80_FR_37016 80 FR 36893 - 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

80 FR 36893 - 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 123 (June 26, 2015)

Page Range36893-36894
FR Document2015-15722

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. On April 3, 2014, FMCSA published a Federal Register notice allowing for a 60-day comment period on this ICR. The agency received no comments in response to that notice.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 123 (Friday, June 26, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 123 (Friday, June 26, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36893-36894]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-15722]


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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 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. 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. On April 3, 2014, FMCSA published a Federal Register 
notice allowing for a 60-day comment period on this ICR. The agency 
received no comments in response to that notice.

DATES: Please send your comments to this notice by July 27, 2015. OMB 
must receive your comments by this date to act quickly on the ICR.

ADDRESSES: All comments should reference Federal Docket Management 
System (FDMS) Docket Number FMCSA-2015-0081. Interested persons are 
invited to submit written comments on the proposed information 
collection to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office 
of Management and Budget. Comments should be addressed to the attention 
of the Desk Officer, Department of Transportation/Federal Motor Carrier 
Safety Administration, and sent via electronic mail to 
[email protected], faxed to (202) 395-6974, or mailed to the 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget, Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 
20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jeff Secrist, East and South 
Division/MC-RSE, Chief, Department of Transportation, Federal Motor 
Carrier Safety Administration, 6th Floor, West Building, 1200 New 
Jersey Ave. SE., Washington DC 20590. Telephone Number: (202) 385-2367; 
Email Address: [email protected]. Office hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 
5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    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].

Background

    Title 49 U.S.C. 13901 and 13902 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.

Public Comments Invited

    FMCSA requests that you comment on any aspect of this information 
collection, including: (1) Whether the proposed collection is necessary 
for FMCSA to perform its 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 collected 
information. The agency will summarize or include your comments in the 
request for OMB's clearance of this information collection.


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    Issued under the authority delegated in 49 CFR 1.87 on: June 19, 
2015.
G. Kelly Regal,
Associate Administrator, Office of Research and Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2015-15722 Filed 6-25-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4910-EX-P

Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 123 / Friday, June 26, 2015 / Notices 36893 Background: The FMCSA is Notice and request for ACTION: Type of Request: Extension of a authorized to register certain for-hire comments. currently-approved information Mexico-domiciled long-haul motor collection. carriers of regulated commodities under SUMMARY: In accordance with the Respondents: Foreign motor carriers the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 13902 and Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, and commercial motor vehicle drivers. the North American Free Trade FMCSA announces its plan to submit the Information Collection Request (ICR) Estimated Number of Respondents: Agreement (NAFTA) motor carrier 380. access provision. The Form OP–1(MX) described below to the Office of is used by FMCSA to register those Management and Budget (OMB) for its Estimated Time per Response: 4 hours Mexico-domiciled motor carriers. It review and approval. The FMCSA to complete Form OP–2. requests information on the applicant’s requests approval to extend an ICR Expiration Date: September 30, 2015. identity, location, familiarity with safety titled, ‘‘Application for Certificate of Frequency of Response: Other (Once). requirements, and type of proposed Registration for Foreign Motor Carriers Estimated Total Annual Burden: operations. This ICR is being revised and Foreign Motor Private Carriers,’’ 1,520 hours [380 responses x 4 hours to due to a Final Rule titled, ‘‘Unified that requires foreign (Mexico-based) for- complete Form OP–2 = 1,520]. Registration System,’’ (78 FR 52608), hire and private motor carriers to file an dated August 23, 2013, that will application Form OP–2 if they wish to Background incorporate all registration form register to transport property only Title 49 U.S.C. 13901 and 13902 requirements included in this ICR, within municipalities in the United contains basic licensing procedures for except the Form OP–1(MX), into the States on the U.S.-Mexico international registering foreign (Mexico-based) motor Form MCSA–1 in the OMB Control borders or within the commercial zones carriers to operate across the U.S.- Number 2126–0051, ‘‘FMCSA of such municipalities. On April 3, Mexico international border into the Registration/Updates,’’ ICR effective 2014, FMCSA published a Federal United States. Part 368 of title 49, CFR, October 23, 2015. The Form OP–1(MX) Register notice allowing for a 60-day contains the regulations that require was excluded from the Form MCSA–1 comment period on this ICR. The foreign (Mexico-based) motor carriers to because its information collection agency received no comments in apply to the FMCSA for a Certificate of requirements are beyond the scope of response to that notice. Registration to provide interstate the Unified Registration System Final DATES: Please send your comments to transportation in municipalities in the Rule. this notice by July 27, 2015. OMB must United States on the U.S.-Mexico Public Comments Invited: receive your comments by this date to international border or within the FMCSA requests that you comment act quickly on the ICR. commercial zones of such on any aspect of this information ADDRESSES: All comments should municipalities as defined in 49 U.S.C. collection, including: (1) Whether the reference Federal Docket Management 13902(c)(4)(A). The FMCSA carries out proposed collection is necessary for System (FDMS) Docket Number this registration program under FMCSA to perform its functions, (2) the FMCSA–2015–0081. Interested persons authority delegated by the Secretary of accuracy of the estimated burden, (3) are invited to submit written comments Transportation. ways for the FMCSA to enhance the on the proposed information collection Foreign (Mexico-based) motor carriers quality, usefulness, and clarity of the to the Office of Information and use Form OP–2 to apply for Certificate collected information, and (4) ways that Regulatory Affairs, Office of of Registration authority at the FMCSA. the burden could be minimized without Management and Budget. Comments The form requests information on the reducing the quality of the collected should be addressed to the attention of foreign motor carrier’s name, address, information. The agency will summarize the Desk Officer, Department of U.S. DOT Number, form of business or include your comments in the request Transportation/Federal Motor Carrier (e.g., corporation, sole proprietorship, for OMB’s clearance of this information Safety Administration, and sent via partnership), locations where the collection. electronic mail to oira_submission@ applicant plans to operate, types of Issued under the authority delegated in 49 omb.eop.gov, faxed to (202) 395–6974, registration requested (e.g., for-hire CFR 1.87 on: June 19, 2015. or mailed to the Office of Information motor carrier, motor private carrier), G. Kelly Regal, and Regulatory Affairs, Office of insurance, safety certifications, Associate Administrator, Office of Research Management and Budget, Docket household goods arbitration and Information Technology. Library, Room 10102, 725 17th Street certifications, and compliance [FR Doc. 2015–15721 Filed 6–25–15; 8:45 am] NW., Washington, DC 20503. certifications. BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Public Comments Invited Jeff Secrist, East and South Division/ MC–RSE, Chief, Department of FMCSA requests that you comment DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier on any aspect of this information Federal Motor Carrier Safety Safety Administration, 6th Floor, West collection, including: (1) Whether the Administration Building, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., proposed collection is necessary for Washington DC 20590. Telephone FMCSA to perform its functions, (2) the [Docket No. FMCSA 2015–0081] Number: (202) 385–2367; Email accuracy of the estimated burden, (3) Address: jeff.secrist@dot.gov. Office ways for the FMCSA to enhance the Agency Information Collection hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., quality, usefulness, and clarity of the Activities; Extension of a Currently- tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Monday through Friday, except Federal collected information, and (4) ways that Approved Information Collection Holidays. the burden could be minimized without Request: Application for Certificate of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: reducing the quality of the collected Registration for Foreign Motor Carriers Title: Application for Certificate of information. The agency will summarize and Foreign Motor Private Carriers Registration for Foreign Motor Carriers or include your comments in the request AGENCY:Federal Motor Carrier Safety and Foreign Motor Private Carriers. for OMB’s clearance of this information Administration (FMCSA), DOT. OMB Control Number: 2126–0019. collection. 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36894 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 123 / Friday, June 26, 2015 / Notices Issued under the authority delegated in 49 Docket: For access to the docket to applicants’ exemptions from the HOS CFR 1.87 on: June 19, 2015. read background documents or regulation that prohibits drivers from G. Kelly Regal, comments submitted to notice operating property-carrying CMVs after Associate Administrator, Office of Research requesting public comments on the the 14th hour after coming on duty. The and Information Technology. exemption application, go to exemption expired on July 8, 2014. [FR Doc. 2015–15722 Filed 6–25–15; 8:45 am] www.regulations.gov at any time or visit On October 14, 2014, FMCSA BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P Room W12–140 on the ground level of published notice of the applicants’ the West Building, 1200 New Jersey renewal request (79 FR 61687). The Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 applicants are fireworks display DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION a.m. and 5 p.m., ET, Monday through companies that employ CMV drivers Friday, except Federal holidays. The on- who hold commercial driver’s licenses Federal Motor Carrier Safety line Federal document management (CDLs) with hazardous materials (HM) Administration system is available 24 hours each day, endorsements to transport Division 1.3G [Docket No. FMCSA–2014–0111] 365 days each year. The docket number and 1.4G explosives (fireworks) in is listed at the beginning of this notice. conjunction with the setup of fireworks Hours of Service of Drivers: Renewal SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: shows for Independence Day. The of Illumination Fireworks, LLC and applicants seek exemptions from the 14- ACE Pyro, LLC Exemptions From the Background hour rule in 49 CFR 395.3(a)(2) so that 14-Hour Rule During Independence The hours-of-service (HOS) rule in 49 drivers would be allowed to exclude off- Day Celebrations CFR 395.3(a)(2) prohibits a property- duty and sleeper-berth time of any carrying CMV driver from driving a length from the calculation of the 14 AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety hours. The applicants state they are CMV after the 14th hour after coming on Administration (FMCSA), DOT. seeking HOS exemptions for the 2015 duty following 10 consecutive hours off ACTION: Notice of final disposition; grant duty. FMCSA has authority under 49 Independence Day period because of applications for exemptions. U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315 to grant compliance with the 14-hour rule would SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its exemptions from certain parts of the impose economic hardship on cities, decision to grant exemptions to Federal Motor Carrier Safety municipalities, and themselves. Illumination Fireworks, LLC and ACE Regulations (FMCSRs). FMCSA must Complying with the existing regulations Pyro, LLC (the applicants) from the publish a notice of each exemption means most shows would require two requirement that drivers of commercial request in the Federal Register (49 CFR drivers, significantly increasing the cost motor vehicles (CMVs) must not drive a 381.315(a)). The Agency must provide of the fireworks display. CMV following the 14th hour after the public an opportunity to inspect the The applicants assert that without the coming on duty. The FMCSA renews information relevant to the application, extra duty-period provided by the the exemptions for drivers of including any safety analyses that have exemption, safety would decline approximately 50 CMVs employed by been conducted. The Agency must also because fireworks drivers would be the applicants in conjunction with provide an opportunity for public unable to return to their home base after staging fireworks shows celebrating comment on the request. each show should they have fireworks Independence Day during the period The Agency reviews safety analyses remaining after the display. They would June 28–July 8, 2015, inclusive. During and public comments submitted, and be forced to park the CMVs carrying this period, the CMV drivers employed determines whether granting the Division 1.3G and 1.4G explosives in by the applicants will be allowed to exemption would likely achieve a level areas less secure than the motor carriers’ exclude off-duty and sleeper-berth time of safety equivalent to, or greater than, home base. of any length from the calculation of the the level that would be achieved by the Method To Ensure an Equivalent or 14 hours. These drivers will not be current regulation (49 CFR 381.305). Greater Level of Safety allowed to drive after accumulating a The decision of the Agency must be published in the Federal Register (49 As a condition for maintaining the total of 14 hours of on-duty time, CFR 381.315(b)) with the reasons for exemptions, each motor carrier will be following 10 consecutive hours off duty, denying or granting the application and, required to notify FMCSA within 5 and will continue to be subject to the if granted, the name of the person or business days of any accident (as 11-hour driving time limit, and the 60- class of persons receiving the defined in 49 CFR 390.5) involving the and 70-hour on-duty limits. The Agency exemption, and the regulatory provision operation of any CMVs under this has determined that the terms and from which the exemption is granted. exemption. The applicants advise they conditions of the limited 1-year The notice must also specify the have never been in an accident. exemptions will ensure a level of safety In the exemption request, the equivalent to, or greater than, the level effective period and explain the terms and conditions of the exemption. The applicants asserted that the operational of safety achieved without the demands of this unique industry exemptions. exemption may be renewed (49 CFR 381.300(b)). minimize the risks of CMV crashes. In DATES: These exemptions are effective the last few days before the during the period of June 28 (12:01 a.m.) Request for Exemption Independence Day holiday, these through July 8, 2015 (11:59 p.m.). The initial exemption application drivers transport fireworks over FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. from Illumination Fireworks, LLC relatively short routes from distribution Pearlie Robinson, Driver and Carrier (USDOT 2326703) and ACE Pyro, LLC points to the site of the fireworks tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Operations Division; Office of Carrier, (USDOT 1352892) (the applicants) for display, and normally do so in the early Driver and Vehicle Safety Standards; relief from the HOS rule was submitted morning when traffic is light. The Telephone: 202–366–4325, Email: in 2014; a copy is in the docket. That applicants noted that during the 2014 MCPSD@dot.gov, Federal Motor Carrier document fully described the nature of Independence Day season, the furthest Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey operations encountered by CMV drivers Illumination Fireworks or ACE Pyro Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590– employed by the applicants. 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Document Created: 2015-12-15 14:14:32
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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice and request for comments.
DatesPlease send your comments to this notice by July 27, 2015. OMB must receive your comments by this date to act quickly on the ICR.
ContactMr. Jeff Secrist, East and South Division/MC-RSE, Chief, Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 6th Floor, West Building, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., Washington DC 20590. Telephone Number: (202) 385-2367;
FR Citation80 FR 36893 
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