[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 120 (Friday, June 23, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41187-41188]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-13365]
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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 review
and approval. The ICR, titled ``Training Certification for Entry-Level
Commercial Motor Vehicle Operators,'' 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 the required 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 July 24,
2023.
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 Comments'' or by using the search function.
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:
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: 0.55 hours.
Expiration Date: June 30, 2023.
Frequency of Response: All training providers must initially
register to be listed on the Training Provider Registry (TPR).
Additionally, once registered, all training providers must update their
information at least biennially in order to remain listed on the TPR.
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 Training Provider Registry (TPR), that training provider must
submit training certification information regarding the driver-trainee
to the TPR.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 80,299 hours.
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 registration information to FMCSA's TPR to ensure
that they meet the training provider eligibility requirements and may
therefore be listed on the 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. (49
CFR part 380, subpart G.) These requirements were implemented February
7, 2022. The information collection estimates included in this renewal
action are based on training certification data obtained from the TPR
over the past year.
FMCSA received three comments during the 60-day notice comment
period. The commenters, the Commission on Proprietary Schools and
College Registration (CPSCR), the National Association of State
Administrators and Supervisors of Private Schools (NASASPS), Commercial
Vehicle Training Association (CVTA) and National Association of
Publicly Funded Truck Driving Schools (NAPFTDS). CPSCR stated that
``FMCSA should collect more information from TPR registrants to ensure
that training providers meet state licensure requirements to validly
train in the state'' and provided three supporting arguments. NASASPS
stated ``that FMCSA [. . .] move past a provider registration process
that relies wholly on self-certification and require TDTIs to provide
documentation of state authorization to operate'' and provided six
supporting recommendations. The CVTA and NAPFTDS submitted a joint
comment recommending FMCSA collect ``a copy of state licensure
documentation, an identifier for that documentation in the form of a
license number, or other documentation that would allow FMCSA to ensure
compliance with the state licensure requirement'' and ``a copy of
curriculum documentation (e.g., lesson plans) that would allow FMCSA to
ensure compliance with training provider curriculum requirements.''
In response, FMCSA notes that the comments, while pertaining to the
information collection, would both require that FMCSA revise the
regulations regarding training provider requirements. As these rules
have only been in effect for less than two years, no revisions are
scheduled at the present time. The Agency notes that when training
providers initially register for listing on the TPR, they must certify,
under penalty of perjury, that they comply with all applicable
regulatory requirements, including the requirement that they be
licensed, certified, registered, or authorized to provide training in
accordance with the applicable laws and regulations of any State where
in-person training is conducted (49 CFR 380.703(5)(i)). Further, in
accordance with 49 CFR 380.719(a)(4), to remain eligible for continued
listing on the TPR, training providers must maintain documentation of
State licensure, registration, or certification verifying that the
provider is authorized to provide training in that State, if
applicable. If FMCSA or its authorized representative conducts an audit
or investigation of a training provider, the training provider's
compliance with applicable State requirements would be evaluated.
Training providers determined to be non-compliance with State
requirements could be subject to a notice of prosed removal from the
TPR or emergency removal, depending on the circumstances. The Agency
believes these existing requirements sufficiently
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address training providers' compliance with applicable State
requirements.
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. 2023-13365 Filed 6-22-23; 8:45 am]
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