Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection: Electronic Logging Device (ELD) Vendor Registration, 1593-1594 [2025-00123]

Download as PDF lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 5 / Wednesday, January 8, 2025 / Notices devices under current regulations. In addition, advanced research instruments unavailable or not in use at the time of all past research on this topic are now in common use and would permit far more sophisticated analyses of the effects of warning devices on driver behavior. This includes sensors which can precisely measure and record the location of vehicles (e.g., differential GPS), eyetracking devices which allow the researcher to determine the precise moment when a driver first glanced at a PDCMV, and instrumented vehicles which record accurate, high-frequency data related to drivers’ interactions with a vehicle’s controls. FMCSA plans to implement these modern tools in a controlled experiment at a closed-course, state-of-the-art driving research facility that will allow the most comprehensive examination of the effects of warning devices to date. The results of the study may support future rulemaking related to warning devices and provide baseline data necessary to inform Agency decisions on exemption applications for alternative warning device products. Title: Warning Devices for Stopped Commercial Motor Vehicles. OMB Control Number: 2126–00XX. Type of Request: New ICR. Respondents: Drivers. Estimated Number of Respondents: 256. Estimated Time per Response: 2.0 to 2.5 hours. Expiration Date: This is a new ICR. Frequency of Response: Once. Estimated Total Annual Burden: 614.40 hours. DEFINITIONS: N/A. 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. The Agency will summarize or include your comments in the request for OMB’s clearance of this ICR. Issued under the authority of 49 CFR 1.87. Thomas P. Keane, Associate Administrator, Office of Research and Registration. [FR Doc. 2025–00120 Filed 1–7–25; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:50 Jan 07, 2025 Jkt 265001 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration [Docket No. FMCSA–2024–0233] Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection: Electronic Logging Device (ELD) Vendor Registration 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) for its review and approval and invites public comment. FMCSA requests approval to renew an ICR titled, ‘‘Electronic Logging Device (ELD) Vendor Registration.’’ This ICR is necessary for ELD vendors to register their ELDs with the Agency. DATES: We must receive your comments on or before March 10, 2025. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket Number FMCSA– 2024–0233 using any of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. • Mail: Dockets Operations; U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, Ground Floor, Washington, DC 20590– 0001. • Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, Ground Floor, Washington, DC 20590– 0001 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 Dockets Operations. • Fax: (202) 493–2251. To avoid duplication, please use only one of these four methods. See the ‘‘Public Participation and Request for Comments’’ portion of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for instructions on submitting comments. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jose R. Cestero, Vehicle and Roadside Operations Division, DOT, FMCSA, West Building, 6th Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590–0001; (202)366–5541; jose.cestero@dot.gov. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00160 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 1593 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Instructions All submissions must include the Agency name and docket number. For detailed instructions on submitting comments, 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. Public Participation and Request for Comments If you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this notice (FMCSA–2024–0233), indicate the specific section of this document to which your 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 FMCSA can contact you if there are questions regarding your submission. To submit your comment online, go to https://www.regulations.gov/docket/ FMCSA-2024-0233/document, click on this notice, click ‘‘Comment,’’ and type your comment into the text box on the following screen. 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. Comments received after the comment closing date will be included in the docket and will be considered to the extent practicable. Privacy Act In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments from the public to better inform its regulatory process. DOT posts these comments, including any personal information the commenter provides, to www.regulations.gov as described in the system of records notice DOT/ALL 14 (Federal Docket Management System (FDMS)), which can be reviewed at https://www.transportation.gov/ individuals/privacy/privacy-act-systemrecords-notices. The comments are posted without edits and are searchable by the name of the submitter. Background On December 16, 2015, FMCSA published a final rule titled ‘‘Electronic Logging Devices and Hours of Service E:\FR\FM\08JAN1.SGM 08JAN1 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 1594 Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 5 / Wednesday, January 8, 2025 / Notices Supporting Documents,’’ (80 FR 78292) that established minimum performance and design standards for hours-ofservice (HOS) ELDs; requirements for the mandatory use of these devices by drivers currently required to prepare HOS records of duty status (RODS); requirements concerning HOS supporting documents; and measures to address concerns about harassment resulting from the mandatory use of ELDs. To ensure consistency among ELD vendors and devices, detailed functional specifications were published as part of the December 2015 final rule. Each ELD vendor developing an ELD technology must register online at a secure FMCSA website where the ELD provider can securely certify that its ELD is compliant with the functional specifications. Each ELD vendor must certify that each ELD model and version has been sufficiently tested to meet the functional requirements in the rule under the conditions in which the ELD would be used. ELD vendors must self-certify and register their devices with FMCSA online via Form MCSA–5893, ‘‘Electronic Logging Device (ELD) Vendor Registration and Certification.’’ FMCSA expects all respondents to submit their information electronically. Once completed, FMCSA issues a unique identification number that the ELD vendor will embed in their device(s). FMCSA maintains a list on its website of the current ELD vendors and devices that have been certified (by the vendors) to meet the functional specifications. The information is necessary for fleets and drivers to easily find a compliant ELD for their use in meeting the FMCSA regulation requiring the use of ELDs. Title: Electronic Logging Device (ELD) Vendor Registration. OMB Control Number: 2126–0062. Type of Request: Renewal of a currently approved collection. Respondents: ELD vendors. Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 94. Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes. Expiration Date: July 31, 2025. Frequency of Response: On occasion. Estimated Total Annual Burden: 71 hours [94 respondents × 1 device per respondent × 3 updates per device × 15 minutes per response]. 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:50 Jan 07, 2025 Jkt 265001 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. The Agency will summarize or include your comments in the request for OMB’s clearance of this information collection. Issued under the authority of 49 CFR 1.87. Thomas P. Keane, Associate Administrator for Research, Technology and Registration. [FR Doc. 2025–00123 Filed 1–7–25; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration [Docket No. FMCSA–2024–0158] Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection Request: Medical Qualification Requirements 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) for review and approval. The FMCSA requests approval to renew an ICR titled, ‘‘Medical Qualification Requirements,’’ due to updated information for several of the Information Collections (ICs) discussed. This ICR is needed to ensure that drivers, motor carriers, and the States are complying with the physical qualification requirements of commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers. The information collected is used to determine and certify driver medical fitness and must be collected in order for our highways to be safe. On September 17, 2024, FMCSA published a 60-day notice requesting comment on the renewal of this ICR. In response to this notice, no comments were received. DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before February 7, 2025. ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be submitted within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/ public/do/PRAMain. Find this information collection by selecting SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00161 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 ‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Christine A. Hydock, Chief, Medical Programs Division, (202) 366–4001, fmcsamedical@dot.gov, FMCSA, Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W64–224, Washington, DC 20590–0001. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Medical Qualification Requirements. OMB Control Number: 2126–0006. Type of Request: Renewal of a currently approved collection. Respondents: Commercial motor vehicle drivers, motor carriers, medical examiners, testing centers. Estimated Number of Respondents: 8,123,976. Expiration Date: March 31, 2025. Estimated Total Annual Burden: 3,243,525 hours. This information collection is comprised of the following seven information collection activities. Physical Qualification Standards 2,776,978 annual burden hours 7,175,796 annual respondents Resolution of Medical Conflict 11 annual burden hours 3 annual respondents Medical Exemptions 293 annual burden hours 1,176 annual respondents SPE Certificate Program 2,808 annual burden hours 2,567 annual respondents National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners 462,162 annual burden hours 934,887 annual respondents Qualification of Drivers; Diabetes Standard 654 annual burden hours 4,906 annual respondents Qualification of Drivers; Vision Standard 619 annual burden hours 4,641 annual respondents Background: CMVs (trucks and buses) are longer, heavier, and more difficult to maneuver than automobiles, making them a threat to highway safety if not operated properly by qualified individuals. The public interest in, and right to have, safe highways requires the assurance that drivers of CMVs can safely perform the increased physical and mental demands of their duties. FMCSA’s physical qualification standards provide this assurance by requiring drivers to be examined and medically certified as physically and E:\FR\FM\08JAN1.SGM 08JAN1

