[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 239 (Thursday, December 14, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 86721-86722]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-27457]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2023-0181]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved 
Information Collection: Motor Carrier Records Change Form

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. The purpose of this ICR 
titled, ``Motor Carrier Records Change Form,'' is to collect 
information required by the Office of Registration to process name 
changes, address changes, and reinstatements of operating authority for 
motor carriers, freight forwarders, and brokers. FMCSA requests 
approval to renew an ICR titled, ``Motor Carrier Records Change Form.''

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before February 
12, 2024.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket Number FMCSA-
2023-0181 using any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Dockets Operations; U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, Ground Floor, 
Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: Dockets Operations, U.S. 
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, 
Ground Floor, Washington, DC 20590-0001 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, 
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. To be sure someone is 
there to help you, please call (202) 366-9317 or (202) 366-9826 before 
visiting Dockets Operations.
     Fax: (202) 493-2251.
    To avoid duplication, please use only one of these four methods. 
See the ``Public Participation and Request for Comments'' portion of 
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for instructions on submitting 
comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jeffrey Secrist, Office of 
Registration, Chief, Registration, Licensing, and Insurance Division, 
DOT, FMCSA, West Building 6th Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 
Washington, DC 20590; (202) 385-2367; [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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.

Public Participation and Request for Comments

    If you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this 
notice (FMCSA-2023-0181), indicate the specific section of this 
document to which your comment applies, and provide a reason for each 
suggestion or recommendation. You may submit your comments and material 
online or by fax, mail, or hand delivery, but please use only one of 
these means. FMCSA recommends that you include your name and a mailing 
address, an email address, or a phone number in the body of your 
document so FMCSA can contact you if there are questions regarding your 
submission. 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.
    To submit your comment online, go to https://www.regulations.gov/docket/FMCSA-2023-0181/document, click on this notice, click 
``Comment,'' and type your comment into the text box on the following 
screen.
    If you submit your comments by mail or hand delivery, submit them 
in an unbound format, no larger than 8\1/2\ by 11 inches, suitable for 
copying and electronic filing.
    Comments received after the comment closing date will be included 
in the docket and will be considered to the extent practicable.

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 FDMS), which can be reviewed at 
www.dot.gov/privacy.

Background

    FMCSA registers for-hire motor carriers under 49 U.S.C. 13902, 
surface freight forwarders under 49 U.S.C. 13903, and property brokers 
under 49 U.S.C. 13904. Each registration is effective from the date 
specified under 49 U.S.C. 13905(c). ``Procedures for changing the name 
or business form of a motor carrier, freight forwarder, or property 
broker,'' (49 CFR 365.413) states that motor carriers, forwarders, and 
brokers must submit the required information to FMCSA's Office of 
Registration requesting the change. Paragraph (f) of 49 CFR 360.3 
mentions fees that FMCSA collects for ``petition for reinstatement of 
revoked operating authority,'' but does not provide any specifics for 
the content that petition should take.
    Motor carriers, freight forwarders, and property brokers are 
required to use Form MCSA-5889 to request a name or address change and 
to request reinstatement of a revoked operating authority. Respondents 
can submit the form online through the Licensing and Insurance (L&I) 
website, by fax, or by mail. According to data collected between 2020 
and 2022, annually, approximately 1 percent of forms are submitted by 
mail; 7 percent are submitted by fax; and 92 percent are submitted 
online. The information collected is then entered in the L&I database 
by FMCSA staff.
    Form MCSA-5889 enables FMCSA to maintain up-to-date records so that 
the Agency can recognize the entity in question in case of enforcement 
actions or other procedures required to ensure that the carrier is fit, 
willing, and able to provide for-hire transportation services, and so 
that entities whose operating authority has been revoked can resume 
operation if they are not otherwise blocked from doing so. This multi-
purpose form, filed by registrants on a voluntary, as-needed basis, 
simplifies the process of gathering the information needed to process 
the entities' requests in a timely manner, with the least amount of 
effort for all parties involved.

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    The form prompts users to report the following data points 
(whichever are relevant to their records change request):
    1. Requestor's fax number, email address, and applicant's oath.
    2. Entity's legal/doing business as names, USDOT number, docket MC/
MX/FX number, current street address, and phone number(s).
    3. Affiliations with FMCSA-licensed entities.
    4. Requested changes to the entity's address.
    5. Requested changes to the entity's name and/or ownership, 
management, or control.
    6. Type(s) of operating authority the entity wishes to reinstate.
    7. Credit card information (name, number, expiration date, address, 
date) if filing a name change or reinstatement.

Changes From Previous Estimates

    The currently approved version of this ICR estimated the average 
annual burden to be 6,781 annual burden hours, with 27,122 total annual 
respondents. For this renewal the estimated average annual burden is 
16,168, with 64,673 total average annual respondents. The annual burden 
hour increase of 9,387 is due to the increase in average annual 
respondents.
    Title: Motor Carrier Records Change Form.
    OMB Control Number: 2126-0060.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a currently approved ICR.
    Respondents: For-hire motor carriers, brokers, and freight 
forwarders.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 64,673.
    Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes per response.
    Expiration Date: July 31, 2024.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 16,168.
    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. 2023-27457 Filed 12-13-23; 8:45 am]
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