[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 131 (Monday, July 11, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41162-41163]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-14629]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA-2021-0158]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of a Currently
Approved Information Collection: Motor Carrier Identification Report
AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Department
of Transportation (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 its
review and approval and invites public comment. FMCSA requests approval
to renew an ICR titled, ``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. This ICR is necessary to
ensure regulated entities are registered with the DOT.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before August 10,
2022.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this information
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for
Public
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Comments'' or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jeffrey Secrist, Office of
Registration and Safety Information, DOT, FMCSA, West Building 6th
Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, 202-385-2367,
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Motor Carrier Identification Report.
OMB Control Number: 2126-0013.
Type of Request: Renewal of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Motor carriers, freight forwarders, intermodal
equipment providers, brokers, motor carriers with hazardous materials
(HM) safety permit, cargo tank facilities and Mexican motor carriers.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 416,630 respondents [412,479
respondents for IC-1 + 2,112 respondents for IC-2 + 2,039 respondents
for IC-3 = 416,630].
Estimated Time per Response: IC-1: 20 minutes for new filings and
7.5 minutes for biennial updates and changes to complete the Form MCS-
150. IC-2: 26 minutes for new filings and five minutes for biennial
updates and changes to complete the Form MCS-150B. IC-3: 20 minutes for
new filings and 7.5 minutes for biennial updates and changes to
complete the Form MCS-150C.
Expiration Date: July 31, 2022.
Frequency of Response: On occasion and biennially.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 116,072 hours [114,864 hours for IC-
1 + 530 hours for IC-2 + 678 hours for IC-3 = 116,072 hours].
Background: Title 49, United States Code Section 504(b)(2) provides
the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) with authority to require
carriers, lessors, associations, or classes of these entities 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. 504(b)(1) and (d)). FMCSA
will use this data to administer its safety programs using a database
of entities that are subject to its regulations. This database
necessitates that these entities notify 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 titled, ``Motor Carrier
Identification Report,'' or MCS-150B titled, ``Combined Motor Carrier
Identification Report and HM Permit Applications.'' This report is
filed by all motor carriers conducting operations in interstate
commerce, in intrastate commerce when transporting hazardous materials,
or in international commerce before beginning operations. It asks the
respondent to provide the name of the business entity that owns and
controls the motor carrier operation; the address and telephone of its
principal place of business; its assigned identification number(s),
type of operation, and type(s) of cargo usually transported; number of
vehicles owned, term leased, and trip leased; driver information; and a
certification statement signed by an individual authorized to sign
documents on behalf of the business entity.
Existing applicants will use the MCS-150 or MCS-150B to update
their information in the Motor Carrier Management Information System.
Applicants filing for the first time will be required to file online.
Form MCS-150 or MCS-150B will be used for Mexico-domiciled carriers
that seek authority to operate beyond the United States municipalities
on the United States-Mexico border and their commercial zones. The
information collected from the respondents is readily available to the
public. This revised ICR captures the burden of continued use of the
MCS-150 or MCS-150B for motor carriers updating their registration
information and for the registration of Mexico-domiciled carriers.
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 performance of FMCSA's 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 under the authority of 49 CFR 1.87.
Thomas P. Keane,
Associate Administrator, Office of Research and Registration.
[FR Doc. 2022-14629 Filed 7-8-22; 8:45 am]
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