82_FR_31811 82 FR 31682 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension of a Currently-Approved Information Collection: Accident Recordkeeping Requirements

82 FR 31682 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension of a Currently-Approved Information Collection: Accident Recordkeeping Requirements

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 129 (July 7, 2017)

Page Range31682-31683
FR Document2017-14272

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 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. FMCSA is requesting approval to extend a currently-approved ICR entitled ``Accident Recordkeeping Requirements.'' This ICR relates to Agency requirements that motor carriers maintain a record of accidents involving their commercial motor vehicles (CMVs). On March 22, 2017, FMCSA published a Federal Register notice announcing an increase in the Agency's estimate of the total information-collection (IC) burden of this requirement and asked for public comment. No comments were received. The regulatory burden has not changed, but the population of motor carriers has increased, both organically and because the Agency now includes the population of intrastate motor carriers in this ICR.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 129 (Friday, July 7, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 129 (Friday, July 7, 2017)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-14272]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2016-0354]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension of a 
Currently-Approved Information Collection: Accident Recordkeeping 
Requirements

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 (PRA), 
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. FMCSA is requesting approval to extend a 
currently-approved ICR entitled ``Accident Recordkeeping 
Requirements.'' This ICR relates to Agency requirements that motor 
carriers maintain a record of accidents involving their commercial 
motor vehicles (CMVs). On March 22, 2017, FMCSA published a Federal 
Register notice announcing an increase in the Agency's estimate of the 
total information-collection (IC) burden of this requirement and asked 
for public comment. No comments were received. The regulatory burden 
has not changed, but the population of motor carriers has increased, 
both organically and because the Agency now includes the population of 
intrastate motor carriers in this ICR.

DATES: Please send your comments by August 7, 2017. 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-2016-0354. 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 OMB Desk Officer, DOT/FMCSA, 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. Robert F. Schultz, FMCSA Driver 
and Carrier Operations Division, DOT, FMCSA, West Building 6th Floor, 
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 202-366-
4325. Email: MCPSD@dot.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Accident Recordkeeping Requirements.
    OMB Control Number: 2126-0009.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Respondents: Motor Carriers.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 886,122 motor carriers.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 120,522.
    Estimated Time per Response: 18 minutes.
    Expiration Date: July 31, 2017.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 36,157 hours [120,522 accidents x 18 
minutes per response/60 minutes in an hour].
    Definition: ``Accident'' means an occurrence involving a CMV 
operating on a public road that results in: (1) A fatality, (2) bodily 
injury to a person who, because of the injury, immediately receives 
medical treatment away from the scene of the accident, or (3) one or 
more motor vehicles being towed from the scene due to disabling damage 
(49

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CFR 390.5 and as well as in section 390.5T while in effect).

Background

    Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, section 390.15(b), 
requires motor carriers to make certain specified records and 
information pertaining to CMV accidents available to an authorized 
representative or special agent of the FMCSA upon request or as part of 
an inquiry. Motor carriers are required to maintain an ``accident 
register'' consisting of information concerning all ``accidents'' 
involving their CMVs (49 CFR 390.15(b)(see ``Definition: Accident,'' 
above). The following information must be recorded for each accident: 
Date, location, driver name, number of injuries, number of fatalities, 
and whether certain dangerous hazardous materials were released. In 
addition, the motor carrier must maintain copies of all accident 
reports required by insurers or governmental entities. Motor carriers 
must maintain this information for three years after the date of the 
accident. Section 390.15 does not require motor carriers to submit any 
information or records to FMCSA or any other party.
    This ICR supports the DOT strategic goal of safety. By requiring 
motor carriers to gather and record information concerning CMV 
accidents, FMCSA is strengthening its ability to assess the safety 
performance of motor carriers. This information is a valuable resource 
in Agency initiatives to prevent, and reduce the severity of, CMV 
crashes.
    The Agency increases its burden estimate from 26,700 to 36,157 
hours. The regulatory requirement has not changed for accident 
recordkeeping. The increase is due to two revised estimates: (1) The 
population of motor carriers subject to the regulation, from 520,000 to 
886,122, and (2) the number of reportable accidents, from 89,000 to 
120,522. The Agency has amended the population of motor carriers to 
include the accident recordkeeping burden of intrastate motor carriers. 
In past estimates, the Agency had taken the position that the accident 
recordkeeping of intrastate carriers occurred as a result of State law. 
However, the OMB has directed FMCSA to include such intrastate 
activities in its IC estimates, so we do so in this burden estimate 
statement for the first time. The Agency estimates that 886,122 motor 
carriers are subject to accident register requirements (508,367 
interstate and 377,755 intrastate motor carriers). The Agency further 
estimates that the number of accidents that must be reported by 
intrastate or interstate motor carriers is 120,522.
    The Agency received no comments to the 60-day Federal Register 
notice published on March 22, 2017 (82 FR 14793).

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.

    Issued under the authority delegated in 49 CFR 1.87 on: June 28, 
2017.
G. Kelly Regal,
Associate Administrator for Office of Research and Information 
Technology.
[FR Doc. 2017-14272 Filed 7-6-17; 8:45 am]
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31682 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 129 / Friday, July 7, 2017 / Notices driver. Some of these drivers record IV. Method To Ensure an Equivalent or estimate of the total information- their hours worked on an ‘‘exempt’’ log. Greater Level of Safety collection (IC) burden of this Other drivers complete a grid log, even If this exemption is granted, RDS requirement and asked for public though they meet the 100 air-mile proposes to implement the following comment. No comments were received. radius exemption. Both types of paper conditions on its use of this exemption: The regulatory burden has not changed, logs are time consuming for the drivers • Allow FMCSA and the State but the population of motor carriers has and the Safety Department. For this enforcement partners access to its data increased, both organically and because reason, RDS has embarked on the use of as both a monitoring and training tool. the Agency now includes the a vehicle recording device, which has This would be provided to the Agency population of intrastate motor carriers helped increase the company’s safety and State partners by granting them in this ICR. performance. It accurately records all of access at any time through RDS’s web DATES: Please send your comments by the drivers’ activities including on-duty portal. August 7, 2017. OMB must receive your time, driving time, and total hours for • RDS will maintain a Satisfactory comments by this date to act quickly on the day. RDS is using the Geotab 7 safety rating. the ICR. system, a global positioning system • RDS drivers will carry a copy of the ADDRESSES: All comments should (GPS) that tracks the location of the exemption with them when operating reference Federal Docket Management vehicle. the CMV. System (FDMS) Docket Number This electronic system allows for • RDS will conduct a minimum of FMCSA–2016–0354. Interested persons accuracy and ‘‘real-time’’ follow up. four safety meetings per year. are invited to submit written comments RDS believes that with this system it is • RDS will continue their ongoing on the proposed information collection improving the safety of the motoring immediate notification and training for to the Office of Information and public by ensuring that the drivers do any drivers who exceed a speed limit. Regulatory Affairs, Office of not falsify their log books or operate • RDS will continue its ongoing Management and Budget. Comments when they are tired. Additionally, immediate notification and training for should be addressed to the attention of proactive measures have been any drivers who exceed the HOS limits. the OMB Desk Officer, DOT/FMCSA, implemented by RDS to improve A copy of the RDS application for and sent via electronic mail to oira_ highway safety. RDS states that the use exemption is available for review in the submission@omb.eop.gov, faxed to (202) of a daily log book or an ‘‘exempt’’ log docket for this notice. 395–6974, or mailed to the Office of does not enable the carrier to monitor Issued on: June 27, 2017. Information and Regulatory Affairs, and respond to these events in ‘‘real- Larry W. Minor, Office of Management and Budget, time.’’ Violations are discovered 12 to Associate Administrator for Policy. Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th 24 hours later. However, with the [FR Doc. 2017–14273 Filed 7–6–17; 8:45 am] Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. electronic tracking system all FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P departments see the events in ‘‘real- Robert F. Schultz, FMCSA Driver and time’’ and can respond immediately. Carrier Operations Division, DOT, This GPS system has allowed the Safety DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FMCSA, West Building 6th Floor, 1200 Department to reduce the time spent New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, auditing log books after the fact. Federal Motor Carrier Safety DC 20590. Telephone: 202–366–4325. RDS believes that the use of the Administration Email: MCPSD@dot.gov. Geotab 7 system, along with their [Docket No. FMCSA–2016–0354] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: increased focus on driver training and Title: Accident Recordkeeping education, goes beyond compliance Agency Information Collection Requirements. with the Federal regulations. The Activities; Extension of a Currently- OMB Control Number: 2126–0009. system has allowed them to provide Approved Information Collection: Type of Request: Extension of a ‘‘real time’’ oversight of the company’s Accident Recordkeeping Requirements currently approved information safety program. Every time a driver collection. AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Respondents: Motor Carriers. exceeds posted speed limits an email Administration (FMCSA), DOT. alert is sent to the Safety Department, Estimated Number of Respondents: dispatchers, and terminal management. ACTION: Notice and request for 886,122 motor carriers. comments. Estimated Number of Responses: Drivers are notified via email and phone 120,522. when safe to do so, advising them of the SUMMARY: In accordance with the Estimated Time per Response: 18 need to slow down. Drivers also receive Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 minutes. email notifications, letters, and phone (PRA), FMCSA announces its plan to Expiration Date: July 31, 2017. calls for instances of harsh cornering submit the Information Collection Frequency of Response: On occasion. and hard braking. When notified of Request (ICR) described below to the Estimated Total Annual Burden: these critical events, RDS’s drivers Office of Management and Budget 36,157 hours [120,522 accidents × 18 receive critical information on why and (OMB) for its review and approval. minutes per response/60 minutes in an how to improve vehicle handling to FMCSA is requesting approval to extend hour]. avoid rollovers, and how to better judge asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES a currently-approved ICR entitled Definition: ‘‘Accident’’ means an following distance and other issues to ‘‘Accident Recordkeeping occurrence involving a CMV operating avoid hard braking. Requirements.’’ This ICR relates to on a public road that results in: (1) A RDS states that its procedures are Agency requirements that motor carriers fatality, (2) bodily injury to a person designed to ensure that it leases only the maintain a record of accidents involving who, because of the injury, immediately highest caliber of drivers with a proven their commercial motor vehicles receives medical treatment away from record of safe driving. RDS is committed (CMVs). On March 22, 2017, FMCSA the scene of the accident, or (3) one or to ensuring that its drivers operate in a published a Federal Register notice more motor vehicles being towed from way that protects the motoring public. announcing an increase in the Agency’s the scene due to disabling damage (49 VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:56 Jul 06, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00135 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\07JYN1.SGM 07JYN1

