Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, Small Business in Transportation Coalition Petitions for Rulemaking; Transparency in Property Broker Transactions, 65898-65899 [2020-22903]
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to identify an individual or motor
carrier that would be responsible for the
use or operation of CMVs under the
exemptions, as required by 49 CFR
381.310(b)(2). SBTC failed to provide an
estimate of the total number of drivers
and CMVs that would be operated under
the terms and conditions of the
exemptions, as required by section
381.310(c)(3). Lastly, SBTC proposed no
countermeasures to ensure an
equivalent or greater level of safety than
would be achieved under compliance
with the current rules, as required by
section 381.310(c)(5).
James W. Deck,
Deputy Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2020–22890 Filed 10–15–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA–2020–0150]
Owner-Operator Independent Drivers
Association, Small Business in
Transportation Coalition Petitions for
Rulemaking; Transparency in Property
Broker Transactions
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice; extension of comment
period.
AGENCY:
The Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration extends the
comment period for its August 19, 2020,
notice requesting comments on the
petitions by the Owner-Operator
Independent Drivers Association
(OOIDA) and the Small Business in
Transportation Coalition (SBTC) for
rulemaking to amend certain
requirements for property brokers. The
Agency believes it is appropriate to
extend the October 19, 2020, deadline
for public comments to provide
interested parties additional time to
submit their responses to the docket.
Therefore, the Agency extends the
deadline for the submission of
comments until November 18, 2020.
DATES: Comments must be submitted by
November 18, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by Federal Docket
Management System Number FMCSA–
2020–0150 by any of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
www.regulations.gov. See the Public
Participation and Request for Comments
section below for further information.
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• Mail: Docket Operations, 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: Docket
Operations, West Building, Ground
Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
E.T., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
• Fax: (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 Docket Operations,
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. To be
sure someone is there to help you,
please call (202) 366–9317 or (202) 366–
9826 before visiting Docket Operations.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
La Tonya Mimms, FMCSA Driver and
Carrier Operations Division; Office of
Carrier, Driver and Vehicle Safety
Standards; (202) 366–4001; MCPSD@
dot.gov. If you have questions on
viewing or submitting material to the
docket, contact Docket Operations, (202)
366–9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Public Participation and Request for
Comments
A. Submitting Comments
If you submit a comment, please
include the docket number FMCSA–
2020–150, indicate the specific section
of the notice to which each comment
applies, and provide a reason for each
suggestion or recommendation. You
may submit your comments and
material online or by fax, mail, or hand
delivery, but please use only one of
these means. FMCSA recommends that
you include your name and a mailing
address, an email address, or a phone
number in the body of your document
so that FMCSA can contact you if there
are questions regarding your
submission.
To submit your comment online, go to
https://www.regulations.gov, put the
docket number, FMCSA–2020–0150, in
the keyword box, and click ‘‘Search.’’
When the new screen appears, click on
the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ button and type
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your comment into the text box on the
following screen. Choose whether you
are submitting your comment as an
individual or on behalf of a third party
and then submit.
If you submit your comments by mail
or hand delivery, submit them in an
unbound format, no larger than 81⁄2 by
11 inches, suitable for copying and
electronic filing. If you submit
comments by mail and would like to
know that they reached the facility,
please enclose a stamped, self-addressed
postcard or envelope.
FMCSA will consider all comments
and material received during the
comment period. Extension of the
comment period will ensure a full
opportunity for public participation.
Confidential Business Information
Confidential Business Information
(CBI) is commercial or financial
information that is both customarily and
actually treated as private by its owner.
Under the Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA, 5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt
from public disclosure. If your
comments responsive to the notice
contain commercial or financial
information that is customarily treated
as private, that you actually treat as
private, and that is relevant or
responsive to the notice, it is important
that you clearly designate the submitted
comments as CBI. Please mark each
page of your submission that constitutes
CBI as ‘‘PROPIN’’ to indicate it contains
proprietary information. FMCSA will
treat such marked submissions as
confidential under the FOIA, and they
will not be placed in the public docket
for this notice. Submissions containing
CBI should be sent to Mr. Brian Dahlin,
Chief, Regulatory Analysis Division,
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. Any
comments FMCSA receives which are
not specifically designated as CBI will
be placed in the public docket for this
notice.
B. Viewing Documents and Comments
To view comments, as well as any
documents mentioned in this notice as
being available in the docket, go to
https://www.regulations.gov. Insert the
docket number, FMCSA–2020–0150 in
the keyword box, and click ‘‘Search.’’
Next, click the ‘‘Open Docket Folder’’
button and choose the document to
review. If you do not have access to the
internet, you may view the docket
online by visiting Docket Operations in
Room W12–140 on the ground floor of
the DOT West Building, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
20590–0001, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
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ET, Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays. To be sure someone is
there to help you, please call (202) 366–
9317 or (202) 366–9826 before visiting
Docket Operations.
C. 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
edits, 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.
James W. Deck,
Deputy Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2020–22903 Filed 10–15–20; 8:45 am]
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II. Background
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
On August 19, 2020 (85 FR 51145),
FMCSA published a notice requesting
public comments on the petitions for
rulemaking to amend certain
requirements for property brokers
submitted by the Owner-Operator
Independent Drivers Association
(OOIDA) and the Small Business in
Transportation Coalition (SBTC).
