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obtaining an exemption from the
hearing requirement. The 16 drivers in
this notice remain in good standing with
the Agency. In addition, for commercial
driver’s license (CDL) holders, the
Commercial Driver’s License
Information System and the Motor
Carrier Management Information System
are searched for crash and violation
data. For non-CDL holders, the Agency
reviews the driving records from the
State Driver’s Licensing Agency. These
factors provide an adequate basis for
predicting each driver’s ability to
continue to safely operate a CMV in
interstate commerce. Therefore, FMCSA
concludes that extending the exemption
for each of these drivers for a period of
2 years is likely to achieve a level of
safety equal to that existing without the
exemption.
In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e)
and 31315(b), the following groups of
drivers received renewed exemptions in
the month of October and are discussed
below. As of October 1, 2023, and in
accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315(b), the following five individuals
have satisfied the renewal conditions for
obtaining an exemption from the
hearing requirement in the FMCSRs for
interstate CMV drivers:
Azulita-Jane Camacho (CA)
Robert Culp (FL)
Charles Davis (AL)
Christopher Fisher (WA)
John Price (TX)
The drivers were included in docket
number FMCSA–2018–0139. Their
exemptions are applicable as of October
1, 2023 and will expire on October 1,
2025.
As of October 8, 2023, and in
accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315(b), the following five individuals
have satisfied the renewal conditions for
obtaining an exemption from the
hearing requirement in the FMCSRs for
interstate CMV drivers:
Judith Badore (VT)
Dareous Glover (IL)
Delroy Hunt (FL)
John Norman (IL)
Kyle Voss (WI)
The drivers were included in docket
number FMCSA–2021–0015. Their
exemptions are applicable as of October
8, 2023 and will expire on October 8,
2025.
As of October 10, 2023, and in
accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315(b), the following two individuals
have satisfied the renewal conditions for
obtaining an exemption from the
hearing requirement in the FMCSRs for
interstate CMV drivers:
Kurt Bernabei (IL); and Steven Robelia
(TN).
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The drivers were included in docket
number FMCSA–2019–0109. Their
exemptions are applicable as of October
10, 2023 and will expire on October 10,
2025.
As of October 22, 2023, and in
accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315(b), the following four individuals
have satisfied the renewal conditions for
obtaining an exemption from the
hearing requirement in the FMCSRs for
interstate CMV drivers:
Richard Carter (MD)
Clinton Homon (IL)
Pete Kujawa (WI)
Jonathan Muhm (KY)
The drivers were included in docket
numbers FMCSA–2014–0387, FMCSA–
2018–0138, and FMCSA–2021–0014.
Their exemptions are applicable as of
October 22, 2023 and will expire on
October 22, 2025.
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exemption will be valid for 2 years
unless revoked earlier by FMCSA.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Agency Information Collection:
Activity Under OMB Review; Electric
Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey
(eVIUS)
Bureau of Transportation
Statistics (BTS), Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Research and Technology
(OST–R), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
During the period the exemption is in
effect, no State shall enforce any law or
regulation that conflicts with this
exemption with respect to a person
operating under the exemption.
In accordance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, this notice
announces the intention of the Bureau
of Transportation Statistics (BTS) to
request the Office of Management and
Budget’s (OMB) approval of a new
information collection related to the
nation’s battery electric vehicles (BEVs)
and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles
(PHEVs)—collectively referred to
electric vehicles (EVs). The information
collected will be used to produce
national statistics on the characteristics
and uses of EVs as well as the charging
patterns and preferences related to EVs.
A summary report of survey findings
will also be published by BTS on the
BTS web page: www.bts.gov.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before November 2, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jina
Mahmoudi, VIUS/eVIUS Program
Manager, (800) 853–1351, eVIUS@
dot.gov, BTS, OST–R, Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave.
SE, Room E34–471, Washington, DC
20590. Office hours are from 8:00 a.m.
to 5:30 p.m., E.T., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Electric Vehicle Inventory and
Use Survey (eVIUS)
Type of Request: Approval for a new
information collection
Affected Public: Registered owners of
battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and
plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs)
VII. Conclusion
Background
Based upon its evaluation of the 16
exemption applications, FMCSA renews
the exemptions of the aforementioned
drivers from the hearing requirement in
§ 391.41(b)(11). In accordance with 49
U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315(b), each
As the pace of electric vehicles’
adoption and use increases on the
nation’s roadways, the US Department
of Transportation (US DOT)’s Bureau of
Transportation Statistics (BTS) is
planning to conduct the first national-
V. Conditions and Requirements
The exemptions are extended subject
to the following conditions: (1) each
driver must report any crashes or
accidents as defined in § 390.5T; and (2)
report all citations and convictions for
disqualifying offenses under 49 CFR
parts 383 and 391 to FMCSA; and (3)
each driver prohibited from operating a
motorcoach or bus with passengers in
interstate commerce. The driver must
also have a copy of the exemption when
driving, for presentation to a duly
authorized Federal, State, or local
enforcement official. In addition, the
exemption does not exempt the
individual from meeting the applicable
CDL testing requirements. Each
exemption will be valid for 2 years
unless rescinded earlier by FMCSA. The
exemption will be rescinded if: (1) the
person fails to comply with the terms
and conditions of the exemption; (2) the
exemption has resulted in a lower level
of safety than was maintained before it
was granted; or (3) continuation of the
exemption would not be consistent with
the goals and objectives of 49 U.S.C.
31136(e) and 31315(b).
VI. Preemption
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level Electric Vehicle Inventory and Use
Survey (eVIUS). The eVIUS will be
conducted to gain an in-depth
understanding of the characteristics,
usage, and charging patterns of electric
vehicles (EVs) as well as the
demographics and charging preferences
of EV owners. The data collected
through eVIUS will inform policy and
planning decisions on future
transportation systems and
infrastructure investments.
The survey will be administered to
owners of a nationally representative
sample of battery electric vehicles
(BEVs) and plug-in hybrid electric
vehicles (PHEVs). The survey scope will
be inclusive of passenger cars and lightduty vehicles (up to 10,000 pounds).
As there is no existing national-level
data source for EV use and charging
patterns, the eVIUS will provide
valuable data and information that can
assist transportation professionals and
other stakeholders at the federal, state,
and local levels to decipher the
characteristics and usage of the EVs
being driven on US roadways, as well as
the charging preferences and needs of
EV owners. The national-level data will
inform policy and planning decisions
related to EV charging infrastructure in
the US, thereby leading to increased
mobility, safety, air quality, and equity
on the nation’s roadways.
Data Confidentiality Provisions
This will be a voluntary data
collection. A summary report of
aggregate findings will be published on
the BTS web page at www.bts.gov, and
no individual and company’s
information or names will be included
in the published reports. The Bureau of
Transportation Statistics, its employees
and agents, will use the information
provided by respondents for statistical
purposes only and will hold
individuals’ information in confidence
to the full extent permitted by law. In
accordance with the Confidential
Information Protection and Statistical
Efficiency Act of 2002 (Title 5 of Pub.
L. 107–347) and the Foundations for
Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of
2018 (Title 3 of Pub. L. 115–435) along
with other applicable Federal laws, no
responses will not be disclosed in an
identifiable form without the
respondent’s informed consent. Per the
Federal Cybersecurity Enhancement Act
of 2016, Federal information systems are
protected from malicious activities
through cybersecurity screening of
transmitted data.
Frequency: One time
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: The burden per respondent is
estimated to be an average of 16 minutes
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(0.27 hours). This estimation is based on
pre-test surveys conducted (with an
average respondent burden of 15
minutes) plus an additional minute to
account for log in time.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
Based on an estimated average burden
of 0.27 hours per respondent and a 30%
response rate, the total annual burden is
estimated to be in the range of 4,050
hours (for a minimum number of 50,000
respondents) and 12,150 hours (for a
maximum number of 150,000
respondents).
Response to Comments: A 60-day
notice requesting public comment was
issued in the Federal Register on March
9, 2023 (88 FR 14667, page 14667–
14668, published 03/09/2023). Three
comments were received by BTS in
response to the 60-day public notice.
