81_FR_40512 81 FR 40393 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection Request: Financial Responsibility for Motor Carriers of Passengers and Motor Carriers of Property

81 FR 40393 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection Request: Financial Responsibility for Motor Carriers of Passengers and Motor Carriers of Property

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 119 (June 21, 2016)

Page Range40393-40394
FR Document2016-14743

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 review and approval. The FMCSA and the public use the information (which is currently being collected) to verify that a motor carrier of property or passengers has obtained, and has in effect, the required minimum levels of financial responsibility. Statute mandates that motor carriers maintain proof of the required financial responsibility at their principal places of business, available upon request of an FMCSA safety investigator during compliance reviews. Insurance Endorsements and Surety Bonds are considered public information and must be produced by a motor carrier of passengers for review upon reasonable request by a member of the public.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 119 (Tuesday, June 21, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 119 (Tuesday, June 21, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40393-40394]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-14743]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2015-0436]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension of a 
Currently Approved Information Collection Request: Financial 
Responsibility for Motor Carriers of Passengers and Motor Carriers of 
Property

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 review 
and approval. The FMCSA and the public use the information (which is 
currently being collected) to verify that a motor carrier of property 
or passengers has obtained, and has in effect, the required minimum 
levels of financial responsibility. Statute mandates that motor 
carriers maintain proof of the required financial responsibility at 
their principal places of business, available upon request of an FMCSA 
safety investigator during compliance reviews. Insurance Endorsements 
and Surety Bonds are considered public information and must be produced 
by a motor carrier of passengers for review upon reasonable request by 
a member of the public.

DATES: Please send your comments on or before July 21, 2016. OMB must 
receive your comments by this date in order to act quickly on the ICR.

ADDRESSES: All comments should reference Federal Docket Management 
System (FDMS) Docket Number FMCSA-2015-0436. 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], or 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: Ms. Tura Gatling, Registration, 
Licensing, and Insurance Division, 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. Telephone: 202-385-2415; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Financial Responsibility for Motor Carriers of Passengers 
and Motor Carriers of Property.
    OMB Control Number: 2126-0008.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently-approved information 
collection.
    Respondents: Insurance and surety companies of motor carriers of 
property (Forms MCS-90 and MCS-82) and motor carriers of passengers 
(Forms MCS-90B and MCS-82B).
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 8,004 [896 insurers for IC1 + 896 
insurers for IC2 + 231 insurers for IC3 + 231 insurers for IC4 + 5,750 
carriers for IC5 (Canada: 111 passenger carriers + 2,716 property 
carriers) + (Mexico & NNA: 2 passenger carriers + 2,921 property 
carriers)].
    Estimated Time per Response: The FMCSA estimates it takes two 
minutes to complete the Endorsement for Motor Carrier Policies of 
Insurances for Public Liability or the Motor Carrier Public Liability 
Surety Bond; and one minute to place either document on board the 
vehicle [49 CFR 387.7(f)(property); 387.31(f)(passengers)]. These 
endorsements and surety bonds are maintained at the motor carrier's 
principal place of business [49 CFR 387.7(d); 49 CFR 387.31(d)].
    Expiration Date: June 30, 2016.
    Frequency of Response: Upon creation, change or replacement of an 
insurance policy or surety bond.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 4,777 hours [4,065 annual burden 
hours for ICs 1-4 + 712 annual burden hours for IC-5 document 
replacement = 4,777].
    Background: The Secretary of Transportation is responsible for 
implementing regulations which establish minimal levels of financial 
responsibility for: (1) For-hire motor carriers of property to cover 
public liability, property damage and environmental restoration, and 
(2) for-hire motor carriers of passengers to cover public liability and 
property damage. The Endorsement for Motor Carrier Policies of 
Insurance for Public Liability (Forms MCS-90/90B) and the Motor Carrier 
Public Liability Surety Bond (Forms MCS-82/82B) contain the minimum 
amount of information necessary to document that a motor

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carrier of property or passengers has obtained, and has in effect, the 
minimum levels of financial responsibility as set forth in applicable 
regulations (motor carriers of property--49 CFR 387.9; and motor 
carriers of passengers--49 CFR 387.33). FMCSA and the public can verify 
that a motor carrier of property or passengers has obtained, and has in 
effect, the required minimum levels of financial responsibility, by use 
of the information enclosed within these documents.
    On February 25, 2016, FMCSA published a notice in the Federal 
Register requesting public comments on the ``Financial Responsibility 
for Motor Carriers of Passengers and Motor Carriers of Property'' 
Information Collection Request, OMB Control Number 2126-0008 (81 FR 
9582). Two comments were received in response to this notice. FMCSA 
contacted one of the commenters and determined that the question was 
about a company-specific FMCSA registration issue unrelated to the 
notice, which has already been resolved. FMCSA believes the other 
comment can be interpreted as an advertisement for the commenter's 
company, and not a question about the notice.
    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 collected information.

    Issued under the authority delegated in 49 CFR 1.87 on: June 15, 
2016.
G. Kelly Regal,
Associate Administrator for Office of Research and Information 
Technology.
[FR Doc. 2016-14743 Filed 6-20-16; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 119 / Tuesday, June 21, 2016 / Notices 40393 to the corridor are considered necessary DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION and Insurance Division, Office of to provide for existing and projected Registration and Safety Information, traffic demand and system linkage. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Department of Transportation, Federal Administration Motor Carrier Safety Administration, A Reevaluation of the 2003 Record of Decision (ROD) had recently been [Docket No. FMCSA–2015–0436] West Building 6th Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC initiated and was anticipated to include Agency Information Collection 20590. Telephone: 202–385–2415; follow-up to the 21 Commitments in the Activities; Extension of a Currently email: tura.gatling@dot.gov. ROD. In consideration of input from the Approved Information Collection SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: community, various refinements to the Request: Financial Responsibility for Title: Financial Responsibility for approved alternative are being Motor Carriers of Passengers and Motor Carriers of Passengers and Motor evaluated. Preparation of a supplement Motor Carriers of Property Carriers of Property. to the EIS has been determined to be the OMB Control Number: 2126–0008. appropriate documentation of the AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Type of Request: Extension of a potential refinements. Administration (FMCSA), DOT. currently-approved information Considerations include (1) ACTION: Notice and request for collection. constructing the approved alternative as comments. Respondents: Insurance and surety described in the ROD and (2) SUMMARY: In accordance with the companies of motor carriers of property incorporation of refinements to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, (Forms MCS–90 and MCS–82) and approved alternative. Updated FMCSA announces its plan to submit motor carriers of passengers (Forms information on the effects of the the Information Collection Request (ICR) MCS–90B and MCS–82B). approved alternative will be described below to the Office of Estimated Number of Respondents: incorporated into and studied with any Management and Budget (OMB) for 8,004 [896 insurers for IC1 + 896 refinements. review and approval. The FMCSA and insurers for IC2 + 231 insurers for IC3 the public use the information (which is + 231 insurers for IC4 + 5,750 carriers Letters describing the proposed action for IC5 (Canada: 111 passenger carriers and soliciting comments will be sent to currently being collected) to verify that a motor carrier of property or passengers + 2,716 property carriers) + (Mexico & appropriate Federal, State, and local NNA: 2 passenger carriers + 2,921 agencies and will be posted on the has obtained, and has in effect, the required minimum levels of financial property carriers)]. project Web site for public comment. Estimated Time per Response: The Public involvement activities have been responsibility. Statute mandates that motor carriers maintain proof of the FMCSA estimates it takes two minutes on-going, including two public meetings to complete the Endorsement for Motor recently held. Additional public required financial responsibility at their principal places of business, available Carrier Policies of Insurances for Public involvement activities, including a Liability or the Motor Carrier Public upon request of an FMCSA safety public meeting, will be held in Lafayette Liability Surety Bond; and one minute investigator during compliance reviews. between June 2016 and the conclusion to place either document on board the Insurance Endorsements and Surety of this study. In addition, a public Bonds are considered public vehicle [49 CFR 387.7(f)(property); hearing will be held. Public notice will information and must be produced by a 387.31(f)(passengers)]. These be given of the time and place of the motor carrier of passengers for review endorsements and surety bonds are meeting and hearing. The draft upon reasonable request by a member of maintained at the motor carrier’s supplemental EIS will be available for the public. principal place of business [49 CFR public and agency review and comment 387.7(d); 49 CFR 387.31(d)]. DATES: Please send your comments on prior to the public hearing. No formal Expiration Date: June 30, 2016. or before July 21, 2016. OMB must Frequency of Response: Upon scoping meeting will be held. receive your comments by this date in creation, change or replacement of an To ensure that the full range of issues order to act quickly on the ICR. insurance policy or surety bond. related to this proposed action are ADDRESSES: All comments should Estimated Total Annual Burden: addressed and all significant issues reference Federal Docket Management 4,777 hours [4,065 annual burden hours identified, comments and suggestions System (FDMS) Docket Number for ICs 1–4 + 712 annual burden hours are invited from all interested parties. FMCSA–2015–0436. Interested persons for IC–5 document replacement = Comments or questions concerning this are invited to submit written comments 4,777]. proposed action and the EIS should be on the proposed information collection Background: The Secretary of directed to the FHWA at the address to the Office of Information and Transportation is responsible for provided above. (Catalog of Federal Regulatory Affairs, Office of implementing regulations which Domestic Assistance Program Number Management and Budget. Comments establish minimal levels of financial 20.205, Highway Research, Planning, should be addressed to the attention of responsibility for: (1) For-hire motor and Construction. The regulations the Desk Officer, Department of carriers of property to cover public implementing Executive Order 12372 Transportation/Federal Motor Carrier liability, property damage and regarding intergovernmental Safety Administration, and sent via environmental restoration, and (2) for- electronic mail to oira_submission@ hire motor carriers of passengers to asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES consultation on Federal programs and activities apply to this program.) omb.eop.gov, or faxed to (202) 395– cover public liability and property 6974, or mailed to the Office of damage. The Endorsement for Motor Issued on: June 14, 2016. Information and Regulatory Affairs, Carrier Policies of Insurance for Public Charles Bolinger, Office of Management and Budget, Liability (Forms MCS–90/90B) and the Division Administrator, Baton Rouge. Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th Motor Carrier Public Liability Surety [FR Doc. 2016–14583 Filed 6–20–16; 8:45 am] Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. Bond (Forms MCS–82/82B) contain the BILLING CODE 4910–22–P FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. minimum amount of information Tura Gatling, Registration, Licensing, necessary to document that a motor VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:37 Jun 20, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00135 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\21JNN1.SGM 21JNN1