OOIDA requests that FMCSA require
property brokers to provide an
electronic copy of each transaction
record automatically within 48 hours
after the contractual service has been
completed, and prohibit explicitly
brokers from including any provision in
their contracts that requires a motor
carrier to waive its rights to access the
transaction records. SBTC requests that
FMCSA prohibit brokers from coercing
or otherwise requiring parties to
brokers’ transactions to waive their right
to review the record of the transaction
as a condition for doing business. SBTC
also requests that FMCSA adopt
regulatory language indicating that
brokers’ contracts may not include a
stipulation or clause exempting the
broker from having to comply with the
transparency requirement. The notice
set October 19, 2020 as the deadline by
which comments should be submitted
to the public docket.
Federal Railroad Administration
III. Extension of the Public Comment
Period
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property carrier broker regulation
issues.
The Agency believes it is appropriate
to extend the comment period to
provide interested parties additional
time to submit their responses to the
notice seeking public comment on the
OOIDA and SBTC petitions. Therefore,
the Agency extends the deadline for the
submission of comments until
November 18, 2020.
On October 13, 2020, FMCSA
published a notice in the Federal
Register announcing that it will host a
listening session pertaining to property
carrier brokers on October 28, 2020.
Specifically, the Agency indicated that
it would like to hear from members of
the public on their views on the
regulation of property carrier brokers in
general, and on three separate petitions
for rulemaking from OOIDA, SBTC and
the Transportation Intermediaries
Association concerning specific
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[Docket No. FRA–2020–0027–N–24]
Proposed Agency Information
Collection Activities; Comment
Request
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), U.S. Department
of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:
Under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its
implementing regulations, FRA seeks
approval of the Information Collection
Request (ICR) abstracted below. Before
submitting this ICR to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
approval, FRA is soliciting public
comment on specific aspects of the
activities identified in the ICR.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
December 15, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments and
recommendations for the proposed ICR
to Ms. Hodan Wells, Information
Collection Clearance Officer at email:
hodan.wells@dot.gov or telephone: (202)
493–0440. Please refer to the assigned
OMB control number in any
correspondence submitted. FRA will
summarize comments received in
response to this notice in a subsequent
notice and include them in its
information collection submission to
OMB for approval.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PRA,
44 U.S.C. 3501–3520, and its
implementing regulations, 5 CFR part
1320, require Federal agencies to
provide 60-days’ notice to the public to
allow comment on information
collection activities before seeking OMB
approval of the activities. See 44 U.S.C.
3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.8 through
1320.12. Specifically, FRA invites
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interested parties to comment on the
following ICR regarding: (1) Whether the
information collection activities are
necessary for FRA to properly execute
its functions, including whether the
activities will have practical utility; (2)
the accuracy of FRA’s estimates of the
burden of the information collection
activities, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used to
determine the estimates; (3) ways for
FRA to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information being
collected; and (4) ways for FRA to
minimize the burden of information
collection activities on the public,
including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology. See 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A); 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1).
FRA believes that soliciting public
comment may reduce the administrative
and paperwork burdens associated with
the collection of information that
Federal regulations mandate. In
summary, FRA reasons that comments
received will advance three objectives:
(1) Reduce reporting burdens; (2)
organize information collection
requirements in a ‘‘user-friendly’’ format
to improve the use of such information;
and (3) accurately assess the resources
expended to retrieve and produce
information requested. See 44 U.S.C.
3501.
The summary below describes the ICR
that FRA will submit for OMB clearance
as the PRA requires:
Title: Safety and Health Requirements
Related to Camp Cars.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0595.
Abstract: Subparts C and E of 49 CFR
part 228 address the construction of
railroad-provided sleeping quarters
(camp cars) and set certain safety and
health requirements for such camp cars.
Specifically, subpart E of part 228
prescribes minimum safety and health
requirements for camp cars that a
railroad provides as sleeping quarters to
any of its train employees, signal
employees, and dispatching service
employees (covered-service employees)
and individuals employed to maintain
its right-of-way. Subpart E requires
railroad-provided camp cars to be clean,
safe, and sanitary, and be equipped with
indoor toilets, potable water, and other
features to protect the health of car
occupants. Subpart C of part 228
prohibits a railroad from positioning a
camp car intended for occupancy by
individuals employed to maintain the
railroad’s right-of-way in the immediate
vicinity of a switching or humping yard
that handles railcars containing
hazardous material. Generally, the
requirements of subparts C and E to part
228 are intended to provide covered-
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA-2020-0150]
Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, Small Business in
Transportation Coalition Petitions for Rulemaking; Transparency in
Property Broker Transactions
AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration extends the
comment period for its August 19, 2020, notice requesting comments on
the petitions by the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association
(OOIDA) and the Small Business in Transportation Coalition (SBTC) for
rulemaking to amend certain requirements for property brokers. The
Agency believes it is appropriate to extend the October 19, 2020,
deadline for public comments to provide interested parties additional
time to submit their responses to the docket. Therefore, the Agency
extends the deadline for the submission of comments until November 18,
2020.
DATES: Comments must be submitted by November 18, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Federal Docket
Management System Number FMCSA-2020-0150 by any of the following
methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov. See the
Public Participation and Request for Comments section below for further
information.
Mail: Docket Operations, 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: Docket Operations, West
Building, Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. E.T., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
Fax: (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 Docket
Operations, 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. To be sure someone is
there to help you, please call (202) 366-9317 or (202) 366-9826 before
visiting Docket Operations.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. La Tonya Mimms, FMCSA Driver and
Carrier Operations Division; Office of Carrier, Driver and Vehicle
Safety Standards; (202) 366-4001; [email protected]. If you have questions
on viewing or submitting material to the docket, contact Docket
Operations, (202) 366-9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Public Participation and Request for Comments
A. Submitting Comments
If you submit a comment, please include the docket number FMCSA-
2020-150, indicate the specific section of the notice to which each
comment applies, and provide a reason for each suggestion or
recommendation. You may submit your comments and material online or by
fax, mail, or hand delivery, but please use only one of these means.
FMCSA recommends that you include your name and a mailing address, an
email address, or a phone number in the body of your document so that
FMCSA can contact you if there are questions regarding your submission.
To submit your comment online, go to https://www.regulations.gov,
put the docket number, FMCSA-2020-0150, in the keyword box, and click
``Search.'' When the new screen appears, click on the ``Comment Now!''
button and type your comment into the text box on the following screen.
Choose whether you are submitting your comment as an individual or on
behalf of a third party and then submit.
If you submit your comments by mail or hand delivery, submit them
in an unbound format, no larger than 8\1/2\ by 11 inches, suitable for
copying and electronic filing. If you submit comments by mail and would
like to know that they reached the facility, please enclose a stamped,
self-addressed postcard or envelope.
FMCSA will consider all comments and material received during the
comment period. Extension of the comment period will ensure a full
opportunity for public participation.
Confidential Business Information
Confidential Business Information (CBI) is commercial or financial
information that is both customarily and actually treated as private by
its owner. Under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA, 5 U.S.C. 552),
CBI is exempt from public disclosure. If your comments responsive to
the notice contain commercial or financial information that is
customarily treated as private, that you actually treat as private, and
that is relevant or responsive to the notice, it is important that you
clearly designate the submitted comments as CBI. Please mark each page
of your submission that constitutes CBI as ``PROPIN'' to indicate it
contains proprietary information. FMCSA will treat such marked
submissions as confidential under the FOIA, and they will not be placed
in the public docket for this notice. Submissions containing CBI should
be sent to Mr. Brian Dahlin, Chief, Regulatory Analysis Division,
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590. Any comments FMCSA receives which are not
specifically designated as CBI will be placed in the public docket for
this notice.
B. Viewing Documents and Comments
To view comments, as well as any documents mentioned in this notice
as being available in the docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov.
Insert the docket number, FMCSA-2020-0150 in the keyword box, and click
``Search.'' Next, click the ``Open Docket Folder'' button and choose
the document to review. If you do not have access to the internet, you
may view the docket online by visiting Docket Operations in Room W12-
140 on the ground floor of the DOT West Building, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
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ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. To be sure someone
is there to help you, please call (202) 366-9317 or (202) 366-9826
before visiting Docket Operations.
C. 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 edits, 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.
II. Background
On August 19, 2020 (85 FR 51145), FMCSA published a notice
requesting public comments on the petitions for rulemaking to amend
certain requirements for property brokers submitted by the Owner-
Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) and the Small Business
in Transportation Coalition (SBTC). OOIDA requests that FMCSA require
property brokers to provide an electronic copy of each transaction
record automatically within 48 hours after the contractual service has
been completed, and prohibit explicitly brokers from including any
provision in their contracts that requires a motor carrier to waive its
rights to access the transaction records. SBTC requests that FMCSA
prohibit brokers from coercing or otherwise requiring parties to
brokers' transactions to waive their right to review the record of the
transaction as a condition for doing business. SBTC also requests that
FMCSA adopt regulatory language indicating that brokers' contracts may
not include a stipulation or clause exempting the broker from having to
comply with the transparency requirement. The notice set October 19,
2020 as the deadline by which comments should be submitted to the
public docket.
III. Extension of the Public Comment Period
On October 13, 2020, FMCSA published a notice in the Federal
Register announcing that it will host a listening session pertaining to
property carrier brokers on October 28, 2020. Specifically, the Agency
indicated that it would like to hear from members of the public on
their views on the regulation of property carrier brokers in general,
and on three separate petitions for rulemaking from OOIDA, SBTC and the
Transportation Intermediaries Association concerning specific property
carrier broker regulation issues.
The Agency believes it is appropriate to extend the comment period
to provide interested parties additional time to submit their responses
to the notice seeking public comment on the OOIDA and SBTC petitions.
Therefore, the Agency extends the deadline for the submission of
comments until November 18, 2020.
James W. Deck,
Deputy Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2020-22903 Filed 10-15-20; 8:45 am]
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