The BTS’ responses to those comments
are provided below:
BTS’ Response to Comment 1 (from
The Association for the Work Truck
Industry (NTEA):
For this initial round of eVIUS, BTS
would like to focus on light-duty
electric vehicles (EVs). The reasons for
this decision are:
• According to the International
Energy Agency, the light-duty EV is
becoming a fast-growing mode of
transportation as EV sales are increasing
substantially, and the electric vehicle
(BEVs and PHEVs) sales in the United
States increased 55% in 2022 reaching
a sales share of 8%. Since the light-duty
EVs (e.g., passenger cars) comprise the
majority of EV population, to aid
determination of charging infrastructure
gaps and inform policy decisions, it is
essential to collect timely data on use
and charging patterns of EVs as
currently there is no existing source of
such data and national statistics;
• Vehicles using the other suggested
alternative fuels (i.e., hydrogen fuel cell,
propane, natural gas and other possible
future methods of propulsion) are
operated differently from EVs.
Consequently, expansion of the scope of
the eVIUS to include these vehicles
would require adding many questions to
the survey questionnaire to measure the
characteristics and use of such vehicles.
This will greatly increase the
complexity and length of the survey
questionnaire and add to the respondent
burden;
• Further, adding other alternatively
fueled vehicles in the eVIUS survey
would require inclusion of an adequate
number of such vehicles in the sample
frame, which will increase the sample
size and potentially reduce the overall
survey estimation precision, and add to
the time and budget required for data
collection. As alternatively fueled
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vehicles comprise a small proportion of
the entire vehicle population in the
U.S., producing robust statistics will be
a challenge due to a small population
size, which leads to an inadequate
sample size.
The eVIUS sample frame is the states’
vehicle registration data; therefore, any
EVs registered in the states have a
chance to be sampled and included in
the sample frame—i.e., governmentowned fleets (federal, state, local) will
not be actively excluded. The eVIUS
survey questionnaire includes multiplechoice questions that ask respondents
about the ownership type and usage
purpose of the vehicle—allowing them
to select options that indicate if the
vehicle is a government-owned vehicle
(state or local) and if the vehicle is used
for a government business purpose.
Since increasing the eVIUS scope to
include alternatively fueled vehicles
would result in the data collection
operation schedule and the respondent
burden considerations becoming less
flexible, it is not a feasible option for
this first round of eVIUS as BTS intends
to produce timely data (within one
year).
BTS is considering a future data
collection specific to the other
alternatively fueled vehicles, depending
on availability of funds.
BTS’ Response to Comment 2 (from
Alliance for Automotive Innovation):
A multiple-choice format has been
used for the eVIUS as suggested.
The survey includes questions related
to vehicle background and type of use,
home base, miles traveled, long-distance
travel, general charging behavior and
needs, as well as demographics—
capturing information for most of the
proposed targeted questions.
BTS’ Response to Comment 3 (from
The National Automobile Dealers
Association (NADA)):
The eVIUS sample frame has been
expanded to include owners of plug-in
hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) as
suggested. For this initial round of
eVIUS, BTS will focus on light-duty EVs
due to reasons previously outlined
(please see ‘‘BTS’ Response to Comment
1’’ above). BTS is considering future
data collections focusing on vehicles
above 10,000 pounds, depending on
availability of funds.
A multiple-choice format has been
used for the eVIUS as suggested.
A draft survey was not provided in
the sixty-day notice (88 FR 14667). The
survey questionnaire was developed
and finalized in collaboration with
subject matter experts and stakeholders.
In addition, subject matter experts from
various agencies/organizations,
including academia, have provided BTS
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with suggestions for survey questions.
These suggestions were carefully
considered, and where appropriate,
incorporated into the survey
questionnaire.
To test question understanding and
clarity of instructions, a pre-test of the
draft survey was also conducted with
participation of five EV owners.
Following completion of the survey, one
hour long cognitive interviews were
conducted with each of the pre-testers
to collect information on their survey
experience and other feedback for
improving the survey. Overall, the pretesters reported that the survey was
clear, and they did not have any major
issues with understanding the survey
questions/instructions.
Public Comments Invited: Interested
parties are invited to send comments
regarding any aspect of this information
collection, including, but not limited to:
(1) the necessity and utility of the
information collection for the proper
performance of the functions of the
DOT; (2) the accuracy of the estimated
burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, clarity and content of the
collected information; and (4) ways to
minimize the collection burden without
reducing the quality of the collected
information.
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Send comments to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget, 725–
17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503,
Attention: BTS Desk Officer.
Issued in Washington, DC, on 3rd of
October, 2023.
Cha-Chi Fan,
Director, Office of Data Development and
Standards, Bureau of Transportation
Statistics, Office of the Assistant Secretary
for Research and Technology.
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OFAC: Bradley Smith, Director, tel.:
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Global Targeting, tel.: 202–622–2420;
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Agency Information Collection: Activity Under OMB Review;
Electric Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey (eVIUS)
AGENCY: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (OST-R), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, this notice announces the intention of the Bureau of
Transportation Statistics (BTS) to request the Office of Management and
Budget's (OMB) approval of a new information collection related to the
nation's battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in hybrid electric
vehicles (PHEVs)--collectively referred to electric vehicles (EVs). The
information collected will be used to produce national statistics on
the characteristics and uses of EVs as well as the charging patterns
and preferences related to EVs. A summary report of survey findings
will also be published by BTS on the BTS web page: www.bts.gov.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 2, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jina Mahmoudi, VIUS/eVIUS Program
Manager, (800) 853-1351, [email protected], BTS, OST-R, Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, Room E34-471, Washington, DC
20590. Office hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., E.T., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Electric Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey (eVIUS)
Type of Request: Approval for a new information collection
Affected Public: Registered owners of battery electric vehicles
(BEVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs)
Background
As the pace of electric vehicles' adoption and use increases on the
nation's roadways, the US Department of Transportation (US DOT)'s
Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) is planning to conduct the
first national-
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level Electric Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey (eVIUS). The eVIUS will
be conducted to gain an in-depth understanding of the characteristics,
usage, and charging patterns of electric vehicles (EVs) as well as the
demographics and charging preferences of EV owners. The data collected
through eVIUS will inform policy and planning decisions on future
transportation systems and infrastructure investments.
The survey will be administered to owners of a nationally
representative sample of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in
hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). The survey scope will be inclusive of
passenger cars and light-duty vehicles (up to 10,000 pounds).
As there is no existing national-level data source for EV use and
charging patterns, the eVIUS will provide valuable data and information
that can assist transportation professionals and other stakeholders at
the federal, state, and local levels to decipher the characteristics
and usage of the EVs being driven on US roadways, as well as the
charging preferences and needs of EV owners. The national-level data
will inform policy and planning decisions related to EV charging
infrastructure in the US, thereby leading to increased mobility,
safety, air quality, and equity on the nation's roadways.
Data Confidentiality Provisions
This will be a voluntary data collection. A summary report of
aggregate findings will be published on the BTS web page at
www.bts.gov, and no individual and company's information or names will
be included in the published reports. The Bureau of Transportation
Statistics, its employees and agents, will use the information provided
by respondents for statistical purposes only and will hold individuals'
information in confidence to the full extent permitted by law. In
accordance with the Confidential Information Protection and Statistical
Efficiency Act of 2002 (Title 5 of Pub. L. 107-347) and the Foundations
for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018 (Title 3 of Pub. L. 115-
435) along with other applicable Federal laws, no responses will not be
disclosed in an identifiable form without the respondent's informed
consent. Per the Federal Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2016, Federal
information systems are protected from malicious activities through
cybersecurity screening of transmitted data.
Frequency: One time
Estimated Average Burden per Response: The burden per respondent is
estimated to be an average of 16 minutes (0.27 hours). This estimation
is based on pre-test surveys conducted (with an average respondent
burden of 15 minutes) plus an additional minute to account for log in
time.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: Based on an estimated average burden
of 0.27 hours per respondent and a 30% response rate, the total annual
burden is estimated to be in the range of 4,050 hours (for a minimum
number of 50,000 respondents) and 12,150 hours (for a maximum number of
150,000 respondents).
Response to Comments: A 60-day notice requesting public comment was
issued in the Federal Register on March 9, 2023 (88 FR 14667, page
14667-14668, published 03/09/2023). Three comments were received by BTS
in response to the 60-day public notice. The BTS' responses to those
comments are provided below:
BTS' Response to Comment 1 (from The Association for the Work Truck
Industry (NTEA):
For this initial round of eVIUS, BTS would like to focus on light-
duty electric vehicles (EVs). The reasons for this decision are:
According to the International Energy Agency, the light-
duty EV is becoming a fast-growing mode of transportation as EV sales
are increasing substantially, and the electric vehicle (BEVs and PHEVs)
sales in the United States increased 55% in 2022 reaching a sales share
of 8%. Since the light-duty EVs (e.g., passenger cars) comprise the
majority of EV population, to aid determination of charging
infrastructure gaps and inform policy decisions, it is essential to
collect timely data on use and charging patterns of EVs as currently
there is no existing source of such data and national statistics;
Vehicles using the other suggested alternative fuels
(i.e., hydrogen fuel cell, propane, natural gas and other possible
future methods of propulsion) are operated differently from EVs.
Consequently, expansion of the scope of the eVIUS to include these
vehicles would require adding many questions to the survey
questionnaire to measure the characteristics and use of such vehicles.
This will greatly increase the complexity and length of the survey
questionnaire and add to the respondent burden;
Further, adding other alternatively fueled vehicles in the
eVIUS survey would require inclusion of an adequate number of such
vehicles in the sample frame, which will increase the sample size and
potentially reduce the overall survey estimation precision, and add to
the time and budget required for data collection. As alternatively
fueled vehicles comprise a small proportion of the entire vehicle
population in the U.S., producing robust statistics will be a challenge
due to a small population size, which leads to an inadequate sample
size.
The eVIUS sample frame is the states' vehicle registration data;
therefore, any EVs registered in the states have a chance to be sampled
and included in the sample frame--i.e., government-owned fleets
(federal, state, local) will not be actively excluded. The eVIUS survey
questionnaire includes multiple-choice questions that ask respondents
about the ownership type and usage purpose of the vehicle--allowing
them to select options that indicate if the vehicle is a government-
owned vehicle (state or local) and if the vehicle is used for a
government business purpose.
Since increasing the eVIUS scope to include alternatively fueled
vehicles would result in the data collection operation schedule and the
respondent burden considerations becoming less flexible, it is not a
feasible option for this first round of eVIUS as BTS intends to produce
timely data (within one year).
BTS is considering a future data collection specific to the other
alternatively fueled vehicles, depending on availability of funds.
BTS' Response to Comment 2 (from Alliance for Automotive
Innovation):
A multiple-choice format has been used for the eVIUS as suggested.
The survey includes questions related to vehicle background and
type of use, home base, miles traveled, long-distance travel, general
charging behavior and needs, as well as demographics--capturing
information for most of the proposed targeted questions.
BTS' Response to Comment 3 (from The National Automobile Dealers
Association (NADA)):
The eVIUS sample frame has been expanded to include owners of plug-
in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) as suggested. For this initial
round of eVIUS, BTS will focus on light-duty EVs due to reasons
previously outlined (please see ``BTS' Response to Comment 1'' above).
BTS is considering future data collections focusing on vehicles above
10,000 pounds, depending on availability of funds.
A multiple-choice format has been used for the eVIUS as suggested.
A draft survey was not provided in the sixty-day notice (88 FR
14667). The survey questionnaire was developed and finalized in
collaboration with subject matter experts and stakeholders. In
addition, subject matter experts from various agencies/organizations,
including academia, have provided BTS
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with suggestions for survey questions. These suggestions were carefully
considered, and where appropriate, incorporated into the survey
questionnaire.
To test question understanding and clarity of instructions, a pre-
test of the draft survey was also conducted with participation of five
EV owners. Following completion of the survey, one hour long cognitive
interviews were conducted with each of the pre-testers to collect
information on their survey experience and other feedback for improving
the survey. Overall, the pre-testers reported that the survey was
clear, and they did not have any major issues with understanding the
survey questions/instructions.
Public Comments Invited: Interested parties are invited to send
comments regarding any aspect of this information collection,
including, but not limited to: (1) the necessity and utility of the
information collection for the proper performance of the functions of
the DOT; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, clarity and content of the collected information;
and (4) ways to minimize the collection burden without reducing the
quality of the collected information.
Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget, 725-17th Street NW, Washington, DC
20503, Attention: BTS Desk Officer.
Issued in Washington, DC, on 3rd of October, 2023.
Cha-Chi Fan,
Director, Office of Data Development and Standards, Bureau of
Transportation Statistics, Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Research and Technology.
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