83 FR 17894 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently-Approved Information Collection Request: Annual Report of Class I and Class II Motor Carriers of Property

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 79 (April 24, 2018)

Page Range		17894-17895
FR Document		2018-08524

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 FMCSA requests approval to revise and extend the ``Annual Report of Class I and Class II Motor Carriers of Property'' ICR, OMB Control No. 2126-0032. This ICR is necessary to ensure that motor carriers comply with FMCSA's financial and operating statistics requirements at chapter III of title 49 CFR part 369 titled ``Reports of Motor Carriers.'' This ICR is being revised to incorporate the OMB approved ``Annual Report of Class I Motor Carriers of Passengers'' ICR, OMB Control No. 2126-0031, for use of the MP-1 form, the ``Annual Report Form (Motor Carriers of Passengers),'' which resulted in only two respondents and one burden hour per year. Through the proposed merger of the two ICRs, FMCSA would rename the 2126-0032 ICR as the ``Annual Report of Class I and Class II For-Hire Motor Carriers'' ICR. And such a merger with the new title will clarify that the combined ICR addresses both for-hire property and passenger carriers, but not private motor carriers. Additionally, after the merger of the ICRs, FMCSA intends to request withdrawal of the previously approved ``Annual Report of Class I Motor Carriers of Passengers'' ICR, OMB Control No. 2126-0031.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 79 (Tuesday, April 24, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 79 (Tuesday, April 24, 2018)]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2018-0073]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a 
Currently-Approved Information Collection Request: Annual Report of 
Class I and Class II 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 FMCSA requests 
approval to revise and extend the ``Annual Report of Class I and Class 
II Motor Carriers of Property'' ICR, OMB Control No. 2126-0032. This 
ICR is necessary to ensure that motor carriers comply with FMCSA's 
financial and operating statistics requirements at chapter III of title 
49 CFR part 369 titled ``Reports of Motor Carriers.'' This ICR is being 
revised to incorporate the OMB approved ``Annual Report of Class I 
Motor Carriers of Passengers'' ICR, OMB Control No. 2126-0031, for use 
of the MP-1 form, the ``Annual Report Form (Motor Carriers of 
Passengers),'' which resulted in only two respondents and one burden 
hour per year. Through the proposed merger of the two ICRs, FMCSA would 
rename the 2126-0032 ICR as the ``Annual Report of Class I and Class II 
For-Hire Motor Carriers'' ICR. And such a merger with the new title 
will clarify that the combined ICR addresses both for-hire property and 
passenger carriers, but not private motor carriers. Additionally, after 
the merger of the ICRs, FMCSA intends to request withdrawal of the 
previously approved ``Annual Report of Class I Motor Carriers of 
Passengers'' ICR, OMB Control No. 2126-0031.

DATES: We must receive your comments on or before June 25, 2018.