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 129 / Friday, July 7, 2017 / Notices 31683 CFR 390.5 and as well as in section The Agency received no comments to through July 8, at 11:59 p.m. local time, 390.5T while in effect). the 60-day Federal Register notice each year through 2020. published on March 22, 2017 (82 FR ADDRESSES: Background 14793). Docket: For access to the docket to Title 49 of the Code of Federal read background documents or Regulations, section 390.15(b), requires Public Comments Invited comments, go to www.regulations.gov at motor carriers to make certain specified FMCSA requests that you comment any time or visit Room W12–140 on the records and information pertaining to on any aspect of this information ground level of the West Building, 1200 CMV accidents available to an collection, including: (1) Whether the New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, authorized representative or special proposed collection is necessary for DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., ET, agent of the FMCSA upon request or as FMCSA to perform its functions, (2) the Monday through Friday, except Federal part of an inquiry. Motor carriers are accuracy of the estimated burden, (3) holidays. The on-line Federal Docket required to maintain an ‘‘accident ways for the FMCSA to enhance the Management System (FDMS) is register’’ consisting of information quality, usefulness, and clarity of the available 24 hours each day, 365 days concerning all ‘‘accidents’’ involving collected information, and (4) ways that each year. If you want acknowledgment their CMVs (49 CFR 390.15(b)(see the burden could be minimized without that we received your comments, please ‘‘Definition: Accident,’’ above). The reducing the quality of the collected include a self-addressed, stamped following information must be recorded information. envelope or postcard or print the for each accident: Date, location, driver Issued under the authority delegated in 49 acknowledgement page that appears name, number of injuries, number of CFR 1.87 on: June 28, 2017. after submitting comments on-line. fatalities, and whether certain G. Kelly Regal, Privacy Act: In accordance with 5 dangerous hazardous materials were Associate Administrator for Office of U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments released. In addition, the motor carrier Research and Information Technology. from the public to better inform its must maintain copies of all accident [FR Doc. 2017–14272 Filed 7–6–17; 8:45 am] rulemaking process. DOT posts these reports required by insurers or comments, without edit, including any BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P governmental entities. Motor carriers personal information the commenter must maintain this information for three provides, to www.regulations.gov, as years after the date of the accident. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION described in the system of records Section 390.15 does not require motor notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can carriers to submit any information or Federal Motor Carrier Safety be reviewed at www.dot.gov/privacy. records to FMCSA or any other party. Administration FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. This ICR supports the DOT strategic goal of safety. By requiring motor [Docket No. FMCSA–2007–28043] Thomas Yager, Chief, FMCSA Driver carriers to gather and record information and Carrier Operations Division; Office Hours of Service (HOS) of Drivers; of Carrier, Driver and Vehicle Safety concerning CMV accidents, FMCSA is American Pyrotechnics Assn. (APA) strengthening its ability to assess the Standards; Telephone: 614–942–6477. Application for Exemption From the Email: MCPSD@dot.gov. If you have safety performance of motor carriers. 14-Hour Rule; Request To Add New This information is a valuable resource questions on viewing or submitting Member to Current APA Exemption material to the docket, contact Docket in Agency initiatives to prevent, and reduce the severity of, CMV crashes. AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Services, telephone (202) 366–9826. The Agency increases its burden Administration (FMCSA), DOT. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: estimate from 26,700 to 36,157 hours. ACTION: Notice of final disposition. I. Public Participation The regulatory requirement has not changed for accident recordkeeping. SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its Viewing Comments and Documents The increase is due to two revised decision to grant an exemption to the To view comments, as well as estimates: (1) The population of motor American Pyrotechnics Association’s documents mentioned in this preamble carriers subject to the regulation, from (APA) new member-company, Pyro as being available in the docket, go to 520,000 to 886,122, and (2) the number Shows of Alabama, Inc., from the www.regulations.gov and insert the of reportable accidents, from 89,000 to prohibition on driving commercial docket number, ‘‘FMCSA–2007–28043’’ 120,522. The Agency has amended the motor vehicles (CMVs) after the 14th in the ‘‘Keyword’’ box and click population of motor carriers to include hour after the driver comes on duty. ‘‘Search.’’ Next, click ‘‘Open Docket the accident recordkeeping burden of During the 2016 Independence Day Folder’’ button and choose the intrastate motor carriers. In past period 51 APA members held such an document listed to review. If you do not estimates, the Agency had taken the exemption, effective during the period have access to the Internet, you may position that the accident recordkeeping June 28 through July 8 each year view the docket online by visiting the of intrastate carriers occurred as a result through 2020. APA advised FMCSA of Docket Management Facility in Room of State law. However, the OMB has the discontinuance of the exemption for W12–140 on the ground floor of the directed FMCSA to include such one carrier; with the addition of the new DOT West Building, 1200 New Jersey intrastate activities in its IC estimates, member the total remains at 51. The Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, so we do so in this burden estimate exemption granted to Pyro Shows of between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., e.t., Monday Alabama, Inc. will terminate at the same asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES statement for the first time. The Agency through Friday, except Federal holidays. estimates that 886,122 motor carriers are time as the other 50 exempted carriers. subject to accident register requirements FMCSA has determined that the terms II. Legal Basis (508,367 interstate and 377,755 and conditions of the exemption ensure FMCSA has authority under 49 U.S.C. intrastate motor carriers). The Agency a level of safety equivalent to, or greater 31136(e) and 31315 to grant exemptions further estimates that the number of than, the level of safety achieved from certain parts of the Federal Motor accidents that must be reported by without the exemption. Carrier Safety Regulations. FMCSA must intrastate or interstate motor carriers is DATES: These exemptions from 49 CFR publish a notice of each exemption 120,522. 395.3(a)(2) are effective from June 28 request in the Federal Register (49 CFR VerDate Sep<11>2014 22:55 Jul 06, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00136 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\07JYN1.SGM 07JYN1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice and request for comments.
DatesPlease send your comments by August 7, 2017. OMB must receive your comments by this date to act quickly on the ICR.
ContactMr. Robert F. Schultz, FMCSA Driver and Carrier Operations Division, DOT, FMCSA, West Building 6th Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 202-366- 4325. Email: [email protected]
FR Citation82 FR 31682 
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