81 FR 53539 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of a Currently-Approved Information Collection: Licensing Applications for Motor Carrier Operating Authority

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 156 (August 12, 2016)

Page Range		53539-53540
FR Document		2016-18988

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 and invites public comment. The FMCSA requests approval to renew 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 81 Issue 156 (Friday, August 12, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 156 (Friday, August 12, 2016)]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2016-0194]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal 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 review 
and approval and invites public comment. The FMCSA requests approval to 
renew 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: We must receive your comments on or before October 11, 2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Federal Docket 
Management System (FDMS) Docket Number FMCSA-2016-0194 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 Management Facility; 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, 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: Mr. Jeff Secrist, Office of 
Registration and Safety Information, Department of Transportation, 
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue 
SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001. Telephone Number: (202) 385-2367; Email 
Address: jeff.secrist@dot.gov. Office hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 
p.m., E.T., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Background: The FMCSA registers certain for-hire Mexico-domiciled 
motor

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carriers under 49 U.S.C. 13902(c). These motor carriers may conduct 
transportation services in the United States only if they are 
registered with the FMCSA. Each registration is effective from the date 
specified and remains in effect for such period as the Secretary of 
Transportation (Secretary) determines by regulations. The ICC 
Termination Act of 1995 (ICCTA), Public Law 104-88, 109 Stat. 803 
(December 29, 1995), transferred this registration authority from the 
former Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) to the Secretary who 
subsequently delegated the registration function to the Federal Highway 
Administration (FHWA) (FMCSA's predecessor agency), then to the FMCSA 
at the time that agency was created.
    On March 19, 2002, the FMCSA published an interim final rule (IFR) 
at 67 FR 12702 which proposed to amend 49 CFR part 365 and revise Form 
OP-1(MX). Under the amended regulations, Mexico-domiciled long-haul 
motor carriers seeking to operate within the United States beyond the 
commercial border zones, including carriers that previously filed 
pending Form OP-1(MX) applications, would be required to submit the 
revised Form OP-1(MX). Under the revised Form OP-1(MX), the FMCSA would 
collect more detailed information on an applicant motor carrier's size, 
operations and history than could be collected previously by using the 
existing form.
    The Final Rule titled, ``Unified Registration System,'' (78 FR 
52608) dated August 23, 2013, implemented statutory provisions for an 
on-line registration system in the ICCTA and the Safe, Accountable, 
Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users, 2005 
(SAFETEA-LU). The URS would streamline the registration process and 
serve as a clearinghouse and repository of information on, and 
identification of, motor carriers, brokers, freight forwarders, 
intermodal equipment providers (IEPs), hazardous materials safety 
permit (HMSP) applicants, and cargo tank facilities required to 
register with FMCSA. This ICR previously covered registration 
requirements for non-exempt for-hire carriers, freight forwarders, and 
property brokers. Under the URS, all forms, except the OP-1(MX), in 
this ICR were folded into the Form MCSA-1 in the OMB Control Number 
2126-0051 titled, ``FMCSA Registration/Updates,'' ICR on October 23, 
2015. The Form OP-1(MX) would be retained for the small number of 
Mexico-domiciled carriers that seek authority to operate beyond the 
United States municipalities on the United States-Mexico border and 
their commercial zones because they are not included within the scope 
of the URS rule.
    The Final Rule titled, ``Unified Registration System,'' (80 FR 
63695) dated October 21, 2015, changed the effective and compliance 
dates of the 2013 URS Final Rule from October 23, 2015, to September 
30, 2016, in order to allow FMCSA additional time to complete the 
information technology (IT) systems work required to fully implement 
that rule. An additional delay was published on July 28, 2016 (81 FR 
49553), stating the URS Final Rule will come into effect on January 14, 
2017. This ICR revision will restore the Forms OP-1, OP-1(P), OP-1(FF), 
and OP-1(NNA) under control number 2126-0016, until January 14, 2017, 
because these forms are still needed to support registration processes 
for entities subject to FMCSA's regulations. After January 14, 2017, 
all forms in this ICR, except the OP-1 (MX), will be folded into the 
online Form MCSA-1 under the OMB Control Number 2126-0051 titled, 
``FMCSA Registration/Updates,'' ICR.
    Title: Licensing Applications for Motor Carrier Operating 
Authority.
    OMB Control Number: 2126-0016.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Motor carriers, motor passenger carriers, freight 
forwarders, brokers, and certain Mexico-domiciled motor carriers.
    Estimated Number of Respondents and Responses: 36 respondents [(12 
respondents and responses for Year 1) + (12 respondents and responses 
for Year 2) + (12 respondents and responses for Year 3)].
    Estimated Time per Response: 4 hours.
    Expiration Date: October 31, 2016
    Frequency of Response: Other (as needed).
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 48 hours [48 hours for Year 1 + 48 
hours for Year 2 + 48 hours for Year 3 = 133 hours/3 year approval for 
ICR = 48 estimated average number of annual burden hours].
    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 information 
collection.

