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Estimated Total Annual Burden:
16,168.
Background
FMCSA registers for-hire motor
carriers under 49 U.S.C. 13902, surface
freight forwarders under 49 U.S.C.
13903, and property brokers under 49
U.S.C. 13904. Each registration is
effective from the date specified under
49 U.S.C. 13905(c). ‘‘Procedures for
changing the name or business form of
a motor carrier, freight forwarder, or
property broker,’’ (49 CFR 365.413T)
states that motor carriers, forwarders,
and brokers must submit the required
information to FMCSA’s Office of
Registration requesting the change.
Paragraph (f) of § 360.3T mentions fees
that FMCSA collects for ‘‘petition for
reinstatement of revoked operating
authority,’’ but does not provide any
specifics for the content that petition
should take.
Motor carriers, freight forwarders, and
property brokers are required to use
Form MCSA–5889 to request a name or
address change and to request
reinstatement of a revoked operating
authority. Respondents can submit the
form online through the Licensing and
Insurance (L&I) website, by fax, or by
mail. According to data collected
between 2020 and 2022, annually,
approximately 1 percent of forms are
submitted by mail; 7 percent are
submitted by fax; and 92 percent are
submitted online. The information
collected is then entered in the L&I
database by FMCSA staff.
Form MCSA–5889 enables FMCSA to
maintain up-to-date records so that the
Agency can recognize the entity in
question in case of enforcement actions
or other procedures required to ensure
that the carrier is willing and able to
provide for-hire transportation services,
and so that entities whose operating
authority has been revoked can resume
operation if they are not otherwise
blocked from doing so. This multipurpose form, filed by registrants on a
voluntary, as-needed basis, simplifies
the process of gathering the information
needed to process the entities’ requests
in a timely manner, with the least
amount of effort for all parties involved.
The form prompts users to report the
following data points (whichever are
relevant to their records change
request):
1. Requestor’s fax number, email
address, and applicant’s oath.
2. Entity’s legal/doing business as
names, USDOT number, docket MC/
MX/FX number, current street address,
and phone number(s).
3. Affiliations with FMCSA-licensed
entities.
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4. Requested changes to the entity’s
address.
5. Requested changes to the entity’s
name and/or ownership, management,
or control.
6. Type(s) of operating authority the
entity wishes to reinstate.
7. Credit card information (name,
number, expiration date, address, date)
if filing a name change or reinstatement.
Changes From Previous Estimates
The currently approved version of
this ICR estimated the average annual
burden to be 6,781 annual burden
hours, with 27,122 total annual
respondents. For this renewal the
estimated average annual burden is
16,168, with 64,673 total average annual
respondents. The annual burden hour
increase of 9,387 is due to the increase
in the average number of annual
respondents.
Public Comments Invited: You are
asked to comment on any aspect of this
information collection, including: (1)
whether the proposed collection is
necessary for the performance of
FMCSA’s functions; (2) the accuracy of
the estimated burden; (3) ways for
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 of 49 CFR 1.87.
Thomas P. Keane,
Associate Administrator, Office of Research
and Registration.
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BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA–2023–0179]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Renewal of an Approved
Information Collection: Licensing
Applications for Motor Carrier
Operating Authority
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), Department
of Transportation (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)
requesting a renewal of an approved
SUMMARY:
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information collection for review and
approval. This ICR applies to: 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 Mexicodomiciled 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).
Comments on this notice must be
received on or before June 6, 2024.
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 information
collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under
30-day Review—Open for Public
Comments’’ or by using the search
function.
DATES:
Mr.
Jeffrey Secrist, Office of Registration,
Chief, Registration Division, DOT,
FMCSA, West Building 6th Floor, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
20590; (202) 385–2367; jeff.secrist@
dot.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
No
comments were received from the 60day Federal Register publication on
December 14, 2023 at 88 FR 86722.
Title: Licensing Applications for
Motor Carrier Operating Authority.
OMB Control Number: 2126–0016.
Type of Request: Renewal of a
currently approved ICR.
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:
159,312.
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: May 31, 2024.
Frequency of Response: Other (as
needed).
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
318,656.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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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,
impacted only first-time applicants
seeking an FMCSA-issued registration.
FMCSA had planned subsequent rollout
phases for existing registrants; however,
there were 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
effective 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.
