81 FR 9582 - 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 37 (February 25, 2016)

Page Range		9582-9582
FR Document		2016-04032

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 and invites public comment. The information collected will be used to help ensure that motor carriers of passengers and property maintain appropriate levels of financial responsibility to operate on public highways.

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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 its 
review and approval and invites public comment. The information 
collected will be used to help ensure that motor carriers of passengers 
and property maintain appropriate levels of financial responsibility to 
operate on public highways.

DATES: We must receive your comments on or before April 25, 2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Federal Docket 
Management System (FDMS) Docket Number FMCSA-2015-0436 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, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building, Ground 
Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001 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: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits 
comments from the public to better inform its rulemaking process. DOT 
posts these comments, without edit, including any personal information 
the commenter provides, to www.regulations.gov, as described in the 
system of records notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at 
www.dot.gov/privacy.
    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, Chief, East and South Division, 
Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration, West Building 6th Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 
Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 202-385-2367; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    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 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.
    Title: Financial Responsibility for Motor Carrier 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.
    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].
    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. The agency will summarize or 
include your comments in the request for OMB's clearance of this 
information collection.

    Issued on: February 17, 2016.
G. Kelly Regal,
Associate Administrator for Office of Research and Information 
Technology.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION www.regulations.gov, and follow the minimum levels of financial
online instructions for accessing the responsibility, by use of the information
Federal Motor Carrier Safety dockets, or go to the street address listed enclosed within these documents.
Administration above. Title: Financial Responsibility for
[Docket No. FMCSA–2015–0436]
Privacy Act: In accordance with 5
Motor Carrier of Passengers and Motor
U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments
from the public to better inform its Carriers of Property.
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Extension of a Currently- rulemaking process. DOT posts these OMB Control Number: 2126–0008.
Approved Information Collection comments, without edit, including any Type of Request: Extension of a
Request: Financial Responsibility for personal information the commenter currently-approved information
Motor Carriers of Passengers and provides, to www.regulations.gov, as collection.
Motor Carriers of Property described in the system of records
notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can Respondents: Insurance and surety
AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety be reviewed at www.dot.gov/privacy. companies of motor carriers of property
Administration (FMCSA), DOT. Public Participation: The Federal (Forms MCS–90 and MCS–82) and
ACTION: Notice and request for eRulemaking Portal is available 24 motor carriers of passengers (Forms
comments. hours each day, 365 days each year. You MCS–90B and MCS–82B).
can obtain electronic submission and Estimated Number of Respondents:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the retrieval help and guidelines under the 8,004.
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ‘‘help’’ section of the Federal
FMCSA announces its plan to submit Estimated Time per Response: The
eRulemaking Portal Web site. If you
the Information Collection Request (ICR) want us to notify you that we received FMCSA estimates it takes two minutes
described below to the Office of your comments, please include a self- to complete the Endorsement for Motor
Management and Budget (OMB) for its addressed, stamped envelope or Carrier Policies of Insurances for Public
review and approval and invites public postcard, or print the acknowledgement Liability or the Motor Carrier Public
comment. The information collected page that appears after submitting Liability Surety Bond; and one minute
will be used to help ensure that motor comments online. Comments received to place either document on board the
carriers of passengers and property after the comment closing date will be vehicle [49 CFR 387.7(f)(property);
maintain appropriate levels of financial included in the docket and will be 387.31(f)(passengers)]. These
responsibility to operate on public considered to the extent practicable. endorsements and surety bonds are
highways. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. maintained at the motor carrier’s
DATES: We must receive your comments Jeff Secrist, Office of Registration and principal place of business [49 CFR
on or before April 25, 2016. Safety Information, Chief, East and 387.7(d); 49 CFR 387.31(d)].
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments South Division, Department of Expiration Date: June 30, 2016.
identified by Federal Docket Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier
Frequency of Response: Upon
Management System (FDMS) Docket Safety Administration, West Building
6th Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., creation, change or replacement of an
Number FMCSA–2015–0436 using any insurance policy or surety bond.
of the following methods: Washington, DC 20590. Telephone:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 202–385–2367; email: jeff.secrist@ Estimated Total Annual Burden:
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online dot.gov. 4,777 hours [4,065 annual burden hours
instructions for submitting comments. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: for ICs 1–4 + 712 annual burden hours
• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. Background: The Secretary of for IC–5 document replacement =
• Mail: Docket Management Facility; Transportation is responsible for 4,777].
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 implementing regulations which Public Comments Invited: You are
New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building, establish minimal levels of financial asked to comment on any aspect of this
Ground Floor, Room W12–140, responsibility for: (1) For-hire motor information collection, including: (1)
Washington, DC 20590–0001. carriers of property to cover public Whether the proposed collection is
• Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S. liability, property damage and necessary for the performance of
Department of Transportation, 1200 environmental restoration, and (2) for- FMCSA’s functions; (2) the accuracy of
New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building, hire motor carriers of passengers to the estimated burden; (3) ways for the
Ground Floor, Room W12–140, cover public liability and property FMCSA to enhance the quality,
Washington, DC 20590–0001 between 9 damage. The Endorsement for Motor
usefulness, and clarity of the collected
a.m. and 5 p.m. e.t., Monday through Carrier Policies of Insurance for Public
information; and (4) ways that the
Friday, except Federal holidays. Liability (Forms MCS–90/90B) and the
Instructions: All submissions must Motor Carrier Public Liability Surety burden could be minimized without
include the Agency name and docket Bond (Forms MCS–82/82B) contain the reducing the quality of the collected
number. For detailed instructions on minimum amount of information information. The agency will summarize
submitting comments and additional necessary to document that a motor or include your comments in the request
information on the exemption process, carrier of property or passengers has for OMB’s clearance of this information
see the Public Participation heading obtained, and has in effect, the collection.
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below. Note that all comments received minimum levels of financial Issued on: February 17, 2016.
will be posted without change to http:// responsibility as set forth in applicable G. Kelly Regal,
www.regulations.gov, including any regulations (motor carriers of property—
Associate Administrator for Office of
personal information provided. Please 49 CFR 387.9; and motor carriers of Research and Information Technology.
see the Privacy Act heading below. passengers—49 CFR 387.33). FMCSA
[FR Doc. 2016–04032 Filed 2–24–16; 8:45 am]
Docket: For access to the docket to and the public can verify that a motor
read background documents or carrier of property or passengers has BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice and request for comments.
Dates		We must receive your comments on or before April 25, 2016.
Contact		Mr. Jeff Secrist, Office of Registration and Safety Information, Chief, East and South Division, Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, West Building 6th Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 202-385-2367; email: [email protected]
FR Citation		81 FR 9582

81 FR 9582 - 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 TRANSPORTATIONFederal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 37 (February 25, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration