[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 103 (Wednesday, May 28, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30660-30661]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-11890]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2008-0101]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a 
Currently-Approved Information Collection: Licensing Applications for 
Motor Carrier Operating Authority

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 its 
review and approval. The FMCSA seeks approval to revise an ICR 
entitled, ``Licensing Applications for Motor Carrier Operating 
Authority,'' that is used by for-hire motor carriers of regulated 
commodities, motor passenger carriers, freight forwarders, property 
brokers, and certain Mexico-domiciled motor carriers to register their 
operations with the FMCSA. The agency invites public comment on the 
ICR.

DATES: We must receive your comments on or before July 28, 2008.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments bearing the Federal Docket 
Management System (FDMS) Docket Number FMCSA-2008-0101 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. Please 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 
your comment 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). This information is also 
available at http://docketsinfo.dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Denise Ryan, Transportation 
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) 493-0242; E-mail Address 
[email protected]. Office hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., e.t., 
Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Background: The FMCSA is authorized to register for-hire motor 
carriers of regulated commodities and motor passenger carriers under 
the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 13902; freight forwarders under the 
provisions of 49 U.S.C. 13903; property brokers under the provisions of 
49 U.S.C. 13904; and certain Mexico-domiciled motor carriers under the 
provisions of 49 U.S.C. 13902(c) and the North American Free Trade 
Agreement (NAFTA) motor carrier access provision. The forms used to 
apply for registration authority with the FMCSA are: Form OP-1 for 
motor property carriers and brokers; Form OP-1(P) for motor passenger 
carriers; Form OP-1(FF) for freight forwarders; and Form OP-1(MX) for 
certain Mexico-domiciled motor carriers. These forms request 
information on the applicant's identity, location, familiarity with 
safety requirements, and type of proposed operations. There are some 
differences on the forms due to specific statutory standards for 
registration of the different types of transportation entities.
    Title: Application for Certificate of Registration for Foreign 
Motor Carriers and Foreign Motor Private Carriers.
    OMB Control Number: 2126-0016.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently-approved information 
collection.
    Respondents: Motor carriers, motor passenger carriers, freight 
forwarders, brokers, and certain Mexico-domiciled motor carriers.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 43,810.
    Estimated Time per Response: 4 hours to complete Form OP-1(MX); and 
2 hours to complete Forms OP-1, OP-1(FF), OP-1(P).
    Expiration Date: August 31, 2008.
    Frequency of Response: Other (as needed).
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 71,218 hours [63 hours for Form OP-
1(MX) + 68,010 hours for Form OP-1 + 1,085 hours for Form OP-1(FF) + 
2,060 hours for Form OP-1(P) = 71,218].
    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 agency to perform its mission; (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: May 19, 2008.
Michael S. Griffith,
Acting Associate Administrator, Research and Information Technology.
[FR Doc. E8-11890 Filed 5-27-08; 8:45 am]
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