83_FR_54853 83 FR 54643 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of an Approved Information Collection Request: Commercial Driver Licensing and Test Standards

83 FR 54643 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of an Approved Information Collection Request: Commercial Driver Licensing and Test Standards

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 210 (October 30, 2018)

Page Range54643-54644
FR Document2018-23707

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. FMCSA requests approval to revise and renew an ICR titled, ``Commercial Driver Licensing and Test Standards,'' due to, in part, a decrease in the number of commercial driver's license records and the addition of one information collection item: ``Driver completion of knowledge and skills tests.'' This ICR is needed to ensure that drivers, motor carriers and the States are complying with notification and recordkeeping requirements for information related to testing, licensing, violations, convictions and disqualifications and that the information is accurate, complete and transmitted and recorded within certain time periods as required by the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 (CMVSA), as amended.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 210 (Tuesday, October 30, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 210 (Tuesday, October 30, 2018)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-23707]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2018-0159]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of an Approved 
Information Collection Request: Commercial Driver Licensing and Test 
Standards

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. FMCSA requests approval to revise and renew an ICR 
titled, ``Commercial Driver Licensing and Test Standards,'' due to, in 
part, a decrease in the number of commercial driver's license records 
and the addition of one information collection item: ``Driver 
completion of knowledge and skills tests.'' This ICR is needed to 
ensure that drivers, motor carriers and the States are complying with 
notification and recordkeeping requirements for information related to 
testing, licensing, violations, convictions and disqualifications and 
that the information is accurate, complete and transmitted and recorded 
within certain time periods as required by the Commercial Motor Vehicle 
Safety Act of 1986 (CMVSA), as amended.

DATES: Please send your comments by November 29, 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-2018-0159. 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 
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov, 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: Mr. Selden Fritschner, Senior 
Transportation Specialist, Office of Safety Programs, Commercial 
Driver's License Division (MC-ESL), Department of Transportation, 
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 6th Floor, West Building, 
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001. Telephone: 202-
366-0677; Email Address: selden.fritschner@dot.gov. Office hours are 
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Commercial Driver Licensing and Test Standards.
    OMB Control Number: 2126-0011.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently-approved information 
collection.
    Respondents: Drivers with a commercial learner's permit (CLP) or 
commercial driver's license (CDL) and State driver licensing agencies.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 7,364,972 driver respondents and 
4,746 State respondents.
    Estimated Time per Response: Varies.
    Expiration Date: October 31, 2018.
    Frequency of Response: Varies.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 2,825,503 hours, which is the total 
of four tasks for CDL drivers (2,403,248 hours), added to a total of 
eight tasks for State driver licensing agency CDL activities (422,255 
hours).
    Information collection tasks and associated burden hours are as 
follows:

IC-1.1 Driver Notification of Convictions/Disqualifications to 
Employer: 473,577 hours

