[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 232 (Wednesday, December 3, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67734-67735]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-30105]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA -2003-16405]


Notice of Request for Renewal of a Currently Approved Information 
Collection: Request for Revocation of Authority Granted

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 
the currently approved information collection identified as ``Request 
for Revocation of Authority Granted.'' This information collection 
notifies the FMCSA of a voluntary request by a motor carrier, freight 
forwarder, or property broker to amend or revoke its registration of 
authority granted. The Paperwork Reduction Act requires the publication 
of this notice.

DATES: Please submit comments by February 2, 2004.

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

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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: Ms. Marian Mills Lee, (202) 385-2423, 
Office of Enforcement and Compliance, Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration, Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh St., SW., 
Washington, DC, 20590. Office hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., e.t., 
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    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 (Secretary) to promulgate regulations 
governing the registration of for-hire motor carriers of regulated 
commodities (49 U.S.C. 13902), surface transportation 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. Under 49 U.S.C. 13905, each registration is 
effective from the date specified and remains in effect for such period 
as the Secretary determines appropriate by regulation. Section 13905(c) 
grants the Secretary the authority to amend or revoke a registration at 
the registrant's request. On complaint or on the Secretary's own 
initiative, the Secretary may also suspend, amend, or revoke any part 
of the registration of a motor carrier, broker, or freight forwarder 
for willful failure to comply with the regulations, an order of the 
Secretary, or a condition of its registration. Form OCE-46 is used by 
transportation entities to voluntarily apply for revocation of their 
registration authority 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: 15 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 250 hours (1,000 motor carriers x 15 
minutes/60 minutes).
    Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of 
this information collection, 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 this information collection.
    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 page at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara.

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 13902, 13903, 13904 and 13905; and 49 CFR 
1.73.

    Issued on: November 26, 2003.
Warren E. Hoemann,
Deputy Administrator.
[FR Doc. 03-30105 Filed 12-2-03; 8:45 am]
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