[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 242 (Monday, December 18, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 75804]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-21455]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2006-26261]


Notice of Request for Comments on 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; request for information.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FMCSA 
announces its plan to submit the Information Collection Request (ICR) 
described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review 
and approval. This information collection renewal will be used to 
ensure that motor carriers of property and passengers maintain the 
appropriate levels of financial responsibility to operate on public 
highways. The Agency published a Federal Register notice allowing for a 
60-day comment period on the ICR in August 2006 (71 FR 48967, Aug. 22, 
2006). FMCSA did not receive any comments in response to this notice.

DATES: Please send your comments by January 17, 2007. OMB must receive 
your comments by this date in order to act quickly on the ICR.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 Seventeenth 
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention: DOT/FMCSA Desk Officer.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Stephanie Haller, Commercial 
Enforcement, Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington DC 20590-0001. 
Telephone: 202-385-2422; e-mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Financial Responsibility for Motor Carriers of Passengers 
and Motor Carriers of Property.
    OMB Control Number: 2126-0008.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently-approved information 
collection.
    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).
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 143,728 [138,768 property carriers 
+ 4,960 passengers carriers = 143,728].
    Estimated Time per Response: The FMCSA estimates it takes two 
minutes for an insurance company to complete the Endorsement for Motor 
Carrier Policies of Insurances for Public Liability (Forms MCS-90/90B; 
for both property and passenger carriers) or the Motor Carrier Public 
Liability Surety Bond (Forms MCS-82/82B for both property and passenger 
carriers); one minute for the insurance company to file the Motor 
Carrier Public Liability Surety Bond (Forms MCS-82/82B) with FMCSA; one 
minute for the insurance company to provide Forms MCS-90/90B to the 
carrier; and one minute to place either document (Forms MCS-90/90B and 
MCS-82/82B) on board the vehicle (foreign-domiciled motor carriers 
only). These endorsements (Forms MCS-90/90B and MCS-82/82B) are 
maintained at the motor carrier's principal place of business (see 49 
CFR 387.7(d)).
    Expiration Date: December 31, 2006.
    Frequency of Response: Upon creation, change, or replacement of an 
insurance policy or surety bond.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 4,529 hours [151.4 hours for motor 
carriers of passengers + 4,377.4 hours for motor carriers of property = 
4,528.8 or rounded to the nearest hour 4,529].

Background

    The Secretary of Transportation is responsible for implementing 
regulations which establish the 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.
    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.

    Issued on: December 11, 2006.
John H. Hill,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. E6-21455 Filed 12-15-06; 8:45 am]
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