[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 115 (Tuesday, June 17, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25742-25744]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-11169]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA-2025-0129]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved
Information Collection: Motor Carrier Identification Report
AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Department
of Transportation (DOT).
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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 18,
2025.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket Number FMCSA-
2025-0129 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 Division, DOT, FMCSA, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, West Building 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20590-0001; (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-2025-0129), 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-2025-0129/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 regulatory process. DOT posts these
comments, 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 posted without edits and are
searchable by the name of the submitter.
Background
Title 49, United States Code (U.S.C.) 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 49 U.S.C. 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 Form MCS-150, ``Motor Carrier
Identification Report,'' Form MCS-150B titled, ``Combined Motor Carrier
Identification Report and HM Permit Applications,'' or Form MCS-150C
titled, ``Intermodal Equipment Provider Identification Report.'' This
report is filed by all motor carriers conducting interstate operations,
intrastate operations transporting hazardous materials (HM), or
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; address and telephone of
principal place of business; assigned identification number(s), type of
operation, types of cargo usually transported; number of vehicles
owned, term leased and trip leased; driver information; and
certification statement signed by an individual authorized to sign
documents on behalf of the business entity. Existing applicants will
use Form MCS-150, MCS-150B, or MCS-150C 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, 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, or MCS-150C will be used by
IEPs beginning operations that interchange intermodal equipment with a
motor carrier or have contractual responsibility for the maintenance of
intermodal equipment. The information collected from the respondents is
readily available to the public. This revised ICR captures the burden
of continued use of Form MCS-150, MCS-150B for motor carriers updating
their registration information and for the registration of Mexico-
domiciled carriers, or MCS-150C for IEPs.
Title: Motor Carrier Identification Report.
OMB Control Number: 2126-0013.
Type of Request: Renewal of a currently approved information
collection.
Respondents: Motor carriers, freight forwarders, intermodal
equipment providers, brokers, motor carriers with HM safety permit,
cargo tank facilities and Mexican motor carriers.
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Estimated Number of Respondents: 572,983 [567,351 for IC-1 + 1,922
for IC-2 + 3,709 for IC-3].
Estimated Time per Response: IC-1: 20 minutes for new filings and
7.5 minutes for biennial updates and changes to complete Form MCS-150.
IC-2: 26 minutes for new filings and 5 minutes for biennial updates and
changes to complete Form MCS-150B. IC-3: 20 minutes for new filings and
7.5 minutes for biennial updates and changes to complete Form MCS-150C.
Expiration Date: October 31, 2025.
Frequency of Response: On occasion and biennially.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 160,169 hours [158,437 hours for IC-
1 + 497 hours for IC-2 + 1,235 hours for IC-3].
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.
Kenneth Riddle,
Acting Associate Administrator, Office of Research and Registration.
[FR Doc. 2025-11169 Filed 6-16-25; 8:45 am]
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