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IC-1.2 Driver Providing Previous Employment History to New Employer: 
297,758 hours
IC-1.3 Driver Completion of the CDL Application Form: 40,719 hours
IC-1.4 Driver Completion of Knowledge and Skills Tests: 1,591,194 hours
IC-2.1 State Recording of Medical Examiner's Certificate Information: 
80,344 hours
IC-2.2 State Recording of the Self Certification of Commercial Motor 
Vehicle (CMV) Operation: 3,018 hours
IC-2.3 State Verification of Medical Certification Status: 3,180 hours
IC-2.4 Annual State Certification of Compliance: 1,632 hours
IC-2.5 State Preparing for and Participating in Annual Program Review: 
10,200 hours
IC-2.6 CDLIS/PDPS/State Recordkeeping: 214,548 hours
IC-2.7 Knowledge and Skills Test Recordkeeping: 82,034 hours
IC-2.8 Knowledge and Skills Test Examiner Certification: 27,299 hours
    Background: The licensed drivers in the United States deserve 
reasonable assurance that their fellow motorists are properly qualified 
to drive the vehicles they operate. Before the Commercial Motor Vehicle 
Safety Act of 1986 (CMVSA or the Act) Public Law 99-570, Title XII, 100 
Stat. 3207, codified at 49 U.S.C. chapter 313) was signed by the 
President on October 27, 1986, 18 States and the District of Columbia 
authorized any person licensed to drive an automobile to also legally 
drive a large truck or bus. No special training or special license was 
required to drive these vehicles, even though it was widely recognized 
that operation of certain types of vehicles called for special skills, 
knowledge and training. Even in the 32 States that had a classified 
driver licensing system in place, only 12 of these States required an 
applicant to take a skills test in a representative vehicle. Equally 
serious was the problem of drivers possessing multiple driver licenses. 
By spreading their convictions among several States, CMV drivers could 
avoid punishment for their infringements, and stay behind the wheel.
    For a detailed history of regulatory developments in 49 CFR parts 
383 and 384 to implement the mandates in the CMVSA, see the supporting 
statement in the docket for this matter.''
    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 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: October 
24, 2018
G. Kelly Regal,
Associate Administrator for Office of Research and Information 
Technology.
[FR Doc. 2018-23707 Filed 10-29-18; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 210 / Tuesday, October 30, 2018 / Notices 54643 2018–62 and should be submitted on or Percent Please send your comments by DATES: before November 20, 2018. November 29, 2018. OMB must receive For the Commission, by the Division of Non-Profit Organizations with your comments by this date in order to Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated Credit Available Elsewhere 2.500 act quickly on the ICR. authority.12 Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available ADDRESSES: All comments should Eduardo A. Aleman, Elsewhere .......................... 2.500 reference Federal Docket Management Assistant Secretary. For Economic Injury: System (FDMS) Docket Number [FR Doc. 2018–23621 Filed 10–29–18; 8:45 am] Non-Profit Organizations FMCSA–2018–0159. Interested persons BILLING CODE 8011–01–P without Credit Available are invited to submit written comments Elsewhere. ......................... 2.500 on the proposed information collection to the Office of Information and The number assigned to this disaster Regulatory Affairs, Office of SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION for physical damage is 157808 and for Management and Budget. Comments [Disaster Declaration # 15780 and # 15781; economic injury is 157810. should be addressed to the attention of FLORIDA Disaster Number FL–00141] the Desk Officer, Department of (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 59008) Transportation/Federal Motor Carrier Presidential Declaration of a Major Safety Administration, and sent via Disaster for Public Assistance Only for electronic mail to oira_submission@ the State of Florida Rafaela Monchek, Acting Associate Administrator for Disaster omb.eop.gov, or faxed to (202) 395– AGENCY: U.S. Small Business Assistance. 