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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA–2006–25652]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Request for Comments;
Notice of Intent To Survey Motor
Carriers Operating Small PassengerCarrying Commercial Motor Vehicles
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The FMCSA invites
comments about its plan to request the
Office of Management and Budget’s
(OMB) approval of a new information
collection (IC). FMCSA intends to
sponsor this new information collection
by use of a research contractor to
conduct a survey of motor carriers who
operate small passenger-carrying
commercial motor vehicles (CMVs). The
data collected would assist FMCSA with
outreach initiatives to these motor
carriers of passengers, some of which
will be brought within the scope of
FMCSA safety regulation by recent
statutory changes. This notice is
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before February 6, 2007.
ADDRESSES: All comments should
reference Docket Number FMCSA–
2006–25652. You may mail or hand
deliver comments to the U.S.
Department of Transportation, Dockets
Management Facility, Room PL–401,
400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington,
DC 20590; telefax comments to (202)
493–2251; or submit electronically at
https://dms.dot.gov. You may examine
and copy all comments received at the
above address between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays. If you desire your
comment to be acknowledged, you must
include a self-addressed stamped
envelope or postcard or, if you submit
your comments electronically, you may
print the acknowledgment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Peter Chandler, Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration, Office of
Enforcement and Compliance,
Commercial Passenger Carrier Safety
Division, Washington, DC 20590, phone
(202) 366–5763, fax (202) 366–3621, email peter.chandler@dot.gov. Office
hours are from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., ET,
Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
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On August
12, 2003, FMCSA published a final rule
entitled, ‘‘Safety Requirements for
Operators of Small Passenger-Carrying
Commercial Motor Vehicles Used in
Interstate Commerce,’’ to require motor
carriers operating CMVs, designed or
used to transport between 9 and 15
passengers (including the driver), in
interstate commerce, to comply with
parts 391 through 396 of the Federal
Motor Carrier Safety Regulations
(FMCSRs) when they are directly
compensated for such services, and the
vehicle is operated beyond a 75 air-mile
radius from the driver’s normal workreporting location (see 68 FR 47860). As
a result of the 2003 rule, these motor
carriers are now subject to the same
safety requirements as motor coach
operators, except for the commercial
driver’s license (CDL), and controlled
substances and alcohol testing
regulations. Affected motor carriers
were required to be in compliance with
such regulations by December 10, 2003
(see 68 FR 61246). The 2003 rule
implemented section 212 of the Motor
Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999
(MCSIA) [Public Law 106–159, 113 Stat.
1748, 1766 (Dec. 9, 1999)].
Section 4136 of the Safe, Accountable,
Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity
Act: A Legacy For Users (SAFETEA-LU)
[Public Law 109–59, 119 Stat. 1144,
1745 (Aug. 10, 2005)] directed FMCSA
to remove the 75 air-mile radius
standard. This congressional mandate
would result in a greater number of
motor carriers that operate small
passenger-carrying CMVs being subject
to the FMCSRs. To effectively inform
this segment of the motor carrier
passenger industry of the regulatory
requirements that they will be subject
to, and to assist the agency in
administering an effective educational
outreach program to this entire industry
segment, FMCSA intends to conduct a
survey to obtain information about all of
these motor passenger carrier
operations.
Because certain motor carriers that
operate small passenger-carrying CMVs
will have new regulatory requirements
as a result of the section 4136 provision,
FMCSA wants to learn about the safety
and/or regulatory compliance
challenges of this industry segment.
There is no motor carrier industry
association that is comprised mostly of
commercial companies that primarily
operate between 9–15 passengercarrying commercial motor vehicles.
This makes obtaining information about
this industry segment more difficult and
necessitates the assistance of a
researcher to obtain information needed
by FMCSA to effectively provide
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outreach to these passenger carriers.
FMCSA will request a research
contractor to obtain information about
motor carriers with small passengercarrying CMV operations. The research
contractor will collect information
through approximately 50 telephone
interviews and 8 site visits at places of
business. A copy of the telephone
survey instrument has been placed in
the docket for review and comments.
