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Administration
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Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:
On June 27, 2017, the
National Academy of Sciences (NAS)
published its report titled, ‘‘Improving
Motor Carrier Safety Measurement.’’
This report was commissioned by
FMCSA consistent with the
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requirements of Section 5221 of the
Fixing America’s Surface Transportation
(FAST) Act. The FAST Act also requires
that the Agency develop a corrective
action plan to address any identified
deficiencies and submit it to Congress
and the U.S. Department of
Transportation’s (DOT) Office of
Inspector General (OIG); this was
completed on June 25, 2018. The
purpose of this notice is to announce a
public meeting to discuss NAS
recommendations 2, 3 and 4 and to
solicit input to be considered by the
Agency.
DATES: The public meeting will take
place on Wednesday, August 29, 2018,
from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Eastern
Time. A copy of the agenda for the
meeting will be available in advance of
the meeting at https://
www.fmcsa.dot.gov/fastact/csa. If all
interested participants have had an
opportunity to comment, the meeting
may conclude early.
Public Comments: Comments must be
received by October 22, 2018.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the FMCSA National Training Center,
1310 N Courthouse Road, Suite 600,
Arlington, VA 22201–2508. Those
interested in attending this public
meeting must register at: https://
www.fmcsa.dot.gov/fastact/csa.
Participants have the option of
registering to attend in person, or via
webinar.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information about the public meeting or
for information on facilities or services
for individuals with disabilities or to
request special assistance at the
meeting, contact Ms. Barbara Baker,
Compliance Division, at (202) 366–3397
or by email at Barbara.Baker@dot.gov,
by August 27, 2018.
If you have questions regarding
viewing or submitting material to the
docket, contact Docket Services,
telephone (202) 366–9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Section 5221 of the FAST Act, titled
‘‘Correlation Study,’’ required FMCSA
to commission the National Research
Council of the National Academies to
conduct a study of FMCSA’s
Compliance, Safety, Accountability
(CSA) program and Safety Measurement
System (SMS). SMS is FMCSA’s
algorithm for identifying patterns of
non-compliance and prioritizing motor
carriers for interventions. FMCSA is
prohibited from publishing SMS
percentiles and alerts on the SMS
website for motor carriers transporting
property until the NAS Correlation
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Study is complete and all reporting and
certification requirements under the
FAST Act are satisfied.
On June 27, 2017, NAS published the
report titled, ‘‘Improving Motor Carrier
Safety Measurement.’’ The report is
available at https://www.nap.edu/
catalog/24818/improving-motor-carriersafety-measurement. A copy of the
report has been placed in the docket
referenced at the beginning of this
notice.
Pursuant to the FAST Act, FMCSA
submitted the results of this study to
both Congress and the DOT OIG on
August 7, 2017. The FAST Act also
requires FMCSA to submit an action
plan to the Senate Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation;
and the House of Representatives
Transportation and Infrastructure
Committee.
To solicit input during the
development of the corrective action
plan, FMCSA hosted a public meeting
on September 8, 2017. Information from
the public meeting was incorporated
into the action plan. The corrective
action plan was transmitted on June 25,
2018. The OIG is required to review the
action plan and submit a report to
Congress on the responsiveness of the
FMCSA’s plan to the NAS report’s
recommendations.
FMCSA’s corrective action plan
includes solicitation of input from the
public for recommendations 2, 3 and 4.
As a result, FMCSA is soliciting
responses to the following questions at
the public meeting and through the
docket referenced above.
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NAS Recommendation 2
FMCSA should continue to
collaborate with States and other
agencies to improve the quality of the
Motor Carrier Management Information
System (MCMIS) data in SMS. Two
specific data elements require
immediate attention: Carrier exposure
and crash data. The current exposure
data (e.g., Power Unit (PU) and Vehicle
Miles Traveled (VMT) data) are missing
with high frequency, and data that are
collected are likely of unsatisfactory
quality.
Questions
1. What should FMCSA do to improve
the collection of PU, VMT, and driver
count data? For example, should
FMCSA use edit checks to verify the
accuracy of the data?
2. VMT, PU, and number of
inspections are the current measures of
exposure used in SMS. Are there other
ways FMCSA should consider
measuring carrier exposure with data
that is already available to FMCSA?
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3. What are the current challenges
that motor carriers face in reporting
VMT data?
4. What information is available from
the States to improve exposure data?
