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driver. Some of these drivers record
their hours worked on an ‘‘exempt’’ log.
Other drivers complete a grid log, even
though they meet the 100 air-mile
radius exemption. Both types of paper
logs are time consuming for the drivers
and the Safety Department. For this
reason, RDS has embarked on the use of
a vehicle recording device, which has
helped increase the company’s safety
performance. It accurately records all of
the drivers’ activities including on-duty
time, driving time, and total hours for
the day. RDS is using the Geotab 7
system, a global positioning system
(GPS) that tracks the location of the
vehicle.
This electronic system allows for
accuracy and ‘‘real-time’’ follow up.
RDS believes that with this system it is
improving the safety of the motoring
public by ensuring that the drivers do
not falsify their log books or operate
when they are tired. Additionally,
proactive measures have been
implemented by RDS to improve
highway safety. RDS states that the use
of a daily log book or an ‘‘exempt’’ log
does not enable the carrier to monitor
and respond to these events in ‘‘realtime.’’ Violations are discovered 12 to
24 hours later. However, with the
electronic tracking system all
departments see the events in ‘‘realtime’’ and can respond immediately.
This GPS system has allowed the Safety
Department to reduce the time spent
auditing log books after the fact.
RDS believes that the use of the
Geotab 7 system, along with their
increased focus on driver training and
education, goes beyond compliance
with the Federal regulations. The
system has allowed them to provide
‘‘real time’’ oversight of the company’s
safety program. Every time a driver
exceeds posted speed limits an email
alert is sent to the Safety Department,
dispatchers, and terminal management.
Drivers are notified via email and phone
when safe to do so, advising them of the
need to slow down. Drivers also receive
email notifications, letters, and phone
calls for instances of harsh cornering
and hard braking. When notified of
these critical events, RDS’s drivers
receive critical information on why and
how to improve vehicle handling to
avoid rollovers, and how to better judge
following distance and other issues to
avoid hard braking.
RDS states that its procedures are
designed to ensure that it leases only the
highest caliber of drivers with a proven
record of safe driving. RDS is committed
to ensuring that its drivers operate in a
way that protects the motoring public.
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IV. Method To Ensure an Equivalent or
Greater Level of Safety
If this exemption is granted, RDS
proposes to implement the following
conditions on its use of this exemption:
• Allow FMCSA and the State
enforcement partners access to its data
as both a monitoring and training tool.
This would be provided to the Agency
and State partners by granting them
access at any time through RDS’s web
portal.
• RDS will maintain a Satisfactory
safety rating.
• RDS drivers will carry a copy of the
exemption with them when operating
the CMV.
• RDS will conduct a minimum of
four safety meetings per year.
• RDS will continue their ongoing
immediate notification and training for
any drivers who exceed a speed limit.
• RDS will continue its ongoing
immediate notification and training for
any drivers who exceed the HOS limits.
A copy of the RDS application for
exemption is available for review in the
docket for this notice.
Issued on: June 27, 2017.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA–2016–0354]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Extension of a CurrentlyApproved Information Collection:
Accident Recordkeeping Requirements
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), 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.
FMCSA is requesting approval to extend
a currently-approved ICR entitled
‘‘Accident Recordkeeping
Requirements.’’ This ICR relates to
Agency requirements that motor carriers
maintain a record of accidents involving
their commercial motor vehicles
(CMVs). On March 22, 2017, FMCSA
published a Federal Register notice
announcing an increase in the Agency’s
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estimate of the total informationcollection (IC) burden of this
requirement and asked for public
comment. No comments were received.
The regulatory burden has not changed,
but the population of motor carriers has
increased, both organically and because
the Agency now includes the
population of intrastate motor carriers
in this ICR.
DATES: Please send your comments by
August 7, 2017. OMB must receive your
comments by this date to act quickly on
the ICR.
ADDRESSES: All comments should
reference Federal Docket Management
System (FDMS) Docket Number
FMCSA–2016–0354. 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 OMB Desk Officer, DOT/FMCSA,
and sent via electronic mail to oira_
submission@omb.eop.gov, 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.
Robert F. Schultz, FMCSA Driver and
Carrier Operations Division, DOT,
FMCSA, West Building 6th Floor, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington,
DC 20590. Telephone: 202–366–4325.
Email: MCPSD@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Accident Recordkeeping
Requirements.
OMB Control Number: 2126–0009.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
Respondents: Motor Carriers.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
886,122 motor carriers.
Estimated Number of Responses:
120,522.
Estimated Time per Response: 18
minutes.
Expiration Date: July 31, 2017.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
36,157 hours [120,522 accidents × 18
minutes per response/60 minutes in an
hour].
Definition: ‘‘Accident’’ means an
occurrence involving a CMV operating
on a public road that results in: (1) A
fatality, (2) bodily injury to a person
who, because of the injury, immediately
receives medical treatment away from
the scene of the accident, or (3) one or
more motor vehicles being towed from
the scene due to disabling damage (49
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CFR 390.5 and as well as in section
390.5T while in effect).
Background
Title 49 of the Code of Federal
Regulations, section 390.15(b), requires
motor carriers to make certain specified
records and information pertaining to
CMV accidents available to an
authorized representative or special
agent of the FMCSA upon request or as
part of an inquiry. Motor carriers are
required to maintain an ‘‘accident
register’’ consisting of information
concerning all ‘‘accidents’’ involving
their CMVs (49 CFR 390.15(b)(see
‘‘Definition: Accident,’’ above). The
following information must be recorded
for each accident: Date, location, driver
name, number of injuries, number of
fatalities, and whether certain
dangerous hazardous materials were
released. In addition, the motor carrier
must maintain copies of all accident
reports required by insurers or
governmental entities. Motor carriers
must maintain this information for three
years after the date of the accident.
Section 390.15 does not require motor
carriers to submit any information or
records to FMCSA or any other party.
This ICR supports the DOT strategic
goal of safety. By requiring motor
carriers to gather and record information
concerning CMV accidents, FMCSA is
strengthening its ability to assess the
safety performance of motor carriers.
This information is a valuable resource
in Agency initiatives to prevent, and
reduce the severity of, CMV crashes.
The Agency increases its burden
estimate from 26,700 to 36,157 hours.
The regulatory requirement has not
changed for accident recordkeeping.
The increase is due to two revised
estimates: (1) The population of motor
carriers subject to the regulation, from
520,000 to 886,122, and (2) the number
of reportable accidents, from 89,000 to
120,522. The Agency has amended the
population of motor carriers to include
the accident recordkeeping burden of
intrastate motor carriers. In past
estimates, the Agency had taken the
position that the accident recordkeeping
of intrastate carriers occurred as a result
of State law. However, the OMB has
directed FMCSA to include such
intrastate activities in its IC estimates,
so we do so in this burden estimate
statement for the first time. The Agency
estimates that 886,122 motor carriers are
subject to accident register requirements
(508,367 interstate and 377,755
intrastate motor carriers). The Agency
further estimates that the number of
accidents that must be reported by
intrastate or interstate motor carriers is
120,522.
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The Agency received no comments to
the 60-day Federal Register notice
published on March 22, 2017 (82 FR
14793).
Public Comments Invited
FMCSA requests that you comment
on any aspect of this information
collection, including: (1) Whether the
proposed collection is necessary for
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: June 28, 2017.
G. Kelly Regal,
Associate Administrator for Office of
Research and Information Technology.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA–2007–28043]
Hours of Service (HOS) of Drivers;
American Pyrotechnics Assn. (APA)
Application for Exemption From the
14-Hour Rule; Request To Add New
Member to Current APA Exemption
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of final disposition.
AGENCY:
FMCSA announces its
decision to grant an exemption to the
American Pyrotechnics Association’s
(APA) new member-company, Pyro
Shows of Alabama, Inc., from the
prohibition on driving commercial
motor vehicles (CMVs) after the 14th
hour after the driver comes on duty.
During the 2016 Independence Day
period 51 APA members held such an
exemption, effective during the period
June 28 through July 8 each year
through 2020. APA advised FMCSA of
the discontinuance of the exemption for
one carrier; with the addition of the new
member the total remains at 51. The
exemption granted to Pyro Shows of
Alabama, Inc. will terminate at the same
time as the other 50 exempted carriers.
FMCSA has determined that the terms
and conditions of the exemption ensure
a level of safety equivalent to, or greater
than, the level of safety achieved
without the exemption.
DATES: These exemptions from 49 CFR
395.3(a)(2) are effective from June 28
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through July 8, at 11:59 p.m. local time,
each year through 2020.
ADDRESSES:
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 on-line Federal Docket
Management System (FDMS) is
available 24 hours each day, 365 days
each year. If you want acknowledgment
that we 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: 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Thomas Yager, Chief, FMCSA Driver
and Carrier Operations Division; Office
of Carrier, Driver and Vehicle Safety
Standards; Telephone: 614–942–6477.
Email: MCPSD@dot.gov. If you have
questions on viewing or submitting
material to the docket, contact Docket
Services, telephone (202) 366–9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Public Participation
Viewing Comments and Documents
To view comments, as well as
documents mentioned in this preamble
as being available in the docket, go to
www.regulations.gov and insert the
docket number, ‘‘FMCSA–2007–28043’’
in the ‘‘Keyword’’ box and click
‘‘Search.’’ Next, click ‘‘Open Docket
Folder’’ button and choose the
document listed to review. If you do not
have access to the Internet, you may
view the docket online by visiting the
Docket Management Facility in Room
W12–140 on the ground floor of the
DOT West Building, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590,
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., e.t., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
II. Legal Basis
FMCSA has authority under 49 U.S.C.
