83 FR 46997 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of an Approved Information Collection: Electronic Logging Device (ELD) Vendor Registration

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 180 (September 17, 2018)

Page Range		46997-46997
FR Document		2018-20157

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. FMCSA requests approval to renew an ICR titled, ``Electronic Logging Device (ELD) Vendor Registration.'' This ICR is necessary for ELD vendors to register their ELDs with the Agency.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2018-0287]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of an Approved 
Information Collection: Electronic Logging Device (ELD) Vendor 
Registration

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Department 
of Transportation (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. FMCSA requests approval 
to renew an ICR titled, ``Electronic Logging Device (ELD) Vendor 
Registration.'' This ICR is necessary for ELD vendors to register their 
ELDs with the Agency.

DATES: We must receive your comments on or before November 16, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Federal Docket 
Management System (FDMS) Docket Number FMCSA-2018-0287 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 Operations; 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, 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 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: Mike Huntley, Vehicle and Roadside 
Operations Division, Department of Transportation, Federal Motor 
Carrier Safety Administration, West Building 6th Floor, 1200 New Jersey 
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 202-366-9209; email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Background: On December 16, 2015, FMCSA published a final rule 
titled ``Electronic Logging Devices and Hours of Service Supporting 
Documents,'' (80 FR 78292) that established minimum performance and 
design standards for hours-of-service (HOS) ELDs; requirements for the 
mandatory use of these devices by drivers currently required to prepare 
HOS records of duty status (RODS); requirements concerning HOS 
supporting documents; and measures to address concerns about harassment 
resulting from the mandatory use of ELDs.
    To ensure consistency among ELD vendors and devices, detailed 
functional specifications were published as part of the December 2015 
final rule. Each ELD vendor developing an ELD technology must register 
online at a secure FMCSA website where the ELD provider can securely 
certify that its ELD is compliant with the functional specifications. 
Each ELD vendor must certify that each ELD model and version has been 
sufficiently tested to meet the functional requirements in the rule 
under the conditions in which the ELD would be used.
    ELD vendors must self-certify and register their devices with FMCSA 
online via Form MCSA-5893, ``Electronic Logging Device (ELD) Vendor 
Registration and Certification.'' FMCSA expects 100% of respondents to 
submit their information electronically. Once completed, FMCSA issues a 
unique identification number that the ELD vendor will embed in their 
device(s). FMCSA maintains a list on its website of the current ELD 
vendors and devices that have been certified (by the vendors) to meet 
the functional specifications. The information is necessary for fleets 
and drivers to easily find a compliant ELD for their use in complying 
with the FMCSA regulation requiring the use of ELDs.
    Title: Electronic Logging Device (ELD) Vendor Registration.
    OMB Control Number: 2126-0062.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: ELD vendors.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 224.
    Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes.
    Expiration Date: December 31, 2018.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 336 hours [224 respondents x 2 
devices per respondent x 3 updates per device x 15 minutes per 
response].
    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 under the authority of 49 CFR 1.87 on: September 12, 
2018.
Kelly Regal,
Associate Administrator for Office of Research and Information 
Technology.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION dockets, or go to the street address listed ELD vendors must self-certify and
above. register their devices with FMCSA
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Privacy Act: In accordance with 5 online via Form MCSA–5893,
Administration U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments ‘‘Electronic Logging Device (ELD)
from the public to better inform its Vendor Registration and Certification.’’
[Docket No. FMCSA–2018–0287]
rulemaking process. DOT posts these FMCSA expects 100% of respondents to
Agency Information Collection comments, without edit, including any submit their information electronically.
Activities; Revision of an Approved personal information the commenter Once completed, FMCSA issues a
Information Collection: Electronic provides, to www.regulations.gov, as unique identification number that the
Logging Device (ELD) Vendor described in the system of records ELD vendor will embed in their
Registration notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can device(s). FMCSA maintains a list on its
be reviewed at www.dot.gov/privacy.
AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety website of the current ELD vendors and
Public Participation: The Federal
Administration (FMCSA), Department eRulemaking Portal is available 24 devices that have been certified (by the
of Transportation (DOT). hours each day, 365 days each year. You vendors) to meet the functional
can obtain electronic submission and specifications. The information is
