[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 175 (Tuesday, September 11, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 51893]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-17808]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2006-27393]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Request for Comments; 
Notice of Intent To Survey Motor Carriers Operating Small Passenger-
Carrying Commercial Motor Vehicles

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

ACTION: Notice and request for comments; reopening of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is 
reopening the comment period on its April 6, 2007, notice and request 
for comments concerning a proposed survey of motor carriers operating 
small-passenger-carrying commercial motor vehicles to obtain additional 
feedback from motor carriers and interested parties.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 11, 2007. OMB 
must receive your comments by this date to act quickly on the request.

ADDRESSES: Send 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: Mr. Peter Chandler, Federal Motor 
Carrier Safety Administration, DOT, Office of Enforcement and 
Compliance, Commercial Passenger Carrier Safety Division, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, phone (202) 366-5763, fax 
(202) 366-3621, e-mail [email protected]. Office hours are from 8 
a.m. to 4 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On April 6, 2007, FMCSA published a notice in the Federal Register 
(72 FR 17218), to announce that its Information Collection Request 
(ICR) for collecting data about motor carriers who operate small 
passenger-carrying commercial motor vehicles had been sent to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. In the 
April 6th notice, the agency imposed a 30-day comment period for 
interested parties to comment on the survey. The comment period ended 
on May 7, 2007.

Purpose of Reopening the Comment Period

    The comment period is being reopened to allow more time for the 
public to comment on this proposed survey. FMCSA is committed to 
obtaining information that will provide insight into the common safety 
and regulatory compliance challenges facing motor carriers with small 
passenger-carrying CMV operations. Such information provided in the 
comments will also be utilized by FMCSA to develop educational outreach 
initiatives for the affected industry segment. It is appropriate that 
FMCSA connect with and inform this segment of the motor carrier 
industry of its regulatory compliance responsibilities before 
implementing an enforcement program. Any information obtained will help 
identify specific areas of regulatory compliance that are problematic 
for this industry segment. The survey will also obtain needed insight 
about how to best provide and distribute information to the affected 
industry segment.

    Issued on: September 4, 2007.
Terry Shelton,
Associate Administrator for Research and Information Technology.
[FR Doc. E7-17808 Filed 9-10-07; 8:45 am]
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