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operations on our nation’s highways,
Section 4007(b) of the Motor Carrier Act
of 1991 directed the Secretary of
Transportation to establish Federal
minimum training requirements for
drivers of LCVs [Intermodal Surface
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
(ISTEA), Pub. L. 102–240, 105 Stat.
1914, 2152]. On March 30, 2004, after
appropriate notice and solicitation of
public comment, FMCSA established
the current training requirements for
operators of LCVs (69 FR 16722). The
regulations bar motor carriers from
permitting their drivers to operate an
LCV if they have not been properly
trained in accordance with the
requirements of 49 CFR 380.113. Drivers
receive an LCV Driver-Training
Certificate upon successful completion
of these training requirements. Motor
carriers employing an LCV driver must
verify the driver’s qualifications to
operate an LCV, and must maintain a
copy of the LCV Driver-Training
Certificate to present to authorized
Federal, State or local officials upon
request.
Comments from the Public: In
response to the 60-day Federal Register
notice published December 2, 2013, the
FMCSA received one comment without
a return address. The commenter was
concerned that the LCV regulations (49
CFR 380.101et seq.) require drivers to
submit their LCV Certificate directly to
the Agency. There is no such
requirement; drivers are only required
to provide a copy of their LCV
Certificate to their employer.
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: February 24, 2014.
G. Kelly Leone,
Associate Administrator, Office of Research
and Information Technology and Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA–2013–0518]
Knowledge Testing of New Entrant
Motor Carriers, Freight Forwarders and
Brokers
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of public listening
sessions.
AGENCY:
FMCSA announces that it will
hold two public listening sessions on
March 28 and April 7, 2014, to solicit
ideas and information concerning
sections 32101 and 32916 of the Moving
Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century
Act. These provisions require the
assessment of applicants’ knowledge of
regulations and industry practices for
persons seeking registration authority as
motor carriers [property, passenger, and
household goods (HHG)], freight
forwarders, and brokers. These listening
sessions are the second and third in a
series through which the Agency
requests information from interested
parties concerning potential test topics,
the relationship between the knowledge
testing requirement and the Agency’s
Unified Registration System (URS)
program, and test development and
delivery. The sessions will be held at
the Mid America Trucking Show
(MATS) in Louisville, KY, and the
Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance
(CVSA) Workshop in Los Angeles, CA.
The previous session was held on
January 13, 2014, at the American Bus
Association’s (ABA) Marketplace
conference in Nashville, TN. All
comments will be transcribed and
placed in the docket referenced above
for FMCSA’s consideration. The entire
days’ proceedings are open to the public
and will be Webcast with an
opportunity provided for on-line
comments.
SUMMARY:
The listening sessions will be
held on Friday, March 28 and Monday,
April 7, 2014, from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m.
and 1:00 to 3:30 p.m., local time. If all
interested participants have had an
opportunity to comment, the session
may conclude early.
ADDRESSES: The listening sessions will
be held at the following locations:
Friday, March 28, Kentucky Exposition
Center, Louisville, KY, Kentucky
Exposition Center, 937 Phillips Lane,
Louisville, KY 40209, 502–367–5000, in
Room C103; and Monday, April 7, The
Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites, 404
South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA
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90071, (213) 624–1000, in the Beaudry
Room on the Lobby Level. In addition
to attending the session in person, the
Agency offers several ways to provide
comments, as enumerated below.
Internet Address for Live Webcast
FMCSA will post specific information
on how to participate via the Internet on
the FMCSA Web site at
www.fmcsa.dot.gov in advance of the
listening session. You may submit
comments bearing the Federal Docket
Management System (FDMS) Docket ID
FMCSA–2001–11061 using any of the
following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail: Docket Management Facility;
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: West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., ET, Monday through Friday,
except Federal Holidays.
• Fax: 1–202–493–2251.
Each submission must include the
Agency name and the docket number for
this notice. Note that DOT posts all
comments received, without change, to
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information included in a
comment. Please see the Privacy Act
heading below.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments, go to www.regulations.gov at
any time or visit Room W12–140 on the
ground level of the West Building, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington,
DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., ET,
Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. The online Federal document
management system is available 24
hours each day, 365 days each year. If
you would like acknowledgment that
the Agency received your comments,
please include a self-addressed,
stamped envelope or postcard or print
the acknowledgement page that appears
after submitting comments on-line.
