[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 175 (Friday, September 12, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44285-44286]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-17667]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA-2025-0102]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved
Information Collection: Hours of Service (HOS) of Drivers Regulations
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, the
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (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, ``Hours of Service (HOS) of Drivers Regulations.'' The HOS
regulations require a motor carrier to install, and requires each of
its drivers subject to the record of duty status (RODS) rule to use, an
electronic logging device (ELD) to report the driver's RODS. The RODS
is critical to FMCSA's safety mission because it helps enforcement
officials determine if commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers are
complying with the HOS rules limiting driver on-duty and driving time
and requiring periodic off-duty time.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before October
14, 2025.
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: Ms. Pearlie Robinson, FMCSA Driver and
Carrier Operations Division, DOT, FMCSA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590-0001; (202) 913-0704; [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Hours of Service (HOS) of Drivers Regulations.
OMB Control Number: 2126-0001.
Type of Request: Renewal of a currently approved information
collection.
Respondents: Motor Carriers of Property and Passengers, Drivers of
CMVs.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 4.45 million CMV drivers; 813,844
Motor Carriers.
Estimated Time per Response: CMV drivers using technology: 2
minutes. Motor Carriers: 2 minutes.
Expiration Date: September 30, 2025.
Frequency of Response: Drivers: 240 days per year; Motor carriers
240 days per year.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 53.40 million hours.
Background: CMV drivers are limited in how long they may remain in
an on-duty or driving status over specified periods of time. The
regulations outlining those limits are found at 49 CFR part 395 and are
known as the ``HOS regulations.'' The HOS regulations require a motor
carrier to install, and requires each of its drivers subject to the
RODS rule to use, an ELD to report the driver's RODS. These RODS are
used to enforce compliance with the HOS regulations.
As a condition of receiving certain federal grants, States agree to
adopt and enforce the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations,
including the HOS regulations, as State law. As a result, State
enforcement personnel use the RODS and supporting documents to
determine whether CMV drivers are complying with the HOS regulations.
In addition, FMCSA uses the RODS during on-site and offsite
investigations of motor carriers and Federal and State courts rely upon
the RODS as evidence of driver and motor carrier violations of the HOS
regulations. This information collection supports DOT's Strategic Goal
of Safety because the information helps the agency ensure the safe
operation of CMVs in interstate commerce.
Renewal of This Information Collection (IC)
The current IC burden estimate of the HOS rules, approved by OMB on
September 16, 2022, is 50.37 million hours. The expiration date of the
current ICR is September 30, 2025. Through this ICR renewal, FMCSA
requests a revision of the paperwork burden of 2126-0001. The Agency
requests an increase in the burden hours from 50.37 million hours to
53.40 million hours. The increase is the result of the increase in
estimated driver population as well as the increase in expected
industry growth rate for drivers from 2023 to 2033. Two types of
information are collected under this IC: (1) drivers' RODS commonly
referred to as a logbook, and (2) supporting documents, such as
gasoline and toll receipts, that motor carriers use to verify
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accuracy of RODS and document expense deductions for income tax filing
purposes. The use of ELDs reduces the driver's time to input duty
status from 6.5 minutes to 2 minutes. This IC includes only the
estimate of 2 minutes for drivers and motor carriers.
On June 13, 2025, FMCSA published a 60-day notice in the Federal
Register requesting public comments on the proposed revision of this IC
(90 FR 25115). The Agency received one comment. Ross Tennison wrote,
``The comments and recommendations for any regulation that has to do
with truck drivers should not include those not employed as truck
drivers or operating a business as a trucking or logistics companies.''
Mr. Tennison's comment does not address any aspect of this IC.
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 the 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 information collected.
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.
Nicole Michel,
Acting Associate Administrator, Office of Research and Registration.
[FR Doc. 2025-17667 Filed 9-11-25; 8:45 am]
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