[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 227 (Friday, November 28, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54850-54852]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-21431]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA-2025-0787]
Agency Information Collection Activities; New Information
Collection: Quantifying the Benefits of Creating New Truck Parking
Spaces
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,
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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 and invites public comment. This notice invites
comments on a proposed information collection titled Quantifying the
Benefits of Creating New Truck Parking Spaces. This research study will
collect approximately 1,000 survey responses from truck drivers about
their experiences with finding truck parking spaces to estimate the
monetary benefits of creating new truck parking spaces.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before January
27, 2026.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket Number FMCSA-
2025-0787 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: Dan Britton, Office of Research and
Registration, FMCSA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-
0001; (202) 366-9980; [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-2025-0787), 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-2025-0787/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.
FMCSA will consider all comments and material received during the
comment period.
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
The nationwide shortage of truck parking spaces is a significant
source of frustration for truck drivers, increasing expenses for the
trucking industry and decreasing safety for all road users. The
American Transportation Research Institute conducts an annual survey of
trucking industry stakeholders (Critical Issues in the Trucking
Industry), and the 2024 survey found that, for the second year in a
row, the lack of available truck parking was the second highest
industry concern overall, and the number one concern among truck
drivers. The lack of truck parking often forces truck drivers to choose
between violating federal hours-of-service laws and using unsafe,
illegal parking spaces.
Many government, safety, and industry organizations are working to
create more truck parking spaces, but there is a lack of research on
the actual precise monetary benefits of new truck parking spaces. These
benefits include decreasing carriers' costs, increasing drivers' well-
being, and reducing the number of crashes. To help State and local
policymakers make informed decisions about the construction of truck
parking spaces, FMCSA is conducting a research study, titled
Quantifying the Benefits of Creating New Truck Parking Spaces, which
will survey truck drivers about their parking habits and experiences,
gaining the exact information needed to quantify the benefits of new
truck parking spaces.
Although researchers have conducted many other surveys on truck
parking, none have reliably estimated the statistics needed, including
how often and how long truck drivers (a) park in unauthorized spaces,
(b) stop driving early to obtain a parking space, (c) drive off their
routes to find parking, and (d) drive past hours-of-service limits to
find parking. The results of this survey will be combined with related
research to produce estimates of the benefits of creating new truck
parking spaces in different areas, which could be beneficial to the
many government and private organizations that decide where to build
new truck parking spaces.
The main objective of this project is to estimate the benefits of
new truck parking spaces, but the project will also answer four related
research questions:
1. How many trucks are parked in authorized and unauthorized areas
per day, on average? In other words, how large is the nationwide
shortage of truck parking spaces?
2. What are the most cost-effective methods for increasing truck
parking capacity?
3. Which truck parking information management systems are used most
often and are most effective?
4. What percentage of drivers routinely make reservations, pay for
parking, or use various other truck parking services?
Several thousand truck drivers, from a wide range of sectors, will
be asked to complete the 25-minute online survey, with a goal of
obtaining approximately 1,000 complete responses.
Title 23, United States Code (U.S.C.), Chapter 4, Section 403
authorizes the Secretary to use funds appropriated to carry out this
section to conduct research and development activities, including
demonstration projects and the collection and analysis of highway and
motor vehicle safety data and
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related information with respect to all aspects of highway and traffic
safety systems and conditions relating to vehicle, highway, driver,
passenger, motorcyclist, bicyclist, and pedestrian characteristics;
accident causation and investigations; and human behavioral factors and
their effect on highway and traffic safety, including driver education,
impaired driving and distracted driving; and research on, evaluations
of, and identification of best practices related to driver education
programs (including driver education curricula, instructor training and
certification, program administration, and delivery mechanisms) and
make recommendations for harmonizing driver education and multistage
graduated licensing systems; and the effect of State laws on any
aspects, activities, or programs described in subparagraphs (A) through
(E) (see 23 U.S.C. 403(b)(1)(A)(i)-(ii), 23 U.S.C. 403(b)(1)(B)(i)-
(iii), 23 U.S.C. 403(b)(1)(E), 23 U.S.C. 403(b)(1)(F)).
Title: Quantifying Benefits of Truck Parking.
OMB Control Number: 2126-00XX.
Type of Request: New ICR.
Respondents: Commercial truck drivers.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 25 minutes.
Expiration Date: N/A. This is a new ICR.
Frequency of Response: Each survey participant will provide only
one survey response.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 416 hours (0.416 hours per response
x 1,000 respondents) at an estimated cost of $15,185.66 ($15.19 per
respondent x 1,000 respondents).
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.
Jonathan Mueller,
Acting Associate Administrator, Office of Research and Registration.
[FR Doc. 2025-21431 Filed 11-26-25; 8:45 am]
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