Privacy Act: Anyone may search the
electronic form of all comments
received into any of our dockets by the
name of the individual submitting the
comment (or of the person signing the
comment, if submitted on behalf of an
association, business, labor union, etc.).
You may review DOT’s Privacy Act
Statement for the Federal Docket
Management System published in the
Federal Register on December 29, 2010
(75 FR 82132).
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For
information concerning the listening
sessions or the live webcasts, please
contact Ms. Shannon L. Watson, Senior
Policy Advisor, FMCSA, at
Shannon.Watson@dot.gov or (202) 385–
2395. If you need sign language
assistance to participate, contact Ms.
Watson by Wednesday, March 19, and
Tuesday, April 1, 2014, respectively, to
allow us to arrange for such services.
FMCSA cannot guarantee that
interpreter services requested on short
notice will be provided.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
I. Background
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On July 6, 2012, the President signed
MAP–21 into law. The new law
included certain requirements
concerning the registration of motor
carriers [property, passenger, and
household goods (HHG)], freight
forwarders, and brokers. Section 32101
of MAP–21 includes requirements for a
written proficiency examination to
assess motor carrier registration
applicants’ knowledge of applicable
safety regulations, standards, and orders
of the Federal government. Section
32916 includes requirements that
applicants for freight forwarder and
broker registration authority employ, as
an officer, an individual with 3 years of
relevant experience who ‘‘provides the
Secretary with satisfactory evidence of
the individuals’ knowledge of related
rules, regulations, and industry
practices.’’
In consideration of the MAP–21
requirements, the Agency believes that
conducting this series of public
listening sessions will provide all
interested parties the opportunity to
share their views on the subject prior to
the initiation of a rulemaking. The
Agency requests information
concerning: Potential test topics (e.g.,
regulations and industry best practices);
the relationship between the knowledge
testing requirement and the Agency’s
August 23, 2013, Unified Registration
System (URS) final rule (78 FR 52608);1
and test development and delivery.
FMCSA asks listening session
participants to consider the following
1 The final rule amends FMCSA’s regulations to
require interstate motor carriers, freight forwarders,
brokers, intermodal equipment providers,
hazardous materials safety permit applicants, and
cargo tank facilities under the Agency’s jurisdiction
to submit required registration and biennial update
information to the Agency via a new electronic
online URS. The final rule also establishes fees for
the registration system, discloses the cumulative
information to be collected in the URS, and
provides a centralized cross-reference to existing
safety and commercial regulations necessary for
compliance with the registration requirements.
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questions in preparing to make
comments at the listening session:
• Should the exam be limited to the
applicable FMCSA regulations or
include both the regulations and
industry best practices?
• If the exam covers industry best
practices, what specific best practices
should be included on the exam?
• What industry best practices
manuals/publications are available for
new entrants to study prior to taking a
proficiency exam?
• Are private-sector training courses
available to teach new entrants industry
best practices?
• Should FMCSA limit the exam to
company officers or employees
responsible for safety and compliance,
or should the Agency allow safety
consultants to complete the exam on
behalf of the new entrant?
• Should the test results be linked to
specific individuals identified on the
registration application with a
requirement that the new entrant entity
have a ‘‘certified’’ individual who
passed the exam in a position
responsible for safety and compliance?
And should the new entrant be required
to update their registration information
whenever these individuals are replaced
or reassigned during the new entrant
monitoring/oversight period?
• MAP–21 requires freight forwarders
and brokers to renew their registration
authority every 5 years. Should the new
entrant testing rule require a new test
(i.e., recertification test) to accompany
the freight forwarder or broker renewal
application?
• Should the FMCSA develop and
deliver the test directly to the new
entrant applicants, or should the
Agency rely on a private sector entity to
handle the testing, with the results
being transmitted directly to FMCSA?
• Do private sector companies or
organizations currently conduct testing
concerning industry best practices?
• Should the testing be conducted at
testing centers, or should FMCSA allow
on-line testing?
II. Meeting Participation and
Information FMCSA Seeks From the
Public
The listening session is open to the
public. Speakers should try to limit
their remarks to 5 minutes. No
preregistration is required. Attendees
may submit material to the FMCSA staff
at the session for inclusion in the public
docket referenced at the beginning of
this notice.
III. Webcasting of the Listening Session
FMCSA will webcast the listening
session on the Internet. Information on
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how to participate via the Internet will
be posted on the FMCSA Web site at
www.fmcsa.dot.gov in advance of the
listening session. FMCSA will docket
the transcripts of the webcast, and a
separate transcription of the listening
session will be prepared by an official
court reporter.
Dated: February 27, 2014.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
Low or No Emission Vehicle
Deployment Program
Federal Transit Administration
(FTA), Department of Transportation
(DOT).
ACTION: Notice: Extension of application
deadline and webinar.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to the Moving
Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century
Act (MAP–21), the Federal Transit
Administration (FTA) published a
Notice for Request for Proposals (RFP)
for the deployment of low or no
emission transit buses on January 9,
2014. Due to heightened public interest
in the RFP and the volume of technical
questions received, FTA is extending
the application submission deadline
announced in the RFP to April 10, 2014,
and will be conducting an online
webinar in which questions and
answers can be shared among interested
parties.
DATES: This Notice extends the
submittal date for proposals to April 10,
2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sean Ricketson, FTA Office of Research,
Demonstration, and Innovation, 202–
366–6678 or sean.ricketson@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 6,
2012, President Obama signed into law
the ‘‘Moving Ahead for Progress in the
21st Century Act’’ (MAP–21) (Pub. L.
112–141), of which section 20011
amended 49 U.S.C. 5312 by adding
paragraph (d)(5), which authorized FTA
to make grants to finance eligible
projects under the ‘‘Low or No Emission
Vehicle Deployment Program’’ (LoNo
Program).
FTA published a Notice for Requests
for Proposals (RFP) on January 9, 2014
(79 FR 1668), establishing an
application deadline of March 10, 2014.
Due to heightened public interest in the
RFP and the volume of technical
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA-2013-0518]
Knowledge Testing of New Entrant Motor Carriers, Freight
Forwarders and Brokers
AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of public listening sessions.
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SUMMARY: FMCSA announces that it will hold two public listening
sessions on March 28 and April 7, 2014, to solicit ideas and
information concerning sections 32101 and 32916 of the Moving Ahead for
Progress in the 21st Century Act. These provisions require the
assessment of applicants' knowledge of regulations and industry
practices for persons seeking registration authority as motor carriers
[property, passenger, and household goods (HHG)], freight forwarders,
and brokers. These listening sessions are the second and third in a
series through which the Agency requests information from interested
parties concerning potential test topics, the relationship between the
knowledge testing requirement and the Agency's Unified Registration
System (URS) program, and test development and delivery. The sessions
will be held at the Mid America Trucking Show (MATS) in Louisville, KY,
and the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) Workshop in Los
Angeles, CA. The previous session was held on January 13, 2014, at the
American Bus Association's (ABA) Marketplace conference in Nashville,
TN. All comments will be transcribed and placed in the docket
referenced above for FMCSA's consideration. The entire days'
proceedings are open to the public and will be Webcast with an
opportunity provided for on-line comments.
DATES: The listening sessions will be held on Friday, March 28 and
Monday, April 7, 2014, from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 to 3:30 p.m.,
local time. If all interested participants have had an opportunity to
comment, the session may conclude early.
ADDRESSES: The listening sessions will be held at the following
locations: Friday, March 28, Kentucky Exposition Center, Louisville,
KY, Kentucky Exposition Center, 937 Phillips Lane, Louisville, KY
40209, 502-367-5000, in Room C103; and Monday, April 7, The Westin
Bonaventure Hotel & Suites, 404 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA
90071, (213) 624-1000, in the Beaudry Room on the Lobby Level. In
addition to attending the session in person, the Agency offers several
ways to provide comments, as enumerated below.
Internet Address for Live Webcast
FMCSA will post specific information on how to participate via the
Internet on the FMCSA Web site at www.fmcsa.dot.gov in advance of the
listening session. You may submit comments bearing the Federal Docket
Management System (FDMS) Docket ID FMCSA-2001-11061 using any of the
following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Docket Management Facility; 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: West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and
5 p.m., ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays.
Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
Each submission must include the Agency name and the docket number
for this notice. Note that DOT posts all comments received, without
change, to www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
included in a comment. Please see the Privacy Act heading below.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments, go to www.regulations.gov at any time or visit Room W12-140
on the ground level of the West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., ET, Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays. The online Federal document management system
is available 24 hours each day, 365 days each year. If you would like
acknowledgment that the Agency received your comments, please include a
self-addressed, stamped envelope or postcard or print the
acknowledgement page that appears after submitting comments on-line.
Privacy Act: Anyone may search the electronic form of all comments
received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual
submitting the comment (or of the person signing the comment, if
submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.).
You may review DOT's Privacy Act Statement for the Federal Docket
Management System published in the Federal Register on December 29,
2010 (75 FR 82132).
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information concerning the
listening sessions or the live webcasts, please contact Ms. Shannon L.
Watson, Senior Policy Advisor, FMCSA, at Shannon.Watson@dot.gov or
(202) 385-2395. If you need sign language assistance to participate,
contact Ms. Watson by Wednesday, March 19, and Tuesday, April 1, 2014,
respectively, to allow us to arrange for such services. FMCSA cannot
guarantee that interpreter services requested on short notice will be
provided.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
On July 6, 2012, the President signed MAP-21 into law. The new law
included certain requirements concerning the registration of motor
carriers [property, passenger, and household goods (HHG)], freight
forwarders, and brokers. Section 32101 of MAP-21 includes requirements
for a written proficiency examination to assess motor carrier
registration applicants' knowledge of applicable safety regulations,
standards, and orders of the Federal government. Section 32916 includes
requirements that applicants for freight forwarder and broker
registration authority employ, as an officer, an individual with 3
years of relevant experience who ``provides the Secretary with
satisfactory evidence of the individuals' knowledge of related rules,
regulations, and industry practices.''
In consideration of the MAP-21 requirements, the Agency believes
that conducting this series of public listening sessions will provide
all interested parties the opportunity to share their views on the
subject prior to the initiation of a rulemaking. The Agency requests
information concerning: Potential test topics (e.g., regulations and
industry best practices); the relationship between the knowledge
testing requirement and the Agency's August 23, 2013, Unified
Registration System (URS) final rule (78 FR 52608);\1\ and test
development and delivery.
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\1\ The final rule amends FMCSA's regulations to require
interstate motor carriers, freight forwarders, brokers, intermodal
equipment providers, hazardous materials safety permit applicants,
and cargo tank facilities under the Agency's jurisdiction to submit
required registration and biennial update information to the Agency
via a new electronic online URS. The final rule also establishes
fees for the registration system, discloses the cumulative
information to be collected in the URS, and provides a centralized
cross-reference to existing safety and commercial regulations
necessary for compliance with the registration requirements.
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FMCSA asks listening session participants to consider the following
questions in preparing to make comments at the listening session:
Should the exam be limited to the applicable FMCSA
regulations or include both the regulations and industry best
practices?
If the exam covers industry best practices, what specific
best practices should be included on the exam?
What industry best practices manuals/publications are
available for new entrants to study prior to taking a proficiency exam?
Are private-sector training courses available to teach new
entrants industry best practices?
Should FMCSA limit the exam to company officers or
employees responsible for safety and compliance, or should the Agency
allow safety consultants to complete the exam on behalf of the new
entrant?
Should the test results be linked to specific individuals
identified on the registration application with a requirement that the
new entrant entity have a ``certified'' individual who passed the exam
in a position responsible for safety and compliance? And should the new
entrant be required to update their registration information whenever
these individuals are replaced or reassigned during the new entrant
monitoring/oversight period?
MAP-21 requires freight forwarders and brokers to renew
their registration authority every 5 years. Should the new entrant
testing rule require a new test (i.e., recertification test) to
accompany the freight forwarder or broker renewal application?
Should the FMCSA develop and deliver the test directly to
the new entrant applicants, or should the Agency rely on a private
sector entity to handle the testing, with the results being transmitted
directly to FMCSA?
Do private sector companies or organizations currently
conduct testing concerning industry best practices?
Should the testing be conducted at testing centers, or
should FMCSA allow on-line testing?
II. Meeting Participation and Information FMCSA Seeks From the Public
The listening session is open to the public. Speakers should try to
limit their remarks to 5 minutes. No preregistration is required.
Attendees may submit material to the FMCSA staff at the session for
inclusion in the public docket referenced at the beginning of this
notice.
III. Webcasting of the Listening Session
FMCSA will webcast the listening session on the Internet.
Information on how to participate via the Internet will be posted on
the FMCSA Web site at www.fmcsa.dot.gov in advance of the listening
session. FMCSA will docket the transcripts of the webcast, and a
separate transcription of the listening session will be prepared by an
official court reporter.
Dated: February 27, 2014.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
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