31136(e) and 31315 to grant exemptions
from certain parts of the Federal Motor
Carrier Safety Regulations. FMCSA must
publish a notice of each exemption
request in the Federal Register (49 CFR
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA-2016-0354]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension of a
Currently-Approved Information Collection: Accident Recordkeeping
Requirements
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 (PRA),
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. FMCSA is requesting approval to extend a
currently-approved ICR entitled ``Accident Recordkeeping
Requirements.'' This ICR relates to Agency requirements that motor
carriers maintain a record of accidents involving their commercial
motor vehicles (CMVs). On March 22, 2017, FMCSA published a Federal
Register notice announcing an increase in the Agency's estimate of the
total information-collection (IC) burden of this requirement and asked
for public comment. No comments were received. The regulatory burden
has not changed, but the population of motor carriers has increased,
both organically and because the Agency now includes the population of
intrastate motor carriers in this ICR.
DATES: Please send your comments by August 7, 2017. OMB must receive
your comments by this date to act quickly on the ICR.
ADDRESSES: All comments should reference Federal Docket Management
System (FDMS) Docket Number FMCSA-2016-0354. 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 OMB Desk Officer, DOT/FMCSA, and sent via electronic mail to
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov, 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. Robert F. Schultz, FMCSA Driver
and Carrier Operations Division, DOT, FMCSA, West Building 6th Floor,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 202-366-
4325. Email: MCPSD@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Accident Recordkeeping Requirements.
OMB Control Number: 2126-0009.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information
collection.
Respondents: Motor Carriers.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 886,122 motor carriers.
Estimated Number of Responses: 120,522.
Estimated Time per Response: 18 minutes.
Expiration Date: July 31, 2017.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 36,157 hours [120,522 accidents x 18
minutes per response/60 minutes in an hour].
Definition: ``Accident'' means an occurrence involving a CMV
operating on a public road that results in: (1) A fatality, (2) bodily
injury to a person who, because of the injury, immediately receives
medical treatment away from the scene of the accident, or (3) one or
more motor vehicles being towed from the scene due to disabling damage
(49
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CFR 390.5 and as well as in section 390.5T while in effect).
Background
Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, section 390.15(b),
requires motor carriers to make certain specified records and
information pertaining to CMV accidents available to an authorized
representative or special agent of the FMCSA upon request or as part of
an inquiry. Motor carriers are required to maintain an ``accident
register'' consisting of information concerning all ``accidents''
involving their CMVs (49 CFR 390.15(b)(see ``Definition: Accident,''
above). The following information must be recorded for each accident:
Date, location, driver name, number of injuries, number of fatalities,
and whether certain dangerous hazardous materials were released. In
addition, the motor carrier must maintain copies of all accident
reports required by insurers or governmental entities. Motor carriers
must maintain this information for three years after the date of the
accident. Section 390.15 does not require motor carriers to submit any
information or records to FMCSA or any other party.
This ICR supports the DOT strategic goal of safety. By requiring
motor carriers to gather and record information concerning CMV
accidents, FMCSA is strengthening its ability to assess the safety
performance of motor carriers. This information is a valuable resource
in Agency initiatives to prevent, and reduce the severity of, CMV
crashes.
The Agency increases its burden estimate from 26,700 to 36,157
hours. The regulatory requirement has not changed for accident
recordkeeping. The increase is due to two revised estimates: (1) The
population of motor carriers subject to the regulation, from 520,000 to
886,122, and (2) the number of reportable accidents, from 89,000 to
120,522. The Agency has amended the population of motor carriers to
include the accident recordkeeping burden of intrastate motor carriers.
In past estimates, the Agency had taken the position that the accident
recordkeeping of intrastate carriers occurred as a result of State law.
However, the OMB has directed FMCSA to include such intrastate
activities in its IC estimates, so we do so in this burden estimate
statement for the first time. The Agency estimates that 886,122 motor
carriers are subject to accident register requirements (508,367
interstate and 377,755 intrastate motor carriers). The Agency further
estimates that the number of accidents that must be reported by
intrastate or interstate motor carriers is 120,522.
The Agency received no comments to the 60-day Federal Register
notice published on March 22, 2017 (82 FR 14793).
Public Comments Invited
FMCSA requests that you comment on any aspect of this information
collection, including: (1) Whether the proposed collection is necessary
for 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: June 28,
2017.
G. Kelly Regal,
Associate Administrator for Office of Research and Information
Technology.
[FR Doc. 2017-14272 Filed 7-6-17; 8:45 am]
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