[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 101 (Thursday, May 24, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31065-31066]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-12631]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2012-0135]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension 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 comments.

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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. The FMCSA seeks approval to extend 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. On March 14, 2012, 
FMCSA published a Federal Register notice allowing for a 60-day comment 
period on the ICR. No comments were received.

DATES: Please send your comments by June 25, 2012. OMB must receive 
your comments by this date in order to act quickly on the ICR.

ADDRESSES: All comments should reference Federal Docket Management 
System (FDMS) Docket Number FMCSA-2012-0135. Interested persons are 
invited to submit written comments on the proposed information 
collection to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office 
of Management and Budget. Comments should be addressed to the attention 
of the Desk Officer, Department of Transportation/Federal Motor Carrier 
Safety Administration, and sent via electronic mail to [email protected], or faxed to (202) 395-6974, or mailed to the 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget, Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 
20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Denise Ryan, Transportation 
Specialist, Office of Information Technology, 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; 
Email Address [email protected]. Office hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 
5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Applications for Motor Carrier Operating Authority.
    OMB Control Number: 2126-0016.
    Type of Request: Extension 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: 37,239.
    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: September 30, 2012.
    Frequency of Response: Other (as needed).
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 74,556 hours [71,400 hours for Form 
OP-1 + 2,000 hours for Form OP-1(P) + 1,000 hours for Form OP-1(FF) + 
140 hours for Form OP-1(MX) + 16 hours for OP-1(NNA) = 74,556].
    Background: The FMCSA is authorized to register for-hire motor 
carriers of regulated commodities 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 
Mexican motor carriers under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 13902

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and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) motor carrier 
access provisions. 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 Mexican 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.
    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 to perform its functions; (2) the 
accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways for 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: May 11, 2012.
Kelly Leone,
Associate Administrator for Research and Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2012-12631 Filed 5-23-12; 8:45 am]
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