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ADDRESSES: You may submit comments bearing the Federal Docket 
Management System (FDMS) Docket Number FMCSA-2018-0073 by 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 website. 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, West Building 6th Floor, 
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001. Telephone: 202-
385-2367; email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Background: 49 U.S.C. 14123 requires certain for-hire motor 
carriers of property, passengers, and household goods to file annual 
financial reports. The annual reporting program was implemented on 
December 24, 1938 (3 FR 3158), and it was subsequently transferred from 
the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) to the U.S. Department of 
Transportation's (DOT) Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) on 
January 1, 1996. The Secretary of DOT delegated to BTS the 
responsibility for the program on December 17, 1996 (61 FR 68162). 
Responsibility for collection of the reports was transferred from BTS 
to FMCSA on August 17, 2004 (69 FR 51009), and the regulations were 
redesignated as 49 CFR part 369 on August 10, 2006 (71 FR 45740). 
Annual financial reports are filed on Form M (for-hire property 
carriers, including household goods carriers) and Form MP-1 (for-hire 
passenger carriers). On December 17, 2013, FMCSA eliminated a quarterly 
financial reporting requirement for certain for-hire motor carriers of 
property (former form QFR) and for-hire motor carriers of passengers 
(former Form MP-1) (78 FR 76241).
    FMCSA has continued to collect carriers' annual reports and to 
furnish copies of the reports requested under the Freedom of 
Information Act. For-hire motor carriers (including interstate and 
intrastate) subject to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations are 
classified on the basis of their gross carrier operating revenues.\1\ 
Under the Financial and Operating Statistics (F&OS) program, FMCSA 
collects from Class I and Class II for-hire motor carriers their 
balance sheet and income statement data along with information on 
safety needs, tonnage, mileage, employees, transportation equipment, 
and other related data. FMCSA may also ask carriers to respond to 
surveys concerning their operations. The data and information collected 
would be made publicly available and used by FMCSA to determine a motor 
carrier's compliance with the F&OS program requirements prescribed at 
49 CFR part 369. FMCSA has created electronic forms that may be 
prepared, signed electronically, and submitted to FMCSA via https://ask.fmcsa.dot.gov/app/ask/ in accordance with the Agency's April 28, 
2014 (79 FR 23306), rulemaking proposal in RIN 2126-AB47, Electronic 
Signatures and Documents.
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    \1\ For purposes of the Financial and Operating Statistics 
(F&OS) program, carriers are classified into the following two 
groups: (1) Class I carriers are those having annual carrier 
operating revenues (including interstate and intrastate) of $10 
million or more after applying the revenue deflator formula as set 
forth in Note A of 49 CFR 369.2; and (2) Class II carriers are those 
having annual carrier operating revenues (including interstate and 
intrastate) of at least $3 million, but less than $10 million after 
applying the revenue deflator formula as set forth in 49 CFR 369.2.
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    Title: Annual Report of Class I and Class II For-Hire Motor 
Carriers.
    OMB Control Number: 2126-0032.
    Type of Request: Revision and extension of a currently-approved 
information collection.
    Respondents: Class I and Class II Motor Carriers of Property, 
Passengers, and Household Goods.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 98 [96 Class I and Class II motor 
carriers of property (Form M) + 2 Class I motor carriers of passengers 
(Form MP-1)].
    Estimated Time per Response: Varies [9 hours (Form M); 18 minutes 
(Form MP-1)].
    Expiration Date: December 31, 2018.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 865 hours [96 respondents x 9 hours 
to complete form M-1 + 2 respondents x 0.3 = 0.6 rounded to 1 hour to 
complete form MP-1].
    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 agency to perform its mission; (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: April 18, 2018.
G. Kelly Regal,
Associate Administrator for Office of Research and Information 
Technology.
[FR Doc. 2018-08524 Filed 4-23-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4910-EX-P

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III. Discussion of Comments drivers granted this exemption have would not be consistent with the goals
FMCSA received no comments in this demonstrated that they are unlikely to and objectives of 49 U.S.C. 31136 and
proceeding. have a seizure and their medical 31315.
condition does not pose a risk to public Issued on: April 18, 2018.
IV. Basis for Exemption Determination safety. Larry W. Minor,
Under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and Consequently, FMCSA finds that in
Associate Administrator for Policy.
31315(b), FMCSA may grant an each case exempting these applicants
from the epilepsy and seizure disorder [FR Doc. 2018–08510 Filed 4–23–18; 8:45 am]
exemption from the epilepsy and
seizure disorder prohibition in 49 CFR prohibition in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(8) is BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P

391.41(b)(8) if the exemption is likely to likely to achieve a level of safety equal
achieve an equivalent or greater level of to that existing without the exemption.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
safety than would be achieved without V. Conditions and Requirements
the exemption. The exemption allows Federal Motor Carrier Safety
The terms and conditions of the
the applicants to operate CMVs in Administration
exemption are provided to the
interstate commerce.
applicants in the exemption document [Docket No. FMCSA–2018–0073]
In reaching the decision to grant these
and includes the following: (1) Each
exemption requests, FMCSA considered Agency Information Collection
driver must remain seizure-free and
the 2007 recommendations of the Activities; Revision of a Currently-
maintain a stable treatment during the
Agency’s Medical Expert Panel (MEP). Approved Information Collection
two-year exemption period; (2) each
The January 15, 2013, Federal Register Request: Annual Report of Class I and
driver must submit annual reports from
notice (78 FR 3069) provides the current Class II Motor Carriers of Property
their treating physicians attesting to the
MEP recommendations which is the
stability of treatment and that the driver AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety
criteria the Agency uses to grant seizure
has remained seizure-free; (3) each Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
exemptions.
driver must undergo an annual medical
The Agency’s decision regarding these ACTION: Notice and request for
examination by a certified Medical
exemption applications is based on an comments.
Examiner, as defined by 49 CFR 390.5;
individualized assessment of each
and (4) each driver must provide a copy SUMMARY: In accordance with the
applicant’s medical information,
of the annual medical certification to Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
including the root cause of the
the employer for retention in the FMCSA announces its plan to submit
respective seizure(s) and medical
driver’s qualification file, or keep a copy the Information Collection Request (ICR)
information about the applicant’s
of his/her driver’s qualification file if described below to the Office of
seizure history, the length of time that
he/she is self-employed. The driver Management and Budget (OMB) for its
has elapsed since the individual’s last
must also have a copy of the exemption review and approval and invites public
seizure, the stability of each individual’s
when driving, for presentation to a duly comment. The FMCSA requests
treatment regimen and the duration of
authorized Federal, State, or local approval to revise and extend the
time on or off of anti-seizure
enforcement official. ‘‘Annual Report of Class I and Class II
medication. In addition, the Agency
reviewed the treating clinician’s VI. Preemption Motor Carriers of Property’’ ICR, OMB
medical opinion related to the ability of Control No. 2126–0032. This ICR is
During the period the exemption is in
the driver to safely operate a CMV with necessary to ensure that motor carriers
effect, no State shall enforce any law or
a history of seizure and each applicant’s comply with FMCSA’s financial and
regulation that conflicts with this
driving record found in the Commercial operating statistics requirements at
exemption with respect to a person
Driver’s License Information System chapter III of title 49 CFR part 369 titled
operating under the exemption.
(CDLIS) for commercial driver’s license ‘‘Reports of Motor Carriers.’’ This ICR is
(CDL) holders, and interstate and VII. Conclusion being revised to incorporate the OMB
intrastate inspections recorded in the Based upon its evaluation of the six approved ‘‘Annual Report of Class I
Motor Carrier Management Information exemption applications, FMCSA Motor Carriers of Passengers’’ ICR, OMB
System (MCMIS). For non-CDL holders, exempts the following drivers from the Control No. 2126–0031, for use of the
the Agency reviewed the driving records epilepsy and seizure disorder MP–1 form, the ‘‘Annual Report Form
from the State Driver’s Licensing prohibition, 49 CFR 391.41(b)(8), subject (Motor Carriers of Passengers),’’ which
Agency (SDLA). A summary of each to the requirements cited above: resulted in only two respondents and
applicant’s seizure history was one burden hour per year. Through the
Eriki M. Galloway (TN)
discussed in the February 14, 2018 Aaron J. Harms (MO) proposed merger of the two ICRs,
Federal Register notice (83 FR 6718) Matthew M. Heinen (MN) FMCSA would rename the 2126–0032
and will not be repeated in this notice. Grant M. Johnson (OR) ICR as the ‘‘Annual Report of Class I and
These six applicants have been Derick R. Pendergrass (NC) Class II For-Hire Motor Carriers’’ ICR.
seizure-free over a range of 31 years Paul D. Vitous (WA) And such a merger with the new title
while taking anti-seizure medication In accordance with 49 U.S.C. will clarify that the combined ICR
and maintained a stable medication 31315(b)(1), each exemption will be addresses both for-hire property and
treatment regimen for the last two years. valid for two years from the effective passenger carriers, but not private motor
In each case, the applicant’s treating date unless revoked earlier by FMCSA. carriers. Additionally, after the merger
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physician verified his or her seizure The exemption will be revoked if the of the ICRs, FMCSA intends to request
history and supports the ability to drive following occurs: (1) The person fails to withdrawal of the previously approved
commercially. comply with the terms and conditions ‘‘Annual Report of Class I Motor
The Agency acknowledges the of the exemption; (2) the exemption has Carriers of Passengers’’ ICR, OMB
potential consequences of a driver resulted in a lower level of safety than Control No. 2126–0031.
experiencing a seizure while operating a was maintained prior to being granted; DATES: We must receive your comments
CMV. However, the Agency believes the or (3) continuation of the exemption on or before June 25, 2018.

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Collection		Federal Register
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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 June 25, 2018.
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]
FR Citation		83 FR 17894

83 FR 17894 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently-Approved Information Collection Request: Annual Report of Class I and Class II Motor Carriers of Property

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONFederal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 79 (April 24, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration