80 FR 18293 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension of a Currently-Approved Information Collection Request: Application for Certificate of Registration for Foreign Motor Carriers and Foreign Motor Private Carriers
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 64 (April 3, 2015)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 64 (April 3, 2015)
| Page Range | 18293-18294 | |
| FR Document | 2015-07676 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 64 (Friday, April 3, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 18293-18294] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-07676] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration [Docket No. FMCSA-2015-0081] Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension of a Currently-Approved Information Collection Request: Application for Certificate of Registration for Foreign Motor Carriers and Foreign Motor Private Carriers AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT. ACTION: Notice and request for information. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. The FMCSA requests approval to extend an ICR titled, ``Application for Certificate of Registration for Foreign Motor Carriers and Foreign Motor Private Carriers,'' that requires foreign (Mexico-based) for-hire and private motor carriers to file an application Form OP-2 if they wish to register to transport property only within municipalities in the United States on the U.S.-Mexico international borders or within the commercial zones of such municipalities. FMCSA invites public comment on the ICR. DATES: We must receive your comments on or before June 2, 2015. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) Docket Number FMCSA-2015-0081 using any of the following methods:Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Fax: 1-202-493-2251. Mail: Docket Operations; U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building, Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 20590-0001. Hand Delivery or Courier: West Building, Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Instructions: All submissions must include the Agency name and docket number. For detailed instructions on submitting comments and additional information on the exemption process, see the Public Participation heading below. Note that all comments received will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. Please see the Privacy Act heading below. Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov, and follow the online instructions for accessing the dockets, or go to the street address listed above. Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement for the Federal Docket Management System published in the Federal Register on January 17, 2008 (73 FR 3316), or you may visit http://edocket.access.thefederalregister.org/2008/pdfE8-794.pdf. Public Participation: The Federal eRulemaking Portal is available 24 hours each day, 365 days each year. You can obtain electronic submission and retrieval help and guidelines under the ``help'' section of the Federal eRulemaking Portal Web site. 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. Comments received after the comment closing date will be included in the docket and will be considered to the extent practicable. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Fiorella Herrera, Transportation Specialist, Office of Information Technology, IT Operations Division, Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 6th Floor, West Building, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., Washington DC 20590. Telephone Number: (202) 366-0376; Email Address: fiorella.herrera@dot.gov. Office hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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. Part 368 of title 49, CFR, contains 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). The FMCSA carries out this registration program under authority delegated by the Secretary of Transportation. Foreign (Mexico-based) motor carriers use Form OP-2 to apply for Certificate of Registration authority at 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, motor private carrier), insurance, safety certifications, household goods arbitration certifications, and compliance certifications. Title: Application for Certificate of Registration for Foreign Motor Carriers and Foreign Motor Private Carriers. OMB Control Number: 2126-0019. Type of Request: Extension of a currently-approved information collection. Respondents: Foreign motor carriers and commercial motor vehicle drivers. Estimated Number of Respondents: 380. Estimated Time per Response: 4 hours to complete Form OP-2. Expiration Date: September 30, 2015. Frequency of Response: Other (Once). Estimated Total Annual Burden: 1,520 hours [380 responses x 4 hours to complete Form OP-2 = 1,520]. [[Page 18294]] 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 on: March 26, 2015. G. Kelly Regal, Associate Administrator for Office of Research and Information Technology and Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2015-07676 Filed 4-2-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-EX-P
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and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, DATES: We must receive your comments after the comment closing date will be
except Federal Holidays. on or before June 2, 2015. included in the docket and will be
Anyone is able to search the ADDRESSES: You may submit comments considered to the extent practicable.
electronic form of any written identified by Federal Docket FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
communications and comments Management System (FDMS) Docket Fiorella Herrera, Transportation
received into any of our dockets by the Number FMCSA–2015–0081 using any Specialist, Office of Information
name of the individual submitting the of the following methods: Technology, IT Operations Division,
comment (or signing the document, if • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// Department of Transportation, Federal
submitted on behalf of an association, www.regulations.gov. Follow the online Motor Carrier Safety Administration,
business, labor union, etc.). In instructions for submitting comments. 6th Floor, West Building, 1200 New
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT • Fax: 1–202–493–2251. Jersey Ave. SE., Washington DC 20590.
solicits comments from the public to • Mail: Docket Operations; U.S. Telephone Number: (202) 366–0376;
better inform its processes. DOT posts Department of Transportation, 1200 Email Address: fiorella.herrera@dot.gov.
these comments, without edit, including New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building, Office hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00
any personal information the Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 20590– p.m., Monday through Friday, except
commenter provides, to 0001. Federal Holidays.
www.regulations.gov, as described in • Hand Delivery or Courier: West SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
the system of records notice (DOT/ Building, Ground Floor, Room W12– Background: Title 49 U.S.C. 13902(c)
ALL—14 FDMS), which can be 140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., contains basic licensing procedures for
reviewed at www.dot.gov/privacy. See registering foreign (Mexico-based) motor
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5
also http://www.regulations.gov/ carriers to operate across the U.S.-
p.m. e.t., Monday through Friday,
#!privacyNotice for the privacy notice of Mexico international border into the
except Federal holidays.
regulations.gov. United States. Part 368 of title 49, CFR,
Instructions: All submissions must
Issued in Washington, DC, on March 31, include the Agency name and docket contains the regulations that require
2015. number. For detailed instructions on foreign (Mexico-based) motor carriers to
Ron Hynes, submitting comments and additional apply to the FMCSA for a Certificate of
Director, Office of Technical Oversight. information on the exemption process, Registration to provide interstate
[FR Doc. 2015–07656 Filed 4–2–15; 8:45 am] see the Public Participation heading transportation in municipalities in the
BILLING CODE 4910–06–P below. Note that all comments received United States on the U.S.-Mexico
will be posted without change to international border or within the
http://www.regulations.gov, including commercial zones of such
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION any personal information provided. municipalities as defined in 49 U.S.C.
Please see the Privacy Act heading 13902(c)(4)(A). The FMCSA carries out
Federal Motor Carrier Safety below. this registration program under
Administration Docket: For access to the docket to authority delegated by the Secretary of
[Docket No. FMCSA–2015–0081] read background documents or Transportation.
comments received, go to http:// Foreign (Mexico-based) motor carriers
Agency Information Collection www.regulations.gov, and follow the use Form OP–2 to apply for Certificate
Activities; Extension of a Currently- online instructions for accessing the of Registration authority at the FMCSA.
Approved Information Collection dockets, or go to the street address listed The form requests information on the
Request: Application for Certificate of above. foreign motor carrier’s name, address,
Registration for Foreign Motor Carriers Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search U.S. DOT Number, form of business
and Foreign Motor Private Carriers the electronic form of all comments (e.g., corporation, sole proprietorship,
received into any of our dockets by the partnership), locations where the
AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety applicant plans to operate, types of
Administration (FMCSA), DOT. name of the individual submitting the
comment (or signing the comment, if registration requested (e.g., for-hire
ACTION: Notice and request for motor carrier, motor private carrier),
information. submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). You may insurance, safety certifications,
SUMMARY: In accordance with the review DOT’s complete Privacy Act household goods arbitration
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Statement for the Federal Docket certifications, and compliance
FMCSA announces its plan to submit Management System published in the certifications.
the Information Collection Request (ICR) Federal Register on January 17, 2008 Title: Application for Certificate of
described below to the Office of (73 FR 3316), or you may visit http:// Registration for Foreign Motor Carriers
Management and Budget (OMB) for its edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdfE8- and Foreign Motor Private Carriers.
review and approval. The FMCSA 794.pdf. OMB Control Number: 2126–0019.
Type of Request: Extension of a
requests approval to extend an ICR Public Participation: The Federal
currently-approved information
titled, ‘‘Application for Certificate of eRulemaking Portal is available 24
collection.
Registration for Foreign Motor Carriers hours each day, 365 days each year. You Respondents: Foreign motor carriers
and Foreign Motor Private Carriers,’’ can obtain electronic submission and and commercial motor vehicle drivers.
that requires foreign (Mexico-based) for- retrieval help and guidelines under the
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Estimated Number of Respondents:
hire and private motor carriers to file an ‘‘help’’ section of the Federal 380.
application Form OP–2 if they wish to eRulemaking Portal Web site. If you Estimated Time per Response: 4 hours
register to transport property only want us to notify you that we received to complete Form OP–2.
within municipalities in the United your comments, please include a self- Expiration Date: September 30, 2015.
States on the U.S.-Mexico international addressed, stamped envelope or Frequency of Response: Other (Once).
borders or within the commercial zones postcard, or print the acknowledgement Estimated Total Annual Burden:
of such municipalities. FMCSA invites page that appears after submitting 1,520 hours [380 responses x 4 hours to
public comment on the ICR. comments online. Comments received complete Form OP–2 = 1,520].
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Public Comments Invited: You are Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 30118 and 30120 and does not represent
asked to comment on any aspect of this 30, West Building Ground Floor, Room any agency decision or other exercise of
information collection, including: (1) W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., judgment concerning the merits of the
Whether the proposed collection is Washington, DC 20590. petition.
necessary for the performance of • Hand Deliver: Deliver comments by II. Vehicles Involved: Affected are
FMCSA’s functions; (2) the accuracy of hand to: U.S. Department of approximately 68 MY 2015 BMW model
the estimated burden; (3) ways for the Transportation, Docket Operations, M– X5 xDrive35i and model X5 xDrive35d
FMCSA to enhance the quality, 30, West Building Ground Floor, Room MPVs manufactured between October 3,
usefulness, and clarity of the collected W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 2014 through October 7, 2014.
information; and (4) ways that the Washington, DC 20590. The Docket III. Noncompliance: BMW explains
burden could be minimized without Section is open on weekdays from 10 that the vehicle certification labels
reducing the quality of the information a.m. to 5 p.m. except Federal Holidays. required by 49 CFR part 567, and some
collected. The Agency will summarize • Electronically: Submit comments of the tire information labels required by
or include your comments in the request electronically by: Logging onto the FMVSS No. 110, affixed to the subject
for OMB’s clearance of this ICR. Federal Docket Management System vehicles show that vehicles were
Issued under the authority of 49 CFR 1.87
(FDMS) Web site at http:// originally equipped with 18-inch tires
on: March 26, 2015. www.regulations.gov/. Follow the online and rims. The vehicles were actually
G. Kelly Regal,
instructions for submitting comments. originally quipped with 19-inch tires
Comments may also be faxed to (202) and rims. BMW believes that the
Associate Administrator for Office of
Research and Information Technology and
493–2251. noncompliance is that the certification
Chief Information Officer. Comments must be written in the label required by 49 CFR part 567, and
English language, and be no greater than in some cases the tire information labels
[FR Doc. 2015–07676 Filed 4–2–15; 8:45 am]
15 pages in length, although there is no required by FMVSS No. 110, do not list
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limit to the length of necessary rim information for the tires installed on
attachments to the comments. If the vehicles as original equipment as
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION comments are submitted in hard copy required by paragraph S4.3.3 of FMVSS
form, please ensure that two copies are No. 110.
National Highway Traffic Safety provided. If you wish to receive Rule Text: Paragraph S4.3.3 of FMVSS
Administration confirmation that your comments were No. 110 requires in pertinent part:
received, please enclose a stamped, self-
[Docket No. NHTSA–2014–0118; Notice 1] S4.3.3 Additional labeling information
addressed postcard with the comments.
for vehicles other than passenger cars. Each
Note that all comments received will be vehicle shall show the size designation and,
BMW of North America, LLC, Receipt
posted without change to http:// if applicable, the type designation of rims
of Petition for Decision of
www.regulations.gov, including any (not necessarily those on the vehicle)
Inconsequential Noncompliance
personal information provided. appropriate for the tire appropriate for use on
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Documents submitted to a docket may that vehicle, including the tire installed as
Safety Administration (NHTSA), be viewed by anyone at the address and original equipment on the vehicle by the
Department of Transportation (DOT). times given above. The documents may vehicle manufacturer, after each GAWR
also be viewed on the Internet at listed on the certification label required by
ACTION: Receipt of petition.
http://www.regulations.gov by following § 567.4 or § 567.5 of this chapter . . .
SUMMARY: BMW of North America, LLC, the online instructions for accessing the V. Summary of BMW’s Analyses:
(BMW) a subsidiary of BMW AG in dockets. DOT’s complete Privacy Act BMW stated its belief that the subject
Munich, Germany, has determined that Statement is available for review in the noncompliance is inconsequential to
certain Model year (MY) 2015 BMW Federal Register published on April 11, motor vehicle safety for the following
model X5 xDrive35i and model X5 2000, (65 FR 19477–78). reasons:
xDrive35d multipurpose passenger The petition, supporting materials, In the case of the subject vehicles
vehicles (MPV) do not fully comply and all comments received before the with an incorrect Part 567 certification
with paragraph S4.3.3 of Federal Motor close of business on the closing date label but a correct FMVSS No. 110 tire
Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. indicated below will be filed and will be information label, BMW states that
110, Tire Selection and Rims and Motor considered. All comments and when a person checks or adjusts the
Home/Recreation Vehicle Trailer Load supporting materials received after the inflation of a tire and uses this (correct)
Carrying Capacity Information for Motor closing date will also be filed and will FMVSS No. 110 tire information label,
Vehicles with a GVWR of 4,536 be considered to the extent possible. the person will have the correct
kilograms (10,000 pounds) or less. BMW When the petition is granted or denied, inflation pressure available from that
has filed an appropriate report dated notice of the decision will be published label. If, however, the person only looks
October 22, 2014, pursuant to 49 CFR in the Federal Register pursuant to the at the certification label, or both the
part 573, Defect and Noncompliance authority indicated below. certification and tire information labels,
Responsibility and Reports. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BMW states that the person may then
DATES: The closing date for comments I. BMW’s Petition: Pursuant to 49 become unsure of what tires have been
on the petition is May 4, 2015. U.S.C. 30118(d) and 30120(h) (see installed on the vehicle. Should this
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are implementing rule at 49 CFR part 556), occur, BMW states that a number of
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invited to submit written data, views, BMW submitted a petition for an information sources and services are
and arguments on this petition. exemption from the notification and available which can be used to
Comments must refer to the docket and remedy requirements of 49 U.S.C. determine the correct tire size and
notice number cited at the beginning of Chapter 301 on the basis that this recommended cold inflation pressure.
this notice and submitted by any of the noncompliance is inconsequential to BMW states that these information
following methods: motor vehicle safety. sources include the tires installed on the
• Mail: Send comments by mail This notice of receipt of BMW’s vehicle which have the tire size
addressed to: U.S. Department of petition is published under 49 U.S.C. information contained on their
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| Contact | Ms. Fiorella Herrera, Transportation Specialist, Office of Information Technology, IT Operations Division, Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 6th Floor, West Building, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 18293 |
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