40394 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 119 / Tuesday, June 21, 2016 / Notices carrier of property or passengers has provisions of the Federal railroad safety excursion operations will be on obtained, and has in effect, the regulations contained at 49 CFR part expanded territory as referenced in minimum levels of financial 223, Railroad Safety Glazing Standards. HVRM’s April 11, 2016, letter assigned responsibility as set forth in applicable FRA assigned the petition Docket to FRA Docket Number FRA–2006– regulations (motor carriers of property— Number FRA–2010–0161. 24647. In addition to the 10 miles 49 CFR 387.9; and motor carriers of HVRM has requested a permanent between North Judson and La Crosse, passengers—49 CFR 387.33). FMCSA waiver of compliance for one caboose the caboose will occasionally operate in and the public can verify that a motor from the requirements of 49 CFR part tourist, excursion, and special event carrier of property or passengers has 223, which requires certified glazing in trains as far as Malden, South obtained, and has in effect, the required all windows. HVRM’s five cabooses, Thomaston, Hanna, and Wellsboro. minimum levels of financial B&LE 1989, EL C345, NKP 471, GTW The subject caboose, EJ&E 184, is only responsibility, by use of the information 75072, and EJ&E 184, were previously operated at limited track speed under enclosed within these documents. granted relief from the glazing yard limits subject to the authority of On February 25, 2016, FMCSA requirements in FRA’s July 14, 2011, the CKIN, which is part of the general published a notice in the Federal decision letter. Since that time, the railroad system. HVRM notes that the Register requesting public comments on glazing requirements have been installed glass in the subject caboose is the ‘‘Financial Responsibility for Motor amended to add provisions for glazing in good condition, operations are in a Carriers of Passengers and Motor on equipment that is over 50 years of benign environment, and the expense of Carriers of Property’’ Information age from its original construction date. retrofitting the subject caboose with Collection Request, OMB Control Only Caboose EJ&E 184, which was FRA certified glazing imposes a Number 2126–0008 (81 FR 9582). Two built in 1970, does not meet the 50-year financial burden. comments were received in response to threshold in order to be covered under A copy of the petition, as well as any this notice. FMCSA contacted one of the the recently enacted glazing rule for written communications concerning the commenters and determined that the antiquated equipment. Caboose EJ&E petition, is available for review online at question was about a company-specific 184 is less than 50 years of age and does www.regulations.gov and in person at FMCSA registration issue unrelated to not meet the glazing requirements of 49 the U.S. Department of Transportation’s the notice, which has already been CFR 223.13, and thus requires Docket Operations Facility, 1200 New resolved. FMCSA believes the other regulatory relief to continue in Jersey Avenue SE., W12–140, comment can be interpreted as an operation. Washington, DC 20590. The Docket advertisement for the commenter’s HVRM is a non-profit 501(c)(3) Operations Facility is open from 9 a.m. company, and not a question about the organization located in North Judson, to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, notice. Indiana. It is a member of the except Federal Holidays. Public Comments Invited: You are Association of Tourist Railroads & Interested parties are invited to asked to comment on any aspect of this Railway Museums, and operates the participate in these proceedings by information collection, including: (1) railroad museum with the mission to submitting written views, data, or whether the proposed collection is preserve railroad history in northwest comments. FRA does not anticipate necessary for the performance of Indiana. The town of North Judson scheduling a public hearing in FMCSA’s functions; (2) the accuracy of acquired 33 miles of rail line, purchased connection with these proceedings since the estimated burden; (3) ways for the in 2004 from CSX Transportation to the facts do not appear to warrant a FMCSA to enhance the quality, help maintain a rail corridor for railway hearing. If any interested party desires usefulness, and clarity of the collected excursions provided by HVRM using the an opportunity for oral comment, they information; and (4) ways that the heritage equipment. HVRM is all should notify FRA, in writing, before burden could be minimized without volunteer operated, has 15 or less the end of the comment period and reducing the quality of the collected ‘‘hours of service’’ volunteer workers, specify the basis for the request. information. and has FRA-approved certification All communications concerning these Issued under the authority delegated in 49 programs for engineers and conductors. proceedings should identify the CFR 1.87 on: June 15, 2016. HVRM operations/train excursions are appropriate docket number and may be G. Kelly Regal, conducted primarily on weekends. submitted by any of the following Associate Administrator for Office of There are also 10 or less weekday methods: Research and Information Technology. excursions annually for school field • Web site: http:// [FR Doc. 2016–14743 Filed 6–20–16; 8:45 am] trips and community organizations. The www.regulations.gov. Follow the online town of North Judson contracts with a instructions for submitting comments. BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P Class III short line operator, the • Fax: 202–493–2251. Chesapeake & Indiana Railroad (CKIN), • Mail: Docket Operations Facility, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION to maintain the rail line and provide U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 freight service to the rail line customers. New Jersey Avenue SE., W12–140, Federal Railroad Administration The primary freight corridor is Malden Washington, DC 20590. to La Crosse to Wellsboro, Indiana. La • Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey [Docket Number FRA–2010–0161] Crosse contains a wye track used both Avenue SE., Room W12–140, Petition for Waiver of Compliance by HVRM and CKIN for their respective Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. operations. HVRM provides a 30-day asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, In accordance with part 211 of Title advance notice of excursion train except Federal Holidays. 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), schedules to CKIN. Both entities operate Communications received by August this document provides the public under the General Code of Operating 5, 2016 will be considered by FRA notice that by a document dated April Rules and the entire 33-mile rail line is before final action is taken. Comments 8, 2016, the Hoosier Valley Railroad operated under yard limits at speeds not received after that date will be Museum (HVRM), petitioned the to exceed 20 miles per hour. considered as far as practicable. Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) HVRM notes that the use of this Anyone is able to search the for a waiver of compliance from certain caboose for tourist, historic, or electronic form of any written VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:37 Jun 20, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00136 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\21JNN1.SGM 21JNN1


Document Created: 2016-06-21 01:30:09
Document Modified: 2016-06-21 01:30:09
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 on or before July 21, 2016. OMB must receive your comments by this date in order to act quickly on the ICR.
ContactMs. Tura Gatling, Registration, Licensing, and Insurance Division, 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. Telephone: 202-385-2415; email: [email protected]
FR Citation81 FR 40393 
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