[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 215 (Wednesday, November 7, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62895-62896]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-21880]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2007-0004]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently 
Approved Information Collection: Motor Carrier Identification Report

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

ACTION: Notice and 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 and invites public comment. The FMCSA requests approval to 
revise an ICR entitled, ``Motor Carrier Identification Report,'' which 
is used to identify FMCSA regulated entities, help prioritize the 
agency's activities, aid in assessing the safety outcomes of those 
activities, and for statistical purposes.

DATES: We must receive your comments on or before January 7, 2008.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments bearing the Department of 
Transportation (DOT) Docket Management System (DMS) Docket Number FMCSA 
Docket Number FMCSA-2007-0004 using any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for submitting 
comments.
     Mail: Docket Management Facility; U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building Group Floor, 
Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery: West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington DC, 20590 between 9 a.m. and 5 
p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
     Fax: 1-202-493-2251.

    Each submission must include the Agency name and the docket number 
for this Notice. Note that DOT posts all comments received without 
change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal 
information included in a comment. Please see the Privacy Act heading 
below:
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments, go to http://www.regulations.gov at any time or Room W12-140 
on the ground level of the West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
except Federal holidays. The DMS is available 24 hours each day, 365 
days each year. If you want acknowledgement that we received your 
comments, please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope or post 
card or print the acknowledgement page that appears after submitting 
on-line.
    Privacy Act: Anyone may search the electronic form of all comments 
received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual 
submitting the comment (or of the person signing the comment, if 
submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.). 
You may review the DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal 
Register on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477-78; Apr. 11, 2000). This 
information is also available at http://Docketinfo.dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Arlene D. Thompson, Information 
Systems Specialist, Office of Information Technology, Operations 
Division, Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration, 6th Floor, West Building, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., 
Washington, DC 20590. Telephone Number: (202) 366-2094; e-mail Address: 
[email protected]. Office hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Background: Title 49 U.S.C. 504(b)(2) provides the Secretary of 
Transportation (Secretary) with authority to require carriers, lessors, 
associations, or classes of them to file annual, periodic, and special 
reports containing answers to questions asked by the Secretary. The 
Secretary may also prescribe the form of records required to be 
prepared or compiled and the time period during which records must be 
preserved (See Sec. Sec.  504(b)(1) and (d)). The FMCSA will use this 
data to administer its safety programs by establishing a database of 
entities that are subject to its regulations. This database 
necessitates that these entities notify the FMCSA of their existence. 
For example, under 49 CFR 390.19(a), FMCSA requires all motor carriers 
beginning operations to file a Form MCS-150 entitled, ``Motor Carrier 
Identification Report.'' This report is filed by all motor carriers 
conducting operations in interstate or international commerce within 90 
days after beginning operations. It asks the respondent to provide the 
name of the business entity that owns and controls the motor carrier 
operation, address and telephone of principal place of business, 
assigned identification number(s), type of operation, types of cargo 
usually transported, number of vehicles owned, term leased and trip 
leased, driver information, and certification statement signed by an 
individual authorized to sign documents on behalf of the business 
entity.
    The Department of Transportation (DOT) and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2002 (DOT Appropriations Act) (Pub. 
L. 107-87, 115 Stat. 833 (December 18, 2001) directed the agency to 
issue an interim final rule (IFR) to ensure that new entrant motor 
carriers are knowledgeable about the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Regulations (FMCSRs) and standards. The IFR was published on May 13, 
2002 (67 FR 31983). The Form MCS-150A associated with this rule is 
entitled, ``Safety Certification for Application for U.S. DOT Number,'' 
and is used to help ensure that new entrants are knowledgeable about 
the Federal motor carrier safety regulations and standards before being 
granted registration authority to operate in interstate commerce 
(Intrastate carriers are not considered new entrants since they do not 
operate in interstate

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commerce; and thus do not need to complete or file the Form MCS-150A.). 
Under the Form MCS-150A, as required by 49 CFR 385.305, the new entrant 
must certify that it has a system(s) in place to ensure compliance with 
applicable requirements covering driver qualifications, hours-of-
service, controlled substance and alcohol testing, vehicle condition, 
accident monitoring and hazardous materials (HM) transportation. The 
certification reminds the new entrant of its statutory and regulatory 
responsibilities, which if neglected or violated, may subject the 
applicant to civil penalties and lead to the revocation of the new 
entrant registration.
    On June 30, 2004, the agency issued another final rule entitled, 
``Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations: Hazardous Materials Safety 
Permits,'' (69 FR 39350) which required all HM carriers (both 
interstate and intrastate) to complete and file the Form MCS-150B 
entitled, ``Combined Motor Carrier Identification Report and HM Permit 
Application,'' to obtain a safety permit to transport hazardous 
materials. The safety program under 49 CFR 390.19(a) also requires all 
HM permitted carriers to complete Form MCS-150B in place of the current 
Form MCS-150 to ``renew'' both their permit and their DOT numbers 
according to the DOT number renewal schedule.
    Accordingly, FMCSA seeks to revise this currently-approved 
information collection to update the records and forms associated with 
its safety programs identified above; and to identify the regulated 
entities currently engaged in these activities.
    Title: Motor Carrier Identification Report.
    OMB Control Number: 2126-0013.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently-approved information 
collection.
    Respondents: Motor carriers and commercial motor vehicle drivers.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 472,470.
    Estimated Time per Response: To complete Form MCS-150--20 minutes; 
and for Form MCS-150A--9 minutes. To complete Form MCS-150B (HM Permit 
Application)--6 minutes for interstate carriers that have already 
completed the Form MCS-150; and for intrastate carriers that have never 
completed a Form MCS-150--they will need about 16 minutes to complete 
the permit renewal.
    Expiration Date: January 31, 2008.
    Frequency of Response: One-time for Form MCS-150; biennially for 
MCS-150A; and MCS-150B.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 119,270 hours [108,825 hours for 
Form MCS-150 + 10,305 hours for Form MCS-150A + 140 hours for Form MCS-
150B = 119,270 hours].
    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 or include your 
comments in the request for OMB's clearance of this information 
collection.

    Issued on: November 1, 2007.
Terry Shelton,
Associate Administrator for Research and Information Technology.
[FR Doc. E7-21880 Filed 11-6-07; 8:45 am]
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