Information obtained from the study
will provide insight into the common
safety and regulatory compliance
challenges facing motor carriers with
small passenger-carrying CMV
operations. Such information will also
be utilized by FMCSA to develop
educational outreach initiatives for the
affected industry segment. It is
appropriate that FMCSA connect with
and inform this segment of the motor
carrier industry of its regulatory
compliance responsibilities before
implementing an enforcement program.
Any information obtained will help
identify specific areas of regulatory
compliance that are problematic for this
industry segment. In addition, the
questions of the telephone survey
instrument address safety issues that
preliminary research shows are
pertinent to motor carriers with small
passenger-carrying CMV operations.
Useful information about these safety
issues could be included in outreach
materials for the benefit of the industry.
The survey will also obtain needed
insight about how to best provide and
distribute information to the affected
industry segment.
Title: Survey of Motor Carriers with
Small Passenger-Carrying CMV
Operations.
Type of Information Collection
Request: New one-time survey/
information collection.
Respondents: For-hire motor carriers
that operate between 9–15 passengercarrying commercial motor vehicles in
interstate commerce.
Number of Respondents: 50 motor
carriers.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: The estimated average burden
per response for each telephone survey
is 30 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: The
estimated total annual burden is 25
hours for the information collection
based upon an acceptable level of
statistical significance and a confidence
interval of 13.6 percent.
Total Annual Burden: 25 hours [(50
responses × 30 minutes per response) /
60 minutes = 25 hours].
Frequency: This information
collection will be a single, nonrecurring
event.
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Public Comments Invited
Interested parties are invited to send
comments regarding any aspect of this
information collection, including but
not limited to: (1) The necessity and
utility of the information collection for
the proper performance of the functions
of FMCSA and specifically the
regulatory oversight of small passengercarrying commercial motor vehicle
operations; (2) the accuracy of the
estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
collected information; and (4) ways to
minimize the collection burden without
reducing the quality of the collected
information. Comments submitted in
response to this notice will be
summarized and/or included in the
request for OMB’s clearance for this
information collection. For access to the
docket to read background documents
or comments received, go to https://
dms.dot.gov at any time or to Room PL–
401 on the plaza level of the Nassif
Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
Issued on: November 28, 2006.
John H. Hill,
Administrator.
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Federal Railroad Administration
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
In accordance with Part 211 of Title
49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR),
notice is hereby given that the Federal
Railroad Administration (FRA) received
a request for a waiver of compliance
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA-2006-25652]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Request for Comments;
Notice of Intent To Survey Motor Carriers Operating Small Passenger-
Carrying Commercial Motor Vehicles
AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The FMCSA invites comments about its plan to request the
Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval of a new information
collection (IC). FMCSA intends to sponsor this new information
collection by use of a research contractor to conduct a survey of motor
carriers who operate small passenger-carrying commercial motor vehicles
(CMVs). The data collected would assist FMCSA with outreach initiatives
to these motor carriers of passengers, some of which will be brought
within the scope of FMCSA safety regulation by recent statutory
changes. This notice is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 6, 2007.
ADDRESSES: All comments should reference Docket Number FMCSA-2006-
25652. You may mail or hand deliver comments to the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Dockets Management Facility, Room PL-401, 400 Seventh
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590; telefax comments to (202) 493-2251;
or submit electronically at https://dms.dot.gov. You may examine and
copy all comments received at the above address between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. If you desire
your comment to be acknowledged, you must include a self-addressed
stamped envelope or postcard or, if you submit your comments
electronically, you may print the acknowledgment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Peter Chandler, Federal Motor
Carrier Safety Administration, Office of Enforcement and Compliance,
Commercial Passenger Carrier Safety Division, Washington, DC 20590,
phone (202) 366-5763, fax (202) 366-3621, e-mail
peter.chandler@dot.gov. Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., ET,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 12, 2003, FMCSA published a final
rule entitled, ``Safety Requirements for Operators of Small Passenger-
Carrying Commercial Motor Vehicles Used in Interstate Commerce,'' to
require motor carriers operating CMVs, designed or used to transport
between 9 and 15 passengers (including the driver), in interstate
commerce, to comply with parts 391 through 396 of the Federal Motor
Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) when they are directly compensated
for such services, and the vehicle is operated beyond a 75 air-mile
radius from the driver's normal work-reporting location (see 68 FR
47860). As a result of the 2003 rule, these motor carriers are now
subject to the same safety requirements as motor coach operators,
except for the commercial driver's license (CDL), and controlled
substances and alcohol testing regulations. Affected motor carriers
were required to be in compliance with such regulations by December 10,
2003 (see 68 FR 61246). The 2003 rule implemented section 212 of the
Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 (MCSIA) [Public Law 106-
159, 113 Stat. 1748, 1766 (Dec. 9, 1999)].
Section 4136 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy For Users (SAFETEA-LU) [Public Law
109-59, 119 Stat. 1144, 1745 (Aug. 10, 2005)] directed FMCSA to remove
the 75 air-mile radius standard. This congressional mandate would
result in a greater number of motor carriers that operate small
passenger-carrying CMVs being subject to the FMCSRs. To effectively
inform this segment of the motor carrier passenger industry of the
regulatory requirements that they will be subject to, and to assist the
agency in administering an effective educational outreach program to
this entire industry segment, FMCSA intends to conduct a survey to
obtain information about all of these motor passenger carrier
operations.
Because certain motor carriers that operate small passenger-
carrying CMVs will have new regulatory requirements as a result of the
section 4136 provision, FMCSA wants to learn about the safety and/or
regulatory compliance challenges of this industry segment. There is no
motor carrier industry association that is comprised mostly of
commercial companies that primarily operate between 9-15 passenger-
carrying commercial motor vehicles. This makes obtaining information
about this industry segment more difficult and necessitates the
assistance of a researcher to obtain information needed by FMCSA to
effectively provide outreach to these passenger carriers. FMCSA will
request a research contractor to obtain information about motor
carriers with small passenger-carrying CMV operations. The research
contractor will collect information through approximately 50 telephone
interviews and 8 site visits at places of business. A copy of the
telephone survey instrument has been placed in the docket for review
and comments. Information obtained from the study will provide insight
into the common safety and regulatory compliance challenges facing
motor carriers with small passenger-carrying CMV operations. Such
information will also be utilized by FMCSA to develop educational
outreach initiatives for the affected industry segment. It is
appropriate that FMCSA connect with and inform this segment of the
motor carrier industry of its regulatory compliance responsibilities
before implementing an enforcement program. Any information obtained
will help identify specific areas of regulatory compliance that are
problematic for this industry segment. In addition, the questions of
the telephone survey instrument address safety issues that preliminary
research shows are pertinent to motor carriers with small passenger-
carrying CMV operations. Useful information about these safety issues
could be included in outreach materials for the benefit of the
industry. The survey will also obtain needed insight about how to best
provide and distribute information to the affected industry segment.
Title: Survey of Motor Carriers with Small Passenger-Carrying CMV
Operations.
Type of Information Collection Request: New one-time survey/
information collection.
Respondents: For-hire motor carriers that operate between 9-15
passenger-carrying commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce.
Number of Respondents: 50 motor carriers.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: The estimated average burden
per response for each telephone survey is 30 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: The estimated total annual burden is
25 hours for the information collection based upon an acceptable level
of statistical significance and a confidence interval of 13.6 percent.
Total Annual Burden: 25 hours [(50 responses x 30 minutes per
response) / 60 minutes = 25 hours].
Frequency: This information collection will be a single,
nonrecurring event.
Public Comments Invited
Interested parties are invited to send comments regarding any
aspect of this information collection, including but not limited to:
(1) The necessity and utility of the information collection for the
proper performance of the functions of FMCSA and specifically the
regulatory oversight of small passenger-carrying commercial motor
vehicle operations; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways
to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the collected
information; and (4) ways to minimize the collection burden without
reducing the quality of the collected information. Comments submitted
in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the
request for OMB's clearance for this information collection. For access
to the docket to read background documents or comments received, go to
https://dms.dot.gov at any time or to Room PL-401 on the plaza level of
the Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC, between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Issued on: November 28, 2006.
John H. Hill,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. E6-20830 Filed 12-7-06; 8:45 am]
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