    Issued on: August 1, 2016.
 G. Kelly Regal,
Associate Administrator for Office of Research and Information 
Technology.
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carriers under 49 U.S.C. 13902(c). These States-Mexico border and their or include your comments in the request
motor carriers may conduct commercial zones because they are not for OMB’s clearance of this information
transportation services in the United included within the scope of the URS collection.
States only if they are registered with rule. Issued on: August 1, 2016.
the FMCSA. Each registration is The Final Rule titled, ‘‘Unified
G. Kelly Regal,
effective from the date specified and Registration System,’’ (80 FR 63695)
Associate Administrator for Office of
remains in effect for such period as the dated October 21, 2015, changed the
Research and Information Technology.
Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) effective and compliance dates of the
[FR Doc. 2016–18988 Filed 8–11–16; 8:45 am]
determines by regulations. The ICC 2013 URS Final Rule from October 23,
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Termination Act of 1995 (ICCTA), 2015, to September 30, 2016, in order to
Public Law 104–88, 109 Stat. 803 allow FMCSA additional time to
(December 29, 1995), transferred this complete the information technology
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
registration authority from the former (IT) systems work required to fully
Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) implement that rule. An additional Maritime Administration
to the Secretary who subsequently delay was published on July 28, 2016
delegated the registration function to the (81 FR 49553), stating the URS Final [Docket No. DOT–MARAD 2016–0076]
Federal Highway Administration Rule will come into effect on January
(FHWA) (FMCSA’s predecessor agency), 14, 2017. This ICR revision will restore Agency Requests for Renewal of a
then to the FMCSA at the time that the Forms OP–1, OP–1(P), OP–1(FF), Previously Approved Information
agency was created. and OP–1(NNA) under control number Collection(s): Merchant Marine Medals
On March 19, 2002, the FMCSA 2126–0016, until January 14, 2017, and Awards
published an interim final rule (IFR) at because these forms are still needed to Maritime Administration, DOT.
AGENCY:
67 FR 12702 which proposed to amend support registration processes for Notice and request for
ACTION:
49 CFR part 365 and revise Form OP– entities subject to FMCSA’s regulations. comments.
1(MX). Under the amended regulations, After January 14, 2017, all forms in this
Mexico-domiciled long-haul motor ICR, except the OP–1 (MX), will be SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration
carriers seeking to operate within the folded into the online Form MCSA–1 (MARAD) invites public comments
United States beyond the commercial under the OMB Control Number 2126– about our intention to request the Office
border zones, including carriers that 0051 titled, ‘‘FMCSA Registration/ of Management and Budget (OMB)
previously filed pending Form OP– Updates,’’ ICR. approval to renew an information
1(MX) applications, would be required Title: Licensing Applications for collection. The information collected
to submit the revised Form OP–1(MX). Motor Carrier Operating Authority. will be used by MARAD personnel to
Under the revised Form OP–1(MX), the OMB Control Number: 2126–0016. process and verify requests for service
FMCSA would collect more detailed Type of Request: Renewal of a awards. We are required to publish this
information on an applicant motor currently approved collection. notice in the Federal Register by the
carrier’s size, operations and history Respondents: Motor carriers, motor Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
than could be collected previously by passenger carriers, freight forwarders, Public Law 104–13.
using the existing form. brokers, and certain Mexico-domiciled DATES: Written comments should be
The Final Rule titled, ‘‘Unified motor carriers.
Registration System,’’ (78 FR 52608) submitted by October 11, 2016.
Estimated Number of Respondents
dated August 23, 2013, implemented and Responses: 36 respondents [(12 ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
statutory provisions for an on-line respondents and responses for Year 1) + [identified by Docket No. DOT–
registration system in the ICCTA and (12 respondents and responses for Year MARAD–2016–0076] through one of the
the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, 2) + (12 respondents and responses for following methods:
Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Year 3)]. • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
Legacy for Users, 2005 (SAFETEA–LU). Estimated Time per Response: 4 www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
The URS would streamline the hours. instructions for submitting comments.
registration process and serve as a Expiration Date: October 31, 2016 • Fax: 1–202–493–2251.
clearinghouse and repository of Frequency of Response: Other (as • Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket
information on, and identification of, needed). Management Facility, U.S. Department
motor carriers, brokers, freight Estimated Total Annual Burden: 48 of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
forwarders, intermodal equipment hours [48 hours for Year 1 + 48 hours Avenue SE., West Building, Room W12–
providers (IEPs), hazardous materials for Year 2 + 48 hours for Year 3 = 133 140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9
safety permit (HMSP) applicants, and hours/3 year approval for ICR = 48 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
cargo tank facilities required to register estimated average number of annual Friday, except on Federal holidays.
with FMCSA. This ICR previously burden hours]. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
covered registration requirements for Public Comments Invited: You are Deveeda Midgette, 202–366–2354,
non-exempt for-hire carriers, freight asked to comment on any aspect of this Maritime Administration, Office of
forwarders, and property brokers. Under information collection, including: (1) Sealift Support, 1200 New Jersey
the URS, all forms, except the OP– Whether the proposed collection is Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.
1(MX), in this ICR were folded into the necessary for the performance of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Form MCSA–1 in the OMB Control FMCSA’s functions; (2) the accuracy of
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OMB Control Number: 2133–0506.
Number 2126–0051 titled, ‘‘FMCSA the estimated burden; (3) ways for Title: Merchant Marine Medals and
Registration/Updates,’’ ICR on October FMCSA to enhance the quality, Awards.
23, 2015. The Form OP–1(MX) would be usefulness, and clarity of the collected Form Numbers: None.
retained for the small number of information; and (4) ways that the Type of Review: Renewal of an
Mexico-domiciled carriers that seek burden could be minimized without information collection.
authority to operate beyond the United reducing the quality of the collected Background: This information
States municipalities on the United information. The agency will summarize collection of information provides a

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Action		Notice and request for comments.
Dates		We must receive your comments on or before October 11, 2016.
Contact		Mr. Jeff Secrist, Office of Registration and Safety Information, Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001. Telephone Number: (202) 385-2367; Email
FR Citation		81 FR 53539

81 FR 53539 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of a Currently-Approved Information Collection: Licensing Applications for Motor Carrier Operating Authority

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONFederal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 156 (August 12, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration