[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 61 (Thursday, March 30, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19186-19187]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-06547]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA-2023-0055]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved
Information Collection: Training Certification for Entry-Level
Commercial Motor Vehicle Operators
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, ``Training Certification for Entry-Level
Commercial Motor Vehicle Operators,'' which will continue to be used to
register providers of entry-level driver training and to provide State
Drivers' Licensing Agencies with information on individuals who have
completed said training. If approved, this renewal will allow FMCSA to
continue to collect information on registered training providers and
entry-level driver training certification information until 2026.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before May 30,
2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Federal Docket
Management System Docket Number FMCSA-2023-0055 using any of the
following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
Mail: Dockets Operations; U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
Hand Delivery or Courier: Dockets Operations, U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building,
Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001 between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Instructions: All submissions must include the Agency name and
docket number. For detailed instructions on submitting comments, see
the Public Participation heading below. Note that all comments received
will be posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov, including
any personal information provided. Please see the Privacy Act heading
below.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov, and follow the
online instructions for accessing the docket, or go to the street
address listed above.
Privacy Act: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits
comments from the public to better inform its rulemaking process. DOT
posts these comments, without edit, including any personal information
the commenter provides, to www.regulations.gov, as described in the
system of records notice DOT/ALL 14 (Federal Docket Management System
(FDMS)), which can be reviewed at https://www.transportation.gov/individuals/privacy/privacy-act-system-records-notices, the comments
are searchable by the name of the submitter.
Public Participation: The Federal eRulemaking Portal is available
24 hours each day, 365 days each year. You can obtain electronic
submission and retrieval help and guidelines under the ``FAQ'' section
of the Federal eRulemaking Portal website. If you want us to notify you
that we received your comments, please include a self-addressed,
stamped envelope or postcard, or print the acknowledgement page that
appears after submitting comments online. Comments received after the
comment closing date will be included in the docket and will be
considered to the extent practicable.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joshua Jones, Commercial Driver's
License Division, DOT, FMCSA, West Building 6th Floor, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001; 202-366-7332;
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The Federal Motor Carrier Safety regulations require
minimum training standards for entry-level drivers, and include two
separate information collection actions: (1) Training providers must
electronically submit information to FMCSA's Training Provider Registry
(TPR) to ensure that they meet the new training provider eligibility
requirements and may therefore be listed on a new TPR; and (2) after an
individual driver-trainee completes training administered by a training
provider listed on the TPR, that training provider must electronically
submit training certification information regarding the driver-trainee
to the TPR.
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While there have been a number of regulatory actions delaying
compliance with these requirements, all have been in effect since
February 7, 2022. The information collection estimates included in this
renewal action are based on actual data from the TPR and from training
certification transactions over the past year.
Title: Training Certification for Entry-Level Commercial Motor
Vehicle Operators.
OMB Control Number: 2126-0028.
Type of Request: Renewal of a currently-approved ICR.
Respondents: Training Providers.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 7,774.
Estimated Time per Response (average): 0.55 hours.
Expiration Date: June 30, 2023.
Frequency of Response: All training providers will need to
initially register once. Additionally, all registered training
providers must update their information at least biennially. They are
also required to provide an update if any key information (company
name, address, phone number, types of training offered, etc.) changes
prior to their biennial update. After an individual driver-trainee
completes training administered by a training provider listed on the
TPR, that training provider must submit training certification
information regarding the driver-trainee to the TPR.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 80,299 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 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. The Agency will summarize or include your
comments in the request for OMB's clearance of this ICR.
Issued under the authority of 49 CFR 1.87.
Thomas P. Keane,
Associate Administrator, Office of Research and Registration.
[FR Doc. 2023-06547 Filed 3-29-23; 8:45 am]
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