5. What additional data should
FMCSA consider collecting from
carriers? Why?
6. What external sources of exposure
and crash data should FMCSA explore?
7. In addition to the data currently
collected by FMCSA, what other
exposure data would motor carriers be
willing to share?
i. More frequent updates to mileage
and PU data
ii. Number/type of trips
iii. Mileage breakdown by State
iv. Other options?
8. What incentives would encourage
motor carriers to share additional
information?
FMCSA should investigate ways of
collecting data that will likely benefit
the recommended methodology for
safety assessment. This includes data on
carrier characteristics—such as
information on driver turnover rate,
type of cargo, method and level of
compensation, and better information
on exposure.
Issued under the authority delegated in 49
CFR 1.87 on: August 13, 2018
Raymond P. Martinez,
Administrator.
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Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
The Internal Revenue Service,
as part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on continuing
information collections, as required by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
The IRS is soliciting comments
concerning notice concerning fiduciary
relationship and notice concerning
fiduciary relationship of financial
institution.
SUMMARY:
Questions
1. What additional data should
FMCSA consider collecting to support
the recommended methodology for
safety assessment (i.e., IRT model)?
a. Would this data be useful for safety
assessments?
b. What are the challenges to
collecting or using the data
recommended by NAS?
i. Driver turnover rate
ii. Type of cargo
iii. Method of compensation
iv. Level of compensation
v. Better information on exposure
2. What pay-related and/or driverturnover-related data would carriers be
willing to share?
NAS Recommendation 4
FMCSA should structure a userfriendly version of the MCMIS data file
used as input to SMS without any
personally identifiable information to
facilitate its use by external parties,
such as researchers, and carriers.
Questions
FMCSA is planning to develop a web
page to make simplified MCMIS data
snapshots available to researchers,
motor carriers, safety consultants, and
the public
1. What features should this web page
include?
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2. If the information collected in
recommendation 3 above is used within
the IRT model, should it be made
available publicly to allow a full
replication of the results?
3. What features should a userfriendly MCMIS data file include?
4. Would industry stakeholders find a
user-friendly MCMIS data file useful?
Why?
5. How often should this user-friendly
MCMIS data file be updated (e.g.,
monthly, quarterly, annually etc.)?
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
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Written comments should be
received on or before October 22, 2018
to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Laurie Brimmer, Internal Revenue
Service, Room 6529, 1111 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the form should be directed to
Kerry Dennis, at (202) 317–5751 or
Internal Revenue Service, Room 6529,
1111 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20224, or through the
internet, at Kerry.Dennis@irs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Notice Concerning Fiduciary
Relationship and Notice Concerning
Fiduciary Relationship of Financial
Institution.
OMB Number: 1545–0013.
Form Number: 56 and 56–F.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA-2017-0226]
Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act Correlation Study
AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: On June 27, 2017, the National Academy of Sciences (NAS)
published its report titled, ``Improving Motor Carrier Safety
Measurement.'' This report was commissioned by FMCSA consistent with
the requirements of Section 5221 of the Fixing America's Surface
Transportation (FAST) Act. The FAST Act also requires that the Agency
develop a corrective action plan to address any identified deficiencies
and submit it to Congress and the U.S. Department of Transportation's
(DOT) Office of Inspector General (OIG); this was completed on June 25,
2018. The purpose of this notice is to announce a public meeting to
discuss NAS recommendations 2, 3 and 4 and to solicit input to be
considered by the Agency.
DATES: The public meeting will take place on Wednesday, August 29,
2018, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Eastern Time. A copy of the agenda
for the meeting will be available in advance of the meeting at https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/fastact/csa. If all interested participants have had
an opportunity to comment, the meeting may conclude early.
Public Comments: Comments must be received by October 22, 2018.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the FMCSA National Training
Center, 1310 N Courthouse Road, Suite 600, Arlington, VA 22201-2508.
Those interested in attending this public meeting must register at:
https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/fastact/csa. Participants have the option of
registering to attend in person, or via webinar.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about the public
meeting or for information on facilities or services for individuals
with disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting,
contact Ms. Barbara Baker, Compliance Division, at (202) 366-3397 or by
email at [email protected], by August 27, 2018.
If you have questions regarding viewing or submitting material to
the docket, contact Docket Services, telephone (202) 366-9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Section 5221 of the FAST Act, titled ``Correlation Study,''
required FMCSA to commission the National Research Council of the
National Academies to conduct a study of FMCSA's Compliance, Safety,
Accountability (CSA) program and Safety Measurement System (SMS). SMS
is FMCSA's algorithm for identifying patterns of non-compliance and
prioritizing motor carriers for interventions. FMCSA is prohibited from
publishing SMS percentiles and alerts on the SMS website for motor
carriers transporting property until the NAS Correlation
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Study is complete and all reporting and certification requirements
under the FAST Act are satisfied.
On June 27, 2017, NAS published the report titled, ``Improving
Motor Carrier Safety Measurement.'' The report is available at https://www.nap.edu/catalog/24818/improving-motor-carrier-safety-measurement. A
copy of the report has been placed in the docket referenced at the
beginning of this notice.
Pursuant to the FAST Act, FMCSA submitted the results of this study
to both Congress and the DOT OIG on August 7, 2017. The FAST Act also
requires FMCSA to submit an action plan to the Senate Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation; and the House of Representatives
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
To solicit input during the development of the corrective action
plan, FMCSA hosted a public meeting on September 8, 2017. Information
from the public meeting was incorporated into the action plan. The
corrective action plan was transmitted on June 25, 2018. The OIG is
required to review the action plan and submit a report to Congress on
the responsiveness of the FMCSA's plan to the NAS report's
recommendations.
FMCSA's corrective action plan includes solicitation of input from
the public for recommendations 2, 3 and 4. As a result, FMCSA is
soliciting responses to the following questions at the public meeting
and through the docket referenced above.
NAS Recommendation 2
FMCSA should continue to collaborate with States and other agencies
to improve the quality of the Motor Carrier Management Information
System (MCMIS) data in SMS. Two specific data elements require
immediate attention: Carrier exposure and crash data. The current
exposure data (e.g., Power Unit (PU) and Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT)
data) are missing with high frequency, and data that are collected are
likely of unsatisfactory quality.
Questions
1. What should FMCSA do to improve the collection of PU, VMT, and
driver count data? For example, should FMCSA use edit checks to verify
the accuracy of the data?
2. VMT, PU, and number of inspections are the current measures of
exposure used in SMS. Are there other ways FMCSA should consider
measuring carrier exposure with data that is already available to
FMCSA?
3. What are the current challenges that motor carriers face in
reporting VMT data?
4. What information is available from the States to improve
exposure data?
5. What additional data should FMCSA consider collecting from
carriers? Why?
6. What external sources of exposure and crash data should FMCSA
explore?
7. In addition to the data currently collected by FMCSA, what other
exposure data would motor carriers be willing to share?
i. More frequent updates to mileage and PU data
ii. Number/type of trips
iii. Mileage breakdown by State
iv. Other options?
8. What incentives would encourage motor carriers to share
additional information?
NAS Recommendation 3
FMCSA should investigate ways of collecting data that will likely
benefit the recommended methodology for safety assessment. This
includes data on carrier characteristics--such as information on driver
turnover rate, type of cargo, method and level of compensation, and
better information on exposure.
Questions
1. What additional data should FMCSA consider collecting to support
the recommended methodology for safety assessment (i.e., IRT model)?
a. Would this data be useful for safety assessments?
b. What are the challenges to collecting or using the data
recommended by NAS?
i. Driver turnover rate
ii. Type of cargo
iii. Method of compensation
iv. Level of compensation
v. Better information on exposure
2. What pay-related and/or driver-turnover-related data would
carriers be willing to share?
NAS Recommendation 4
FMCSA should structure a user-friendly version of the MCMIS data
file used as input to SMS without any personally identifiable
information to facilitate its use by external parties, such as
researchers, and carriers.
Questions
FMCSA is planning to develop a web page to make simplified MCMIS
data snapshots available to researchers, motor carriers, safety
consultants, and the public
1. What features should this web page include?
2. If the information collected in recommendation 3 above is used
within the IRT model, should it be made available publicly to allow a
full replication of the results?
3. What features should a user-friendly MCMIS data file include?
4. Would industry stakeholders find a user-friendly MCMIS data file
useful? Why?
5. How often should this user-friendly MCMIS data file be updated
(e.g., monthly, quarterly, annually etc.)?
Issued under the authority delegated in 49 CFR 1.87 on: August
13, 2018
Raymond P. Martinez,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2018-17987 Filed 8-20-18; 8:45 am]
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