[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 33 (Friday, February 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12416-12418]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-03258]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2023-0265]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of an Approved 
Information Collection: Application for Certificate of Registration for 
Foreign Motor Carriers and Foreign Motor Private Carriers

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 the ICR titled, ``Application for Certificate of Registration 
for Foreign

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Motor Carriers and Foreign Motor Private Carriers,'' OMB Control No. 
2126-0019. Foreign (Mexico-based) for-hire and private motor carriers 
are required to file an application Form OP-2 if they wish to register 
to transport property within municipalities in the United States on the 
U.S.-Mexico international border or within the commercial zones of such 
municipalities. The Certificate of Registration only permits the holder 
to operate in the United States within these areas. A holder of a 
Certificate of Registration who operates a vehicle beyond these areas 
is subject to applicable penalties and out-of-service orders.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before April 16, 
2024.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket Number FMCSA-
2023-0265 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: 1-202-493-2251.
    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 L. Secrist, Office of 
Registration, Chief, Registration 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-2023-0265), 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.
    To submit your comment online, go to https://www.regulations.gov/docket/FMCSA-2023-0265/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 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), DOT solicits comments 
from the public to better inform its information collection activities. 
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

    Title 49 U.S.C. 13902(c) contains basic licensing procedures for 
registering foreign (Mexico-based) motor carriers to operate across the 
U.S.-Mexico international border into the United States. The 
regulations that require foreign (Mexico-based) motor carriers to apply 
to the FMCSA for a Certificate of Registration to provide interstate 
transportation in municipalities in the United States on the U.S.-
Mexico international border or within the commercial zones of such 
municipalities as defined in 49 U.S.C. 13902(c)(4)(A) are found at 49 
CFR part 368. FMCSA carries out this registration program under 
authority delegated by the Secretary of Transportation.
    Foreign (Mexico-based) motor carriers with existing Certificates of 
Registration may continue to use Form OP-2 update their registration 
information with the FMCSA. The form requests information on the 
foreign motor carrier's name, address, U.S. DOT number, form of 
business (e.g., corporation, sole proprietorship, partnership), 
locations where the applicant plans to operate, types of registration 
requested (e.g., for-hire motor carrier, household goods carrier, motor 
private carrier), insurance, safety certifications, household goods 
arbitration certifications, and compliance certifications.

Changes From Previous Estimates

    The currently approved version of this ICR estimated the average 
annual burden to be 47 annual burden hours, with 31 total annual 
respondents. For this renewal, the estimated average annual burden is 
878 hours, and 585 average annual respondents, based on an estimated 
burden of 1.5 hours per respondent. The estimated annual burden hour 
increase of 831 is due primarily to the increase in the number of 
updated OP-2 forms filed from 2020 through 2022. The average number of 
entities which filed updated OP-2 forms in the three-year period 2020 
and 2022 increased by 95 percent compared to the number that registered 
from 2017 through 2019.
    Title: Application for Certificate of Registration for Foreign 
Motor Carriers and Foreign Motor Private Carriers.
    OMB Control Number: 2126-0019.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a currently approved ICR.
    Respondents: Foreign motor carriers.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 585.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1.5 hours.
    Expiration Date: October 31, 2024.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 878 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.


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    Issued under the authority of 49 CFR 1.87.
Thomas P. Keane,
Associate Administrator Office of Research and Registration.
[FR Doc. 2024-03258 Filed 2-15-24; 8:45 am]
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