6974, or mailed to the Office of Administration. [FR Doc. 2018–23626 Filed 10–29–18; 8:45 am] Information and Regulatory Affairs, ACTION: Notice. Office of Management and Budget, BILLING CODE 8025–01–P Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th SUMMARY: This is a Notice of the Street NW, Washington, DC 20503. Presidential declaration of a major FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. disaster for Public Assistance Only for DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Selden Fritschner, Senior the State of Florida (FEMA–4399–DR), Transportation Specialist, Office of dated 10/23/2018. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Safety Programs, Commercial Driver’s Incident: Hurricane Michael. License Division (MC–ESL), Department Incident Period: 10/07/2018 through [Docket No. FMCSA–2018–0159] of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier 10/19/2018. Safety Administration, 6th Floor, West DATES: Issued on 10/23/2018. Agency Information Collection Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Physical Loan Application Deadline Activities; Revision of an Approved Washington, DC 20590–0001. Date: 12/24/2018. Information Collection Request: Telephone: 202–366–0677; Email Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Commercial Driver Licensing and Test Address: selden.fritschner@dot.gov. Application Deadline Date: 07/23/2019. Standards Office hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., ADDRESSES: Submit completed loan Monday through Friday, except Federal AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Holidays. applications to: U.S. Small Business Administration (FMCSA), DOT. Administration, Processing and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport ACTION: Notice and request for comments. Title: Commercial Driver Licensing Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155. and Test Standards. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A. SUMMARY: In accordance with the OMB Control Number: 2126–0011. Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance, Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Type of Request: Revision of a U.S. Small Business Administration, FMCSA announces its plan to submit currently-approved information 409 3rd Street SW, Suite 6050, the Information Collection Request (ICR) collection. Washington, DC 20416, (202) 205–6734. described below to the Office of Respondents: Drivers with a SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is Management and Budget (OMB) for commercial learner’s permit (CLP) or hereby given that as a result of the review and approval. FMCSA requests commercial driver’s license (CDL) and President’s major disaster declaration on approval to revise and renew an ICR State driver licensing agencies. 10/23/2018, Private Non-Profit titled, ‘‘Commercial Driver Licensing Estimated Number of Respondents: organizations that provide essential and Test Standards,’’ due to, in part, a 7,364,972 driver respondents and 4,746 services of a governmental nature may decrease in the number of commercial State respondents. file disaster loan applications at the driver’s license records and the addition Estimated Time per Response: Varies. address listed above or other locally of one information collection item: Expiration Date: October 31, 2018. announced locations. ‘‘Driver completion of knowledge and Frequency of Response: Varies. The following areas have been skills tests.’’ This ICR is needed to determined to be adversely affected by ensure that drivers, motor carriers and Estimated Total Annual Burden: the disaster: the States are complying with 2,825,503 hours, which is the total of notification and recordkeeping four tasks for CDL drivers (2,403,248 Primary Counties: Bay, Calhoun, hours), added to a total of eight tasks for requirements for information related to khammond on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Liberty. State driver licensing agency CDL The Interest Rates are: testing, licensing, violations, convictions and disqualifications and activities (422,255 hours). that the information is accurate, Information collection tasks and Percent complete and transmitted and recorded associated burden hours are as follows: For Physical Damage: within certain time periods as required IC–1.1 Driver Notification of by the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Convictions/Disqualifications to 12 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). Act of 1986 (CMVSA), as amended. Employer: 473,577 hours VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:47 Oct 29, 2018 Jkt 247001 PO 00000 Frm 00078 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\30OCN1.SGM 30OCN1