ACTION: Notice and request for
retrieval help and guidelines under the necessary for fleets and drivers to easily
comments.
‘‘help’’ section of the Federal find a compliant ELD for their use in
SUMMARY: In accordance with the eRulemaking Portal website. If you want complying with the FMCSA regulation
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, us to notify you that we received your requiring the use of ELDs.
FMCSA announces its plan to submit comments, please include a self- Title: Electronic Logging Device (ELD)
the Information Collection Request (ICR) addressed, stamped envelope or Vendor Registration.
described below to the Office of postcard, or print the acknowledgement
Management and Budget (OMB) for its OMB Control Number: 2126–0062.
page that appears after submitting
review and approval and invites public comments online. Comments received Type of Request: Renewal of a
comment. FMCSA requests approval to after the comment closing date will be currently approved collection.
renew an ICR titled, ‘‘Electronic Logging included in the docket and will be Respondents: ELD vendors.
Device (ELD) Vendor Registration.’’ This considered to the extent practicable.
ICR is necessary for ELD vendors to Estimated Number of Respondents:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 224.
register their ELDs with the Agency. Mike Huntley, Vehicle and Roadside
DATES: We must receive your comments Operations Division, Department of Estimated Time per Response: 15
on or before November 16, 2018. Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier minutes.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments Safety Administration, West Building Expiration Date: December 31, 2018.
identified by Federal Docket 6th Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Management System (FDMS) Docket Washington, DC 20590. Telephone:
Number FMCSA–2018–0287 using any 202–366–9209; email michael.huntley@ Estimated Total Annual Burden: 336
of the following methods: dot.gov. hours [224 respondents × 2 devices per
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
respondent × 3 updates per device × 15
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online Background: On December 16, 2015, minutes per response].
instructions for submitting comments. FMCSA published a final rule titled Public Comments Invited: You are
• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. ‘‘Electronic Logging Devices and Hours asked to comment on any aspect of this
• Mail: Docket Operations; U.S. of Service Supporting Documents,’’ (80 information collection, including: (1)
Department of Transportation, 1200 FR 78292) that established minimum Whether the proposed collection is
New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, performance and design standards for necessary for the performance of
Ground Floor, Room W12–140, hours-of-service (HOS) ELDs; FMCSA’s functions; (2) the accuracy of
Washington, DC 20590–0001. requirements for the mandatory use of the estimated burden; (3) ways for
• Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S. these devices by drivers currently FMCSA to enhance the quality,
Department of Transportation, 1200 required to prepare HOS records of duty usefulness, and clarity of the collected
New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, status (RODS); requirements concerning information; and (4) ways that the
Ground Floor, Room W12–140, HOS supporting documents; and burden could be minimized without
Washington, DC 20590–0001 between 9 measures to address concerns about reducing the quality of the collected
a.m. and 5 p.m. e.t., Monday through harassment resulting from the
information. The agency will summarize
Friday, except Federal holidays. mandatory use of ELDs.
or include your comments in the request
Instructions: All submissions must To ensure consistency among ELD
include the Agency name and docket vendors and devices, detailed functional for OMB’s clearance of this information
number. For detailed instructions on specifications were published as part of collection.
submitting comments, see the Public the December 2015 final rule. Each ELD Issued under the authority of 49 CFR 1.87
Participation heading below. Note that vendor developing an ELD technology on: September 12, 2018.
all comments received will be posted must register online at a secure FMCSA Kelly Regal,
without change to http:// website where the ELD provider can Associate Administrator for Office of
www.regulations.gov, including any securely certify that its ELD is Research and Information Technology.
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Docket: For access to the docket to certify that each ELD model and version
read background documents or has been sufficiently tested to meet the
comments received, go to http:// functional requirements in the rule
www.regulations.gov, and follow the under the conditions in which the ELD
online instructions for accessing the would be used.

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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 November 16, 2018.
Contact		Mike Huntley, Vehicle and Roadside Operations Division, Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, West Building 6th Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 202-366-9209; email [email protected]
FR Citation		83 FR 46997

83 FR 46997 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of an Approved Information Collection: Electronic Logging Device (ELD) Vendor Registration

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONFederal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 180 (September 17, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration