[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 162 (Tuesday, August 22, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48967-48968]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-13794]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2006-25586]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Request for Comment; 
Renewal of an 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: The FMCSA invites comments on its plan to request the Office 
of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval to renew an existing 
information collection. This information collection renewal will be 
used to assure that motor carriers of property and passengers maintain 
appropriate levels of financial responsibility to operate on public 
highways. This notice is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 23, 2006.

ADDRESSES: All comments should reference Docket No. FMCSA-2006-25586. 
You may 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://dms.dot.gov. You may examine and copy 
all comments received at the above address between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. If you desire your 
comment to be acknowledged, you must include a self-addressed stamped 
envelope or postcard or, if you submit your comments electronically, 
you may print the acknowledgment.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Stephanie Haller, Commercial 
Enforcement, phone (202) 385-2362; FAX (202) 385-2422; or e-mail 
[email protected]; Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration, DOT, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. 
Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
except Federal Holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Financial Responsibility for Motor Carriers of Passengers 
and Motor Carriers of Property.
    OMB Control No: 2126-0008.
    Background: The Secretary of Transportation is responsible for 
implementing regulations which establish minimal levels of financial 
responsibility for: (1) For-hire 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 (Forms MCS-90/90B) and the Motor Carrier 
Public Liability Surety Bond (Forms MCS-82/82B) contain the minimum 
amount of information necessary to document that a motor carrier of 
property or passengers 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 (Forms MCS-90 and MCS-82) and motor carriers of passengers 
(Forms MCS-90B and MCS-82B).

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    Frequency: Upon creation, change, or replacement of an insurance 
policy or surety bond.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: The FMCSA estimates it takes 
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; and one minute to place 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 Hours: 4,529 hours (4,528.84 rounded 
to nearest hour) [151.44 hours for motor carriers of passengers + 
4,377.40 hours for motor carriers of property = 4,528.84].
    Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of 
this information collection, including: (1) Whether the proposed 
collection is necessary for the FMCSA's performance; (2) the accuracy 
of the estimated burden; (3) ways for the FMCSA to enhance the quality, 
usefulness, and clarity of the collected information; and (4) ways that 
the burden could be minimized 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.

    Issued on August 15, 2006.
John H. Hill,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. E6-13794 Filed 8-21-06; 8:45 am]
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