Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of a New Information Collection Request: Request for Revocation of Authority Granted
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 a...
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION:
Notice and request for comments.
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 renew the previously approved ICR now titled “Request for Revocation of Authority Granted,” OMB Control No. 2126-0018. This ICR allows certain transportation industry registrants, such as motor carriers, freight forwarders, and property brokers, to request the voluntary revocation of all or part of their operating authority registration utilizing Form OCE-46.
DATES:
Comments on this notice must be received on or before November 23, 2026.
ADDRESSES:
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be submitted within 30 days of publication of this notice to
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find this information collection by selecting “Currently under 30-day Review—Open
( printed page 66912)
for Public Comments” or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Jeffrey Secrist, Office of Registration, Chief, Registration Division, DOT, FMCSA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001; (202) 385-2367;
jeff.secrist@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title:
Request for Revocation of Authority Granted.
OMB Control Number:
2126-0018.
Type of Request:
Renewal of a currently approved information collection.
Respondents:
For-hire motor carriers, freight forwarders, and property brokers.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
5,711.
Estimated Time per Response:
15 minutes.
Expiration Date:
December 31, 2026.
Frequency of Response:
Other (as needed).
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
1,428 hours.
Background
FMCSA registers for-hire motor carriers of regulated commodities under 49 U.S.C. 13902, surface freight forwarders under 49 U.S.C. 13903, and property brokers under 49 U.S.C. 13904. Each registration is effective from the date specified under 49 U.S.C. 13905 (c). Subsection (d) of 49 U.S.C. 13905 also provides that on application of the registrant, the Secretary may amend or revoke a registration, and hence the registrant's operating authority.
Form OCE-46 allows these registrants to apply voluntarily for revocation of their operating authority or parts thereof. If the registrant fails to maintain evidence of the required level of insurance coverage on file with FMCSA, its operating authority will be revoked involuntarily. Although the effect of both types of revocation is the same, some registrants prefer to request voluntary revocation. For various business reasons, a registrant may request revocation of some part, but not all, of its operating authority. This information collection, which supports the DOT Strategic Goal of Safety, reflects modified estimates of burden hours and costs. For respondents, the program adjustment has resulted in decreased total burden hours and a decrease in respondent costs. The burden hour decrease is due to an estimated decrease in the number of annual filings of Form OCE-46 from 8,699 to 5,711 per year, resulting in a decrease of 2,988 responses and 747 burden hours. The estimated annual labor cost for industry resulting from submitting Form OCE-46 is $51,422, a decrease of $15,765. The total annual non-labor respondent cost has decreased by $8,177. This decrease is due to the decrease in the number of respondents. While the online submission option exists, FMCSA still estimates that approximately 1,517 respondents (approximately 27 percent of the total number of respondents) will continue to file the form by mail, which incurs notarization and postage fees. For the Federal Government, the program costs have decreased by $14,513 due to the decrease in the number of forms received by FMCSA.
On May 14, 2026, FMCSA published a
Federal Register
notice allowing for a 60-day comment period on this ICR (91 FR 27483). The comment period closed on July 13, 2026 and no comments were received.
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.
Use this for formal legal and research references to the published document.
91 FR 66911
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“Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of a New Information Collection Request: Request for Revocation of Authority Granted,” thefederalregister.org (October 23, 2026), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2026-21647/agency-information-collection-activities-renewal-of-a-new-information-collection-request-request-for-revocation-of-autho.
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain
49 U.S.C. 13902
49 CFR 1.87