80 FR 81670 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Emergency Revision of a Currently-Approved Information Collection: Licensing Applications for Motor Carrier Operating Authority

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 250 (December 30, 2015)

Page Range		81670-81671
FR Document		2015-32865

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 seeks emergency approval to revise an ICR titled, ``Licensing Applications for Motor Carrier Operating Authority,'' that is used by for-hire motor carriers of regulated commodities, motor passenger carriers, freight forwarders, property brokers, and certain Mexico-domiciled motor carriers to register their operations with the FMCSA.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 250 (Wednesday, December 30, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 250 (Wednesday, December 30, 2015)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA 2015-0461]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Emergency Revision of a 
Currently-Approved Information Collection: Licensing Applications for 
Motor Carrier Operating Authority

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 seeks emergency approval to revise an 
ICR titled, ``Licensing Applications for Motor Carrier Operating 
Authority,'' that is used by for-hire motor carriers of regulated 
commodities, motor passenger carriers, freight forwarders, property 
brokers, and certain Mexico-domiciled motor carriers to register their 
operations with the FMCSA.

DATES: Please send your comments to this notice by January 29, 2016. 
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-2015-0461. 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 
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov, 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, Office of 
Registration and Safety Information, Department of Transportation, 
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, West Building, 6th Floor, 
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001. Telephone: 202-
385-2367; email jeff.secrist@dot.gov. Office hours are from 9:00 a.m. 
to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Licensing Applications for Motor Carrier Operating 
Authority.
    OMB Control Number: 2126-0016.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently-approved information 
collection.
    Respondents: Motor carriers, motor passenger carriers, freight 
forwarders, brokers, and certain Mexico-domiciled motor carriers.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 12,413.
    Estimated Time per Response: 4 hours to complete Form OP-1 (MX); 
and 2 hours to complete Forms OP-1, OP-1(FF), OP-1(P) and OP-1(NNA).
    Expiration Date: October 31, 2018.
    Frequency of Response: Other (as needed).
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 24,853 hours [74,464 hours for Year 
1 + 48 hours for Year 2 + 48 hours for Year 3 = 74,560 hours/3 year 
approval for ICR = 24,853 estimated average number of annual burden 
hours].
    Background: The FMCSA is authorized to register certain for-hire 
Mexico-domiciled long-haul motor carriers of regulated commodities 
under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 13902 and the North American Free 
Trade Agreement (NAFTA) motor carrier access provision. The Form OP-
1(MX) is used by FMCSA to register those Mexico-domiciled motor 
carriers. It requests information on the applicant's identity, 
location, familiarity with safety requirements, and type of proposed 
operations.
    FMCSA published a Final Rule titled, ``Unified Registration 
System,'' (78 FR 52608), dated August 23, 2013, that would incorporate 
all registration form requirements included in this ICR, except the 
Form OP-1(MX), into the Form MCSA-1 in the OMB Control Number 2126-
0051, ``FMCSA Registration/Updates,'' ICR effective October 23, 2015. 
The Form OP-1(MX) was excluded from the Form MCSA-1 because its 
information collection requirements are beyond the scope of the Unified 
Registration System Final Rule. On October 5, 2015, FMCSA obtained OMB 
approval to eliminate all of the registration forms except the Form OP-
1(MX) from this ICR.
    This emergency ICR revision request is due to a Final Rule titled 
``Unified Registration System,'' (80 FR 63695) dated October 21, 2015, 
which changed the effective and compliance dates of the 2013 Final Rule 
from October 23, 2015, to September 30, 2016. This change in the 
effective and compliance dates from the 2013 Final Rule is required to 
allow FMCSA additional time to complete the information technology (IT) 
systems work required to fully implement that rule. As a result, FMCSA 
seeks emergency approval to continue using the Licensing Applications 
for Motor Carrier Operating Authority Forms (OP-1(NNA), OP-1(FF), OP-1, 
and OP-1(P)) through September 30, 2016, as these forms will be needed 
to support registration requirements.
    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

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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.

    Issued under the authority delegated in 49 CFR 1.87 on: December 
22, 2015.
G. Kelly Regal,
Associate Administrator, Office of Research and Information Technology.
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burden could be minimized without DATES: Comments on this notice must be Act’’ or the ‘‘MAP–21,’’ (Pub. L. 112–
reducing the quality of the collected received by February 29, 2016. 141, July 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 405), which
information. The agency will summarize ADDRESSES: You may submit comments funded surface transportation programs
or include your comments in the request [identified by Docket No. DOT–OST– for highways, highway safety, and
for OMB’s clearance of this information 2015–XXXX] through one of the transit at over $105 billion for fiscal
collection. following methods: years 2013 and 2014. Section 1101(b) of
Issued under the authority delegated in 49 • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// the Act describes Congress’s findings
CFR 1.87 on: December 22, 2015. www.regulations.gov. Follow the online regarding the continued need for the
G. Kelly Regal, instructions for submitting comments. DBE program due to the discrimination
Associate Administrator, Office of Research • Fax: 202–493–2251. and related barriers that pose significant
and Information Technology. • Mail: Docket Management Facility, obstacles for minority and women-
[FR Doc. 2015–32865 Filed 12–29–15; 8:45 am] U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 owned businesses seeking federally-
New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building, assisted surface transportation work.
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Room W12–140, Washington, DC 20590. The information requested will assist
• Hand Delivery: Docket Management DOT in measuring whether the DBE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Facility, U.S. Department of program is achieving its objectives to
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey create a level playing field on which
[Docket No. DOT–OST–2015–0255] Avenue SE., West Building, Room W12– DBEs can compete fairly or assist in the
140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9 development of DBE firms to compete
Agency Information Collection a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through successfully in the marketplace.
Activities: Request for Comments; Friday, except on Federal holidays. Respondents: There are
Clearance of a New Information FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: approximately 33,000 Disadvantaged
Collection(s): Voluntary Web-Based Marc D. Pentino, Departmental Office of Business Enterprises in the United
Questionnaire of Disadvantaged Civil Rights, Office of the Secretary, U.S. States. Responses from this pool of
Business Enterprise Firms Department of Transportation, 1200 businesses will vary due to the
New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, voluntary nature of the collection.
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, U.S.
DC, 20590; 202–366–4648; Estimated Number of Respondents:
Department of Transportation.
marc.pentino@dot.gov. The DOT estimates less than 10% of
ACTION: Notice and request for firms will submit information, or
comments. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
approximately 3,000 businesses.
OMB Control Number: XXXX—NEW.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the Estimated Total Burden on
Title: Voluntary Web-Based
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, (44 Respondents: 10 minutes per
Questionnaire of Disadvantaged
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice respondent.
Business Enterprise Firms.
announces the U.S. Department of Form Numbers: None. Public Comments Invited: You are
Transportation’s (DOT) intention to Type of Review: OMB Approval. asked to comment on any aspect of this
request the Office of Management and Background: The DOT’s Operating information collection, including (a)
Budget’s (OMB) approval for the Administrations distribute substantial Whether the proposed collection of
utilization of the Voluntary Web-Based funds each year to finance construction information is necessary for the proper
Questionnaire of Disadvantaged projects initiated by state and local performance of DOT’s DBE program; (b)
Business Enterprise Firms. The governments, public transit and airport the accuracy of the estimated burden; (c)
questionnaire will be for the use of firms agencies. The DOT has the important ways for the Department to enhance the
certified as a Disadvantaged Business responsibility of ensuring that firms quality, utility and clarity of the
Enterprise (DBE). DBE’s that choose to competing for DOT-assisted contracts information collection; and (d) ways
participate will be asked to provide for these projects are not disadvantaged that the burden could be minimized
information regarding the nature of their by unlawful discrimination. The DOT’s without reducing the quality of the
business and bidding history, and most important tool for meeting this collected information. All responses to
perceived barriers/challenges that may requirement has been its DBE program, the notice will be summarized and
have prevented them from receiving a which originally began in 1980 as a included in the request for OMB
contract or successfully competing in minority/women’s business enterprise approval. All comments will also
DOT’s DBE program. A link to the program established by regulation under become a matter of public record.
survey will be made available by DOT’s the authority of Title VI of the Civil Issued in Washington, DC, on December
Departmental Office of Civil Rights for Rights Act of 1964 and other 10, 2015.
use by the Department’s state and local nondiscrimination statutes that apply to Stephanie Jones,
recipients, which can in turn post this DOT financial assistance programs. The Senior Counselor to the Secretary, Chief
link on their own Web sites. The DBE program was reauthorized by Opportunities Officer, and Acting Director,
information collected will be used to Congress several times since its Departmental Office of Civil Rights.
assist DOT in measuring whether the inception; most recently in the ‘‘Moving [FR Doc. 2015–32859 Filed 12–29–15; 8:45 am]
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Dates		Please send your comments to this notice by January 29, 2016. OMB must receive your comments by this date to act quickly on the ICR.
Contact		Mr. Jeff Secrist, Office of Registration and Safety Information, Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, West Building, 6th Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001. Telephone: 202- 385-2367; email [email protected] Office hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays.
FR Citation		80 FR 81670

80 FR 81670 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Emergency Revision of a Currently-Approved Information Collection: Licensing Applications for Motor Carrier Operating Authority

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONFederal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 250 (December 30, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration