83_FR_40794 83 FR 40636 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of Existing Information Collection Request: Commercial Motor Vehicle Marking Requirements

83 FR 40636 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of Existing Information Collection Request: Commercial Motor Vehicle Marking Requirements

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 158 (August 15, 2018)

Page Range40636-40637
FR Document2018-17568

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. This ICR will enable FMCSA to document the burden associated with the marking regulations in ``Marking of Self-Propelled CMVs and Intermodal Equipment.'' These regulations require marking of vehicles and intermodal equipment by motor carriers and intermodal equipment providers (IEPs) engaging in interstate transportation. The FMCSA requests approval to renew an ICR titled, ``Commercial Motor Vehicle Marking Requirements.''

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 158 (Wednesday, August 15, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 158 (Wednesday, August 15, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40636-40637]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-17568]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2018-0091]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of Existing 
Information Collection Request: Commercial Motor Vehicle Marking 
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, 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. This ICR will enable FMCSA to document the burden 
associated with the marking regulations in ``Marking of Self-Propelled 
CMVs and Intermodal Equipment.'' These regulations require marking of 
vehicles and intermodal equipment by motor carriers and intermodal 
equipment providers (IEPs) engaging in interstate transportation. The 
FMCSA requests approval to renew an ICR titled, ``Commercial Motor 
Vehicle Marking Requirements.''

DATES: Please send your comments by September 14, 2018. 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-2018-0091. 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: Crystal Frederick, Transportation 
Specialist, Compliance Division, Department of Transportation, Federal 
Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 6th Floor, West Building, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001. Telephone: 202-366-2904; 
Email Address: [email protected]. Office hours are from 9 a.m. 
to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Commercial Motor Vehicle Marking Requirements
    OMB Control Number: 2126-0054.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Freight carrying commercial motor carriers, passenger 
carrying commercial motor carriers and intermodal equipment providers.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 218,389 motor carriers and IEPs.
    Estimated Time per Response: 26 minutes [12 minutes to affix DOT 
Number + 14 minutes for affixing a carrier's name = 26].
    Expiration Date: August 31, 2018.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 774,249 hours spent by motor 
carriers and IEPs marking CMVs with a DOT number and carrier 
information.
    Background: The Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) is 
authorized to require marking of vehicles and intermodal equipment by 
motor carriers and intermodal equipment providers (IEPs) engaging in 
interstate transportation based on the authority of 49 U.S.C. 
31133(a)(8) and 31133(a)(10). The Secretary has delegated authority 
pertaining to the marking of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) pursuant 
to 49 CFR 1.87(f). The Agency's regulation governing the marking of 
CMVs is codified at 49 CFR 390.21.
    Vehicle marking requirements are intended to ensure that FMCSA, the 
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), and State safety officials 
are able to identify motor carriers and correctly assign responsibility 
for regulatory violations during inspections, investigations, 
compliance reviews, and crash studies. These marking requirements will 
also provide the public with beneficial information that could assist 
in identifying carriers for the purposes of commerce, complaints or 
emergency notification. The marking requirements apply to motor 
carriers and intermodal equipment providers (IEPs) engaging in 
interstate transportation. The Agency does not require a specific 
method of marking as long as the marking complies with FMCSA's 
regulations. The program change decrease of 76,751 estimated annual 
burden hours (774,249 proposed estimated annual burden hours-851,000 
approved estimated annual burden hours) is due to adjustments in 
respondent and response estimates. Data, as of September 29, 2017, 
pulled from FMCSA's MCMIS and SMS databases indicated that there was a 
decrease in the number of active interstate freight carriers and 
intrastate hazardous materials carriers and a decrease in the number of 
power units subject to Component 1 marking requirements, resulting in a 
decrease of 94,799 burden hours. According to the September 29, 2017 
snapshot, there was a decrease in the number of passenger carriers 
impacted and an increase in the number of passenger-carrying power 
units impacted by Component 2, resulting in an increase of 17,947 
burden hours. Finally, greater precision was used in calculating the 
number of respondents, responses associated with Component 3, resulting 
in an increase of 101 burden hours.
    Two comments were submitted to the docket during the 60-day comment 
period, in response to the 60-day Federal Register, 83(17885), 
published on April 24, 2018. One comment was received from Greyhound 
Lines, Inc. (Greyhound) and the other from Owner-Operator Independent 
Drivers Association (OOIDA). Greyhound's comment, however, addresses 
another ICR open during the same time period, ``Leasing and Interchange 
of Vehicles,'' and not the Markings ICR. The comment submitted by 
Greyhound will thus be addressed in the Leasing ICR response. The other 
comment submitted by OOIDA raised two points. The first issue raised 
deals with the phrasing of the associated regulation, part 390. OOIDA 
asserts that current wording of the part does not permit certain 
leasing situations. FMCSA notes that an ICR is not the venue for 
regulatory change, even if the regulation is related to the subject 
matter covered in the ICR. The second claim made by OOIDA is that the 
aforementioned regulation does nothing to improve safety. As we stated 
in the 2015 final rule the marking requirement enables ``investigators 
and the general public to identify the passenger carrier responsible 
for safety'' (80 FR 30164, 30166). Given these considerations FMCSA 
does not believe changes to the ICR are appropriate based on these 
comments.
    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 FMCSA to perform its

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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 August 3, 
2018.
G. Kelly Regal,
Associate Administrator for Office of Research and Information 
Technology.
[FR Doc. 2018-17568 Filed 8-14-18; 8:45 am]
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40636 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 158 / Wednesday, August 15, 2018 / Notices Issued on: August 8, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: FMCSA’s regulations. The program Larry W. Minor, Crystal Frederick, Transportation change decrease of 76,751 estimated Associate Administrator for Policy. Specialist, Compliance Division, annual burden hours (774,249 proposed [FR Doc. 2018–17602 Filed 8–14–18; 8:45 am] Department of Transportation, Federal estimated annual burden hours–851,000 BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P Motor Carrier Safety Administration, approved estimated annual burden 6th Floor, West Building, 1200 New hours) is due to adjustments in Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC respondent and response estimates. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 20590–0001. Telephone: 202–366–2904; Data, as of September 29, 2017, pulled Email Address: crystal.frederick@ from FMCSA’s MCMIS and SMS Federal Motor Carrier Safety dot.gov. Office hours are from 9 a.m. to databases indicated that there was a Administration 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except decrease in the number of active Federal Holidays. interstate freight carriers and intrastate [Docket No. FMCSA–2018–0091] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: hazardous materials carriers and a Title: Commercial Motor Vehicle decrease in the number of power units Agency Information Collection Marking Requirements subject to Component 1 marking Activities; Renewal of Existing OMB Control Number: 2126–0054. requirements, resulting in a decrease of Information Collection Request: Type of Request: Renewal of a 94,799 burden hours. According to the Commercial Motor Vehicle Marking currently approved collection. September 29, 2017 snapshot, there was Requirements Respondents: Freight carrying a decrease in the number of passenger commercial motor carriers, passenger carriers impacted and an increase in the AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety number of passenger-carrying power Administration (FMCSA), DOT. carrying commercial motor carriers and intermodal equipment providers. units impacted by Component 2, ACTION: Notice and request for Estimated Number of Respondents: resulting in an increase of 17,947 comments. 218,389 motor carriers and IEPs. burden hours. Finally, greater precision Estimated Time per Response: 26 was used in calculating the number of SUMMARY: In accordance with the respondents, responses associated with Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, minutes [12 minutes to affix DOT Component 3, resulting in an increase of FMCSA announces its plan to submit Number + 14 minutes for affixing a 101 burden hours. the Information Collection Request (ICR) carrier’s name = 26]. Two comments were submitted to the described below to the Office of Expiration Date: August 31, 2018. docket during the 60-day comment Management and Budget (OMB) for Frequency of Response: On occasion. period, in response to the 60-day review and approval. This ICR will Estimated Total Annual Burden: Federal Register, 83(17885), published enable FMCSA to document the burden 774,249 hours spent by motor carriers on April 24, 2018. One comment was associated with the marking regulations and IEPs marking CMVs with a DOT received from Greyhound Lines, Inc. in ‘‘Marking of Self-Propelled CMVs and number and carrier information. (Greyhound) and the other from Owner- Intermodal Equipment.’’ These Background: The Secretary of Operator Independent Drivers regulations require marking of vehicles Transportation (Secretary) is authorized Association (OOIDA). Greyhound’s and intermodal equipment by motor to require marking of vehicles and comment, however, addresses another carriers and intermodal equipment intermodal equipment by motor carriers ICR open during the same time period, providers (IEPs) engaging in interstate and intermodal equipment providers ‘‘Leasing and Interchange of Vehicles,’’ transportation. The FMCSA requests (IEPs) engaging in interstate and not the Markings ICR. The comment approval to renew an ICR titled, transportation based on the authority of submitted by Greyhound will thus be ‘‘Commercial Motor Vehicle Marking 49 U.S.C. 31133(a)(8) and 31133(a)(10). addressed in the Leasing ICR response. Requirements.’’ The Secretary has delegated authority The other comment submitted by pertaining to the marking of commercial OOIDA raised two points. The first issue DATES: Please send your comments by motor vehicles (CMVs) pursuant to 49 raised deals with the phrasing of the September 14, 2018. OMB must receive CFR 1.87(f). The Agency’s regulation associated regulation, part 390. OOIDA your comments by this date in order to governing the marking of CMVs is asserts that current wording of the part act quickly on the ICR. codified at 49 CFR 390.21. does not permit certain leasing ADDRESSES: All comments should Vehicle marking requirements are situations. FMCSA notes that an ICR is reference Federal Docket Management intended to ensure that FMCSA, the not the venue for regulatory change, System (FDMS) Docket Number National Transportation Safety Board even if the regulation is related to the FMCSA–2018–0091. Interested persons (NTSB), and State safety officials are subject matter covered in the ICR. The are invited to submit written comments able to identify motor carriers and second claim made by OOIDA is that on the proposed information collection correctly assign responsibility for the aforementioned regulation does to the Office of Information and regulatory violations during inspections, nothing to improve safety. As we stated Regulatory Affairs, Office of investigations, compliance reviews, and in the 2015 final rule the marking Management and Budget. Comments crash studies. These marking requirement enables ‘‘investigators and should be addressed to the attention of requirements will also provide the the general public to identify the the Desk Officer, Department of public with beneficial information that passenger carrier responsible for safety’’ Transportation/Federal Motor Carrier could assist in identifying carriers for (80 FR 30164, 30166). Given these Safety Administration, and sent via the purposes of commerce, complaints considerations FMCSA does not believe daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES electronic mail to oira_submission@ or emergency notification. The marking changes to the ICR are appropriate based omb.eop.gov, or faxed to (202) 395– requirements apply to motor carriers on these comments. 6974, or mailed to the Office of and intermodal equipment providers Public Comments Invited: You are Information and Regulatory Affairs, (IEPs) engaging in interstate asked to comment on any aspect of this Office of Management and Budget, transportation. 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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 158 / Wednesday, August 15, 2018 / Notices 40637 functions; (2) the accuracy of the comments, go to http:// commerce. [Appendix A to Part 391— estimated burden; (3) ways for the www.regulations.gov and/or Room Medical Advisory Criteria, section D, FMCSA to enhance the quality, W12–140 on the ground level of the paragraph 4]. The advisory criteria for usefulness, and clarity of the collected West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue 49 CFR 391.41(b)(4) indicates that information; and (4) ways that the SE, Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and coronary artery bypass surgery and burden could be minimized without 5 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, pacemaker implantation are remedial reducing the quality of the collected except Federal holidays. procedures and thus, not medically information. Privacy Act: In accordance with 5 disqualifying. Implantable cardioverter Issued under the authority delegated in 49 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments defibrillators are disqualifying due to CFR 1.87 on August 3, 2018. from the public to better inform its risk of syncope. G. Kelly Regal, rulemaking process. DOT posts these comments, without edit, including any III. Discussion of Comments Associate Administrator for Office of Research and Information Technology. personal information the commenter FMCSA received one comment in this [FR Doc. 2018–17568 Filed 8–14–18; 8:45 am] provides, to http://www.regulations.gov, proceeding from an individual who is in as described in the system of records favor of any ICD treated individual who BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can has not had any issues for six months, be reviewed at http://www.dot.gov/ and who has clearance from their DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION privacy. cardiologist, being allowed to drive a II. Background CMV. FMCSA acknowledges the Federal Motor Carrier Safety commenters’ responses concerning Administration On January 31, 2018, FMCSA stable medical histories with ICDs. published a FR notice (83 FR 4545) Based on the available medical [Docket No. FMCSA–2017–0326] announcing receipt of applications from literature cited above, FMCSA believes seven individuals treated with ICDs and that a driver with an ICD is at risk for Qualification of Drivers; Exemption requested comments from the public. Applications; Implantable Cardioverter incapacitation if the device discharges. These seven individuals requested an This risk is combined with the risks Defibrillator (ICD) exemption from 49 CFR 391.41(b)(4) associated with the underlying AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety which prohibits operation of a CMV in cardiovascular condition for which the Administration (FMCSA), DOT. interstate commerce by persons with a ICD has been implanted as a primary or ACTION: Notice of denials. current clinical diagnosis of myocardial secondary preventive measure. infarction, angina pectoris, coronary SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its insufficiency, thrombosis, or any other IV. Basis for Exemption Determination decision to deny applications from cardiovascular disease of a variety Under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, seven individuals treated with known to be accompanied by syncope, FMCSA may grant an exemption if it Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators dyspnea, collapse, or congestive heart finds such an exemption would likely (ICDs) who requested an exemption failure. The public comment period achieve a level of safety that is from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety closed on May 2, 2018 and one equivalent to, or greater then, the level Regulations (FMCSRs) prohibiting comment was received. that would be achieved absent such an operation of a commercial motor vehicle FMCSA has evaluated the eligibility exemption. (CMV) in interstate commerce by of these applicants and concluded that The Agency’s decision regarding these persons with a current clinical diagnosis granting these exemptions would not exemption applications is based on an of myocardial infarction, angina provide a level of safety that would be individualized assessment of each pectoris, coronary insufficiency, equivalent to or greater than, the level applicant’s medical information thrombosis, or any other cardiovascular of safety that would be obtained by provided by the applicant, available disease of a variety known to be complying with the regulation 49 CFR medical and scientific data concerning accompanied by syncope, dyspnea, 391.41(b)(4). A summary of each ICD’s, and public comments received. collapse, or congestive heart failure. applicant’s medical history related to In the case of persons with ICDs, the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. their ICD exemption request was underlying condition for which the ICD Christine A. Hydock, Chief, Medical discussed in the March 2, 2018, Federal was implanted places the individual at Programs Division, (202) 366–4001, Register notice and will not be repeated high risk for syncope (a transient loss of fmcsamedical@dot.gov, FMCSA, in this notice. consciousness) or other unpredictable Department of Transportation, 1200 In reaching the decision to deny these events known to result in gradual or New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W64–224, exemption requests, the Agency sudden incapacitation. ICDs may Washington, DC 20590–0001. Office considered information from the discharge, which could result in loss of hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., e.t., Cardiovascular Medical Advisory ability to safely control a CMV. See the Monday through Friday, except Federal Criteria, the April 2007 Evidence Report April 2007 Evidence Report on holidays. If you have questions ‘‘Cardiovascular Disease and Cardiovascular Disease and Commercial regarding viewing or submitting Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Motor vehicle Driver Safety, April material to the docket, contact Docket Safety, and a December 2014 focused 2007.1 A focused research report on Services, telephone (202) 366–9826. research report ‘‘Implantable Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Cardioverter Defibrillators and the and the Impact of a Shock on a Patient Impact of a Shock in a Patient When When Deployed completed for the daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES I. Electronic Access Deployed.’’ Copies of the reports are FMCSA December 2014 indicates that You may see all the comments online included in the docket. the available scientific data on persons through the Federal Document FMCSA has published advisory with ICDs and CMV driving does not Management System (FDMS) at: http:// criteria to assist medical examiners in support that persons with ICDs who www.regulations.gov. determining whether drivers with Docket: For access to the docket to certain medical conditions are qualified 1 Now available at http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/30000/ read background documents or to operate a CMV in interstate 30100/30123/Final_CVD_Evidence_Report_v2.pdf. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:28 Aug 14, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00139 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\15AUN1.SGM 15AUN1


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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 by September 14, 2018. OMB must receive your comments by this date in order to act quickly on the ICR.
ContactCrystal Frederick, Transportation Specialist, Compliance Division, Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 6th Floor, West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001. Telephone: 202-366-2904;
FR Citation83 FR 40636 
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