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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA–2020–0160]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Renewal of a CurrentlyApproved Information Collection:
Licensing Applications for Motor
Carrier Operating Authority
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
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 and invites public
comment. FMCSA requests approval to
SUMMARY:
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renew the ICR titled ‘‘Licensing
Applications for Motor Carrier
Operating Authority,’’ OMB Control No.
2126–0016. This ICR applies to: (1)
Existing registrants (i.e., entities that
already have a USDOT number and/or
operating authority) that are subject to
FMCSA’s licensing, registration, and
certification regulations that wish to
apply for additional authorities; and (2)
Mexico-domiciled carriers that wish to
operate beyond the U.S. municipalities
on the U.S.-Mexico border and their
commercial zones. Existing registrants
seeking additional authorities must use
forms OP–1, OP–1(P), OP–1(FF), and
OP–1(NNA), to apply for such authority.
Mexico-domiciled carriers seeking the
authority described above must apply
for such authority using Form OP–
1(MX).
Please send your comments by
January 29, 2021. OMB must receive
your comments by this date in order to
act quickly on the ICR.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Jeff Secrist, Office of Registration and
Safety Information, Chief, East and
South Division, Department of
Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration, West Building
6th Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590–0001.
Telephone: 202–385–2367; Email
Address: jeff.secrist@dot.gov. Office
hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal
Holidays.
DATES:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Licensing Applications for
Motor Carrier Operating Authority.
OMB Control Number: 2126–0016.
Type of Request: Renewal of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Carrier compliance
officer or equivalent from motor
carriers, motor passenger carriers,
freight forwarders, brokers, and certain
Mexico-domiciled motor carriers subject
to FMCSA’s licensing, registration and
certification regulations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
81,209.
Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours
for forms OP–1, OP–1(P), and OP–1(FF);
4 hours for forms OP–1(MX) and OP–
1(NNA).
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Expiration Date: March 31, 2021.
Frequency of Response: Other (as
needed).
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
162,476 hours.
Background
FMCSA registers for-hire motor
carriers of regulated commodities and of
passengers, under 49 U.S.C. 13902(a);
surface freight forwarders, under 49
U.S.C. 13903; property brokers, under
49 U.S.C. 13904; and certain Mexicodomiciled motor carriers, under 49
U.S.C. 13902(c). These motor carriers
may conduct transportation services in
the United States only if they are
registered with FMCSA. Each
registration is effective from the date
specified and remains in effect for such
period as the Secretary of
Transportation (Secretary) determines
by regulations.
Prior to 2015, all entities seeking
authority (both first-time applicants and
registered entities seeking additional
authorities) were required to apply for
such authority using the OP–1 series of
forms, including OP–1, OP–1(P), OP–
1(FF), OP–1(NNA), and OP–1(MX) (for
Mexico-domiciled carriers only).
The Final Rule titled ‘‘Unified
Registration System,’’ (78 FR 52608)
dated August 23, 2013, implemented
statutory provisions for an online
registration system for entities that are
subject to FMCSA’s licensing,
registration, and certification
regulations. The Unified Registration
System (URS) streamlines the
registration process and serves as a
clearinghouse and repository of
information on motor carriers, brokers,
freight forwarders, intermodal
equipment providers, hazardous
materials safety permit applicants, and
cargo tank facilities required to register
with FMCSA. When developing URS,
FMCSA planned that the OP–1 series of
forms—except for OP–1(MX)—would
ultimately be folded into one
overarching electronic application
(MCSA–1), which would be used by all
motor carriers seeking authority.
FMCSA began a phased rollout of
URS in 2015. The first phase, which
went into effect on December 12, 2015,
impacts only first-time applicants
seeking an FMCSA-issued registration.
FMCSA had planned subsequent rollout
phases for existing registrants; however,
there have been substantial delays, and
subsequent phases have not been rolled
out to date.
On January 17, 2017, FMCSA issued
a Final Rule titled ‘‘Unified Registration
System; Suspension of Effectiveness,’’
which indefinitely suspended URS
effectiveness dates for existing
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registrants only (82 FR 5292). Pursuant
to this Final Rule, FMCSA is still
accepting forms OP–1, OP–1(P), OP–
1(FF), and OP–1(NNA) for existing
registrants wishing to apply for
additional authorities. Separately,
FMCSA requires Form OP–1(MX) for
new and existing Mexico-domiciled
motor carriers that wish to operate
beyond the U.S. municipalities on the
U.S.-Mexico border and their
commercial zones. Information
collected through the URS system,
utilizing the MCSA–1, does not accept
registration form OP–1(MX) and
continue to remains a paper form
outside the URS.
Forms in the OP–1 series request
information to identify the applicant,
the nature and scope of its proposed
operations, a narrative description of the
applicant’s safety policies and
procedures, and information regarding
the drivers and vehicles it plans to use
in U.S. operations. The OP–1 series also
requests information on the applicant’s
familiarity with relevant safety
requirements, the applicant’s
willingness to comply with those
requirements during its operations, and
the applicant’s willingness to meet any
specific statutory and regulatory
requirements applicable to its proposed
operations. Information collected
through these forms aids FMCSA in
determining the type of operation a
company may run, the cargo it may
carry, and the resulting level of
insurance coverage the applicant will be
required to obtain and maintain to
continue its operating authority.
Changes From Previous Estimates
The previously approved version of
this ICR estimated the average annual
burden to be 147,124 annual burden
hours, with 73,538 total annual
respondents. For this renewal, the
estimated average annual burden is
162,476, with 81,209 total average
annual respondents. The annual burden
hourly increase of 15,352 is due to the
increase in average annual respondents.
This increase is in line with a growing
U.S. economy and U.S. population for
calendar years 2017, 2018 and 2019.
As described above, only first-time
applicants seeking an FMCSA-issued
registration must apply via URS. Under
URS, all forms in the OP–1 series,
except OP–1(MX), are folded into Form
MCSA–1. Information collection
activities associated with MCSA–1 are
covered under a different ICR, titled
‘‘FMCSA Registration/Updates,’’ OMB
Control Number 2126–0051.
Public Comments Invited: You are
asked to comment on any aspect of this
information collection, including: (1)
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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.
Thomas P. Keane,
Associate Administrator, Office of Research
and Registration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA–2020–0204]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Renewal of a Currently
Approved Information Collection
Request: Generic Clearance of
Customer Satisfaction Surveys
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
Executive Order 12862 directs
Federal agencies to provide service to
the public that matches or exceeds the
best service available in the private
sector. These principles were reaffirmed
in Executive Order 13571. In order to
work continuously to ensure that our
programs are effective and meet our
customers’ needs, the Federal Motor
Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)
seeks to obtain OMB approval of a
currently approved generic clearance to
continue collecting feedback on our
service delivery. By feedback we mean
information that provides useful
insights on perceptions and opinions,
but are not statistical surveys that yield
quantitative results that can be
generalized to the population of study.
DATES: We must receive your comments
on or before March 1, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by Federal Docket
Management System (FDMS) Docket
Number FMCSA–2020–0204 using any
of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
• Fax: 1–202–493–2251.
• Mail: Docket Services; U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200
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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. E.T., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the Agency name and docket
number. For detailed instructions on
submitting comments and additional
information on the exemption process,
see the Public Participation heading
below. Note that all comments received
will be posted without change to https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided. Please
see the Privacy Act heading below.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received, go to https://
www.regulations.gov, and follow the
online instructions for accessing the
dockets, or go to the street address listed
above.
Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search
the electronic form of all comments
received into any of our dockets by the
name of the individual submitting the
comment (or signing the comment, if
submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). You may
review DOT’s complete Privacy Act
Statement for the Federal Docket
Management System published in the
Federal Register on January 17, 2008
(73 FR 3316), or you may visit https://
edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdfE8794.pdf.
Public Participation: The Federal
eRulemaking Portal is available 24
hours each day, 365 days each year. You
can obtain electronic submission and
retrieval help and guidelines under the
‘‘help’’ section of the Federal
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us to notify you that we received your
comments, please include a selfaddressed, stamped envelope or
postcard, or print the acknowledgement
page that appears after submitting
comments online. Comments received
after the comment closing date will be
included in the docket and will be
considered to the extent practicable.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Roxane Oliver, FMCSA, Office of
Analysis/MC–RAA. Telephone (202)
385–2324; or email Roxane.Oliver@
dot.gov. Department of Transportation,
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
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FMCSA invites public comments about
our intention to request the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval to renew a previously
approved information collection.
Executive Order 12862 Setting Customer
Service Standards, and most recently
updated in Executive Order 13571,
requires the Federal Government to
provide the ‘‘highest quality service
possible to the American people.’’
Under the order, the ‘‘standard of
quality for services provided to the
public shall be: Customer service equal
to the best in business.’’ In order to
work continuously to ensure that our
programs are effective and meet our
customers’ needs, FMCSA seeks to
obtain OMB approval of a generic
clearance to collect qualitative feedback
from our customers on our service
delivery. The surveys covered in this
generic clearance will provide a means
for FMCSA to collect this data directly
from our customers. By qualitative
feedback we mean information that
provides useful insights on perceptions
and opinions, but are not statistical
surveys that yield quantitative results
that can be generalized to the
population of study. This feedback will
provide insights into customer or
stakeholder perceptions, experiences
and expectations, provide an early
warning of issues with service, or focus
attention on areas of communication,
training or changes in operations that
might improve delivery of products or
services. These collections will allow
for ongoing, collaborative and
actionable communications between the
Agency and its customers and
stakeholders. It will also allow feedback
to contribute directly to the
improvement of program management.
The solicitation of feedback will target
areas such as: timeliness,
appropriateness, accuracy of
information, courtesy, efficiency of
service delivery, and resolution of
issues with service delivery. Responses
will be assessed to plan and inform
efforts to improve or maintain the
quality of service offered to the public.
If this information is not collected, vital
feedback from customers and
stakeholders on the Agency’s services
will be unavailable.
The Agency will submit a collection
for approval under this generic
clearance only if it meets the following
conditions: that such collections are:
• voluntary;
• low-burden for respondents (based
on considerations of total burden hours,
total number of respondents, or burdenhours per respondent) and are low-cost
for both the respondents and the Federal
Government;
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA-2020-0160]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of a Currently-
Approved Information Collection: Licensing Applications for Motor
Carrier Operating Authority
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, 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 and invites public comment. FMCSA requests approval
to
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renew the ICR titled ``Licensing Applications for Motor Carrier
Operating Authority,'' OMB Control No. 2126-0016. This ICR applies to:
(1) Existing registrants (i.e., entities that already have a USDOT
number and/or operating authority) that are subject to FMCSA's
licensing, registration, and certification regulations that wish to
apply for additional authorities; and (2) Mexico-domiciled carriers
that wish to operate beyond the U.S. municipalities on the U.S.-Mexico
border and their commercial zones. Existing registrants seeking
additional authorities must use forms OP-1, OP-1(P), OP-1(FF), and OP-
1(NNA), to apply for such authority. Mexico-domiciled carriers seeking
the authority described above must apply for such authority using Form
OP-1(MX).
DATES: Please send your comments by January 29, 2021. OMB must receive
your comments by this date in order to act quickly on the ICR.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jeff Secrist, Office of
Registration and Safety Information, Chief, East and South Division,
Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration, West Building 6th Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590-0001. Telephone: 202-385-2367; Email Address:
[email protected]. Office hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal Holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Licensing Applications for Motor Carrier Operating
Authority.
OMB Control Number: 2126-0016.
Type of Request: Renewal of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Carrier compliance officer or equivalent from motor
carriers, motor passenger carriers, freight forwarders, brokers, and
certain Mexico-domiciled motor carriers subject to FMCSA's licensing,
registration and certification regulations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 81,209.
Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours for forms OP-1, OP-1(P), and
OP-1(FF); 4 hours for forms OP-1(MX) and OP-1(NNA).
Expiration Date: March 31, 2021.
Frequency of Response: Other (as needed).
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 162,476 hours.