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Separately, FMCSA requires Form OP–
1(MX) for new and existing Mexicodomiciled motor carriers that wish to
operate beyond the U.S. municipalities
on the U.S.-Mexico border and their
commercial zones. Information
collected through URS, utilizing the
MCSA–1, does not include registration
form OP–1(MX), which continues to
remain a paper form outside 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.
Public Comments Invited: You are
asked to comment on any aspect of this
information collection, including: (1)
whether the proposed collection is
necessary for the performance of
FMCSA’s functions; (2) the accuracy of
the estimated burden; (3) ways for
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 of 49 CFR 1.87.
Thomas P. Keane,
Associate Administrator, Office of Research
and Registration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2023–0096]
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Under part 211 of title 49 Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR), this
document provides the public notice
that on November 13, 2023, Union
Pacific Railroad Company (UPRR)
petitioned the Federal Railroad
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Administration (FRA) for a waiver of
compliance from certain provisions of
the Federal railroad safety regulations
contained at 49 CFR part 231 (Railroad
Safety Appliance Standards). FRA
assigned the petition Docket Number
FRA–2023–0096.
Specifically, UPRR requested a waiver
from 49 CFR 231.27(h), Uncoupling
levers, to disable the uncoupling levers
on prototype rail tie cars used solely in
‘‘Rail Train’’ service, which is UPRR’s
non-revenue service to maintain its rail
network. UPRR seeks to disable the
uncoupling levers when moving both
loaded and empty cars. The cars would
be used solely for delivering rail ties to
maintenance-of-way (MoW) employees
through the UPRR network, and they are
equipped with additional air and
electrical train lines that risk damage if
the cars become inadvertently
uncoupled. In support of its request,
UPRR states that the ‘‘prototype cars
reduce risk for MoW personnel by
eliminating the current risks associated
with machine unloading of ties from
gondola cars.’’
A copy of the petition, as well as any
written communications concerning the
petition, is available for review online at
www.regulations.gov.
Interested parties are invited to
participate in these proceedings by
submitting written views, data, or
comments. FRA does not anticipate
scheduling a public hearing in
connection with these proceedings since
the facts do not appear to warrant a
hearing. If any interested party desires
an opportunity for oral comment and a
public hearing, they should notify FRA,
in writing, before the end of the
comment period and specify the basis
for their request.
All communications concerning these
proceedings should identify the
appropriate docket number and may be
submitted at https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Communications received by July 8,
2024 will be considered by FRA before
final action is taken. Comments received
after that date will be considered if
practicable.
Anyone can search the electronic
form of any written communications
and comments received into any of our
dockets by the name of the individual
submitting the comment (or signing the
document, if submitted on behalf of an
association, business, labor union, etc.).
Under 5 U.S.C. 553(c), the U.S.
Department of Transportation (DOT)
solicits comments from the public to
better inform its processes. DOT posts
these comments, without edit, including
any personal information the
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA-2023-0179]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved
Information Collection: Licensing Applications for Motor Carrier
Operating Authority
AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Department
of Transportation (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) requesting
a renewal of an approved information collection for review and
approval. This ICR applies to: 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 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: Comments on this notice must be received on or before June 6,
2024.
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 information
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jeffrey Secrist, Office of
Registration, Chief, Registration Division, DOT, FMCSA, West Building
6th Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590; (202) 385-
2367; [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: No comments were received from the 60-day
Federal Register publication on December 14, 2023 at 88 FR 86722.
Title: Licensing Applications for Motor Carrier Operating
Authority.
OMB Control Number: 2126-0016.
Type of Request: Renewal of a currently approved ICR.
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: 159,312.
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: May 31, 2024.
Frequency of Response: Other (as needed).
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 318,656.
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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, impacted only first-time
applicants seeking an FMCSA-issued registration. FMCSA had planned
subsequent rollout phases for existing registrants; however, there were
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 effective 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 URS, utilizing
the MCSA-1, does not include registration form OP-1(MX), which
continues to remain a paper form outside 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.
Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of
this information collection, including: (1) whether the proposed
collection is necessary for the performance of FMCSA's functions; (2)
the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways for 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 of 49 CFR 1.87.
Thomas P. Keane,
Associate Administrator, Office of Research and Registration.
[FR Doc. 2024-09893 Filed 5-6-24; 8:45 am]
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