54644 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 210 / Tuesday, October 30, 2018 / Notices IC–1.2 Driver Providing Previous usefulness, and clarity of the collected internet, you may view the docket Employment History to New information; and (4) ways that the online by visiting the Docket Employer: 297,758 hours burden could be minimized without Management Facility in Room W12–140 IC–1.3 Driver Completion of the CDL reducing the quality of the collected on the ground floor of the DOT West Application Form: 40,719 hours information. Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, IC–1.4 Driver Completion of Knowledge Issued under the authority delegated in 49 Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and Skills Tests: 1,591,194 hours CFR 1.87 on: October 24, 2018 and 5 p.m., ET, Monday through Friday, IC–2.1 State Recording of Medical G. Kelly Regal, except Federal holidays. Examiner’s Certificate Information: Associate Administrator for Office of B. Privacy Act 80,344 hours Research and Information Technology. IC–2.2 State Recording of the Self In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), [FR Doc. 2018–23707 Filed 10–29–18; 8:45 am] Certification of Commercial Motor DOT solicits comments from the public BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P Vehicle (CMV) Operation: 3,018 hours to better inform its rulemaking process. IC–2.3 State Verification of Medical DOT posts these comments, without Certification Status: 3,180 hours edit, including any personal information IC–2.4 Annual State Certification of DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION the commenter provides, to Compliance: 1,632 hours Federal Motor Carrier Safety www.regulations.gov, as described in IC–2.5 State Preparing for and the system of records notice (DOT/ALL– Administration Participating in Annual Program 14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at Review: 10,200 hours [Docket No. FMCSA–2018–0014] www.dot.gov/privacy. IC–2.6 CDLIS/PDPS/State Recordkeeping: 214,548 hours Qualification of Drivers; Exemption II. Background IC–2.7 Knowledge and Skills Test Applications; Vision On July 17, 2018, FMCSA published Recordkeeping: 82,034 hours AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety a notice announcing receipt of IC–2.8 Knowledge and Skills Test Administration (FMCSA), DOT. applications from 13 individuals Examiner Certification: 27,299 hours requesting an exemption from vision ACTION: Notice of final disposition. Background: The licensed drivers in requirement in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10) the United States deserve reasonable SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its and requested comments from the assurance that their fellow motorists are decision to exempt 13 individuals from public (83 FR 33292). The public properly qualified to drive the vehicles the vision requirement in the Federal comment period ended on August 16, they operate. Before the Commercial Motor Carrier Safety Regulations 2018, and no comments were received. Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 (FMCSRs) to operate a commercial FMCSA has evaluated the eligibility (CMVSA or the Act) Public Law 99–570, motor vehicle (CMV) in interstate of these applicants and determined that Title XII, 100 Stat. 3207, codified at 49 commerce. They are unable to meet the granting the exemptions to these U.S.C. chapter 313) was signed by the vision requirement in one eye for individuals would achieve a level of President on October 27, 1986, 18 States various reasons. The exemptions enable safety equivalent to or greater than the and the District of Columbia authorized these individuals to operate CMVs in level that would be achieved by any person licensed to drive an interstate commerce without meeting complying with the current regulation automobile to also legally drive a large the vision requirement in one eye. 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10). truck or bus. No special training or DATES: The exemptions were applicable The physical qualification standard special license was required to drive on August 17, 2018. The exemptions for drivers regarding vision found in 49 these vehicles, even though it was expire on August 17, 2020. CFR 391.41(b)(10) states that a person is widely recognized that operation of physically qualified to driver a CMV if FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. certain types of vehicles called for that person has distant visual acuity of Christine A. Hydock, Chief, Medical special skills, knowledge and training. at least 20/40 (Snellen) in each eye Programs Division, (202) 366–4001, Even in the 32 States that had a without corrective lenses or visual fmcsamedical@dot.gov, FMCSA, classified driver licensing system in acuity separately corrected to 20/40 Department of Transportation, 1200 place, only 12 of these States required (Snellen) or better with corrective New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W64–224, an applicant to take a skills test in a lenses, distant binocular acuity of a least Washington, DC 20590–0001. Office representative vehicle. Equally serious 20/40 (Snellen) in both eyes with or hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., ET, was the problem of drivers possessing without corrective lenses, field of vision Monday through Friday, except Federal multiple driver licenses. By spreading of at least 70° in the horizontal meridian holidays. If you have questions their convictions among several States, in each eye, and the ability to recognize regarding viewing or submitting CMV drivers could avoid punishment the colors of traffic signals and devices material to the docket, contact Docket for their infringements, and stay behind showing red, green, and amber. Services, telephone (202) 366–9826. the wheel. For a detailed history of regulatory SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: III. Discussion of Comments developments in 49 CFR parts 383 and I. Public Participation FMCSA received no comments in this 384 to implement the mandates in the proceeding. CMVSA, see the supporting statement in A. Viewing Documents and Comments the docket for this matter.’’ To view comments, as well as any IV. Basis for Exemption Determination Public Comments Invited: You are documents mentioned in this notice as Under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, khammond on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES asked to comment on any aspect of this being available in the docket, go to FMCSA may grant an exemption for up information collection, including: (1) http://www.regulations.gov. Insert the to five years from the vision standard in Whether the proposed collection is docket number, FMCSA–2018–0014, in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10) if the exemption is necessary for the FMCSA to perform its the keyword box, and click ‘‘Search.’’ likely to achieve an equivalent or greater functions; (2) the accuracy of the Next, click the ‘‘Open Docket Folder’’ level of safety than would be achieved estimated burden; (3) ways for the button and choose the document to without the exemption. The exemption FMCSA to enhance the quality, review. 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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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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 November 29, 2018. OMB must receive your comments by this date in order to act quickly on the ICR.
ContactMr. Selden Fritschner, Senior Transportation Specialist, Office of Safety Programs, Commercial Driver's License Division (MC-ESL), Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 6th Floor, West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001. Telephone: 202-
FR Citation83 FR 54643 
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