Background
FMCSA registers for-hire motor carriers of regulated commodities
and of passengers, under 49 U.S.C. 13902(a); surface freight
forwarders, under 49 U.S.C. 13903; property brokers, under 49 U.S.C.
13904; and certain Mexico-domiciled motor carriers, under 49 U.S.C.
13902(c). These motor carriers may conduct transportation services in
the United States only if they are registered with FMCSA. Each
registration is effective from the date specified and remains in effect
for such period as the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary)
determines by regulations.
Prior to 2015, all entities seeking authority (both first-time
applicants and registered entities seeking additional authorities) were
required to apply for such authority using the OP-1 series of forms,
including OP-1, OP-1(P), OP-1(FF), OP-1(NNA), and OP-1(MX) (for Mexico-
domiciled carriers only).
The Final Rule titled ``Unified Registration System,'' (78 FR
52608) dated August 23, 2013, implemented statutory provisions for an
online registration system for entities that are subject to FMCSA's
licensing, registration, and certification regulations. The Unified
Registration System (URS) streamlines the registration process and
serves as a clearinghouse and repository of information on motor
carriers, brokers, freight forwarders, intermodal equipment providers,
hazardous materials safety permit applicants, and cargo tank facilities
required to register with FMCSA. When developing URS, FMCSA planned
that the OP-1 series of forms--except for OP-1(MX)--would ultimately be
folded into one overarching electronic application (MCSA-1), which
would be used by all motor carriers seeking authority.
FMCSA began a phased rollout of URS in 2015. The first phase, which
went into effect on December 12, 2015, impacts only first-time
applicants seeking an FMCSA-issued registration. FMCSA had planned
subsequent rollout phases for existing registrants; however, there have
been substantial delays, and subsequent phases have not been rolled out
to date.
On January 17, 2017, FMCSA issued a Final Rule titled ``Unified
Registration System; Suspension of Effectiveness,'' which indefinitely
suspended URS effectiveness dates for existing registrants only (82 FR
5292). Pursuant to this Final Rule, FMCSA is still accepting forms OP-
1, OP-1(P), OP-1(FF), and OP-1(NNA) for existing registrants wishing to
apply for additional authorities. Separately, FMCSA requires Form OP-
1(MX) for new and existing Mexico-domiciled motor carriers that wish to
operate beyond the U.S. municipalities on the U.S.-Mexico border and
their commercial zones. Information collected through the URS system,
utilizing the MCSA-1, does not accept registration form OP-1(MX) and
continue to remains a paper form outside the URS.
Forms in the OP-1 series request information to identify the
applicant, the nature and scope of its proposed operations, a narrative
description of the applicant's safety policies and procedures, and
information regarding the drivers and vehicles it plans to use in U.S.
operations. The OP-1 series also requests information on the
applicant's familiarity with relevant safety requirements, the
applicant's willingness to comply with those requirements during its
operations, and the applicant's willingness to meet any specific
statutory and regulatory requirements applicable to its proposed
operations. Information collected through these forms aids FMCSA in
determining the type of operation a company may run, the cargo it may
carry, and the resulting level of insurance coverage the applicant will
be required to obtain and maintain to continue its operating authority.
Changes From Previous Estimates
The previously approved version of this ICR estimated the average
annual burden to be 147,124 annual burden hours, with 73,538 total
annual respondents. For this renewal, the estimated average annual
burden is 162,476, with 81,209 total average annual respondents. The
annual burden hourly increase of 15,352 is due to the increase in
average annual respondents. This increase is in line with a growing
U.S. economy and U.S. population for calendar years 2017, 2018 and
2019.
As described above, only first-time applicants seeking an FMCSA-
issued registration must apply via URS. Under URS, all forms in the OP-
1 series, except OP-1(MX), are folded into Form MCSA-1. Information
collection activities associated with MCSA-1 are covered under a
different ICR, titled ``FMCSA Registration/Updates,'' OMB Control
Number 2126-0051.
Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of
this information collection, including: (1)
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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.
Thomas P. Keane,
Associate Administrator, Office of Research and Registration.
[FR Doc. 2020-28815 Filed 12-29-20; 8:45 am]
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