimum levels of financial responsibility, by use of the information 
embraced within these documents.
    Respondents: Insurance and surety companies of motor carriers of 
property (Form MCS-90 and Form MCS-82) and motor carriers of passengers 
(Form MCS-90B and Form MCS-82B).
    Average Burden Per Response: Two minutes to complete the 
Endorsement for Motor Carrier Policies of Insurances for Public 
Liability or the Motor Carrier Public Liability Surety Bond; one minute 
to file the Motor Carrier Public Liability Surety Bond; one minute to 
have either document on board the vehicle (foreign-domiciled motor 
carriers only). These endorsements are maintained at the motor 
carrier's principal place of business (49 CFR 387.7 (iii)(d)).
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 5,285 hours.
    Frequency: Upon creation, change, or replacement of an insurance 
policy or surety bond.
    Public Comments Invited: Interested parties are invited to submit 
comments online through the Docket Management System (DMS) at http//
http://dmses.dot.gov/submit">dmses.dot.gov/submit, regarding any aspect of this information 
collection, including, but not limited to: (1) The necessity and 
utility of the information collection for the proper performance of the 
functions of the FMCSA; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) 
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the collected 
information; and (4) ways to minimize the collection burden without 
reducing the quality of the collected information. Comments submitted 
in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the 
request for OMB's clearance of this information collection.

    Authority: 23 U.S.C. 315; 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A); and 49 CFR 
1.73.

    Issued on: May 22, 2003.
Annette M. Sandberg,
Acting Administrator.
[FR Doc. 03-13489 Filed 5-29-03; 8:45 am]
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