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2024-0233]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved 
Information Collection: Electronic Logging Device (ELD) Vendor 
Registration

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) for its 
review and approval and invites public comment. FMCSA requests approval 
to renew an ICR titled, ``Electronic Logging Device (ELD) Vendor 
Registration.'' This ICR is necessary for ELD vendors to register their 
ELDs with the Agency.

DATES: We must receive your comments on or before March 10, 2025.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket Number FMCSA-
2024-0233 using any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Dockets Operations; U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, Ground Floor, 
Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, Ground Floor, 
Washington, DC 20590-0001 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 
Dockets Operations.
     Fax: (202) 493-2251.
    To avoid duplication, please use only one of these four methods. 
See the ``Public Participation and Request for Comments'' portion of 
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for instructions on submitting 
comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jose R. Cestero, Vehicle and Roadside 
Operations Division, DOT, FMCSA, West Building, 6th Floor, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001; (202)366-5541; 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Instructions

    All submissions must include the Agency name and docket number. For 
detailed instructions on submitting comments, 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.

Public Participation and Request for Comments

    If you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this 
notice (FMCSA-2024-0233), indicate the specific section of this 
document to which your 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 FMCSA can contact you if there are questions regarding your 
submission.
    To submit your comment online, go to https://www.regulations.gov/docket/FMCSA-2024-0233/document, click on this notice, click 
``Comment,'' and type your comment into the text box on the following 
screen.
    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.
    Comments received after the comment closing date will be included 
in the docket and will be considered to the extent practicable.

Privacy Act

    In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments from the 
public to better inform its regulatory process. DOT posts these 
comments, including any personal information the commenter provides, to 
www.regulations.gov as described in the system of records notice DOT/
ALL 14 (Federal Docket Management System (FDMS)), which can be reviewed 
at https://www.transportation.gov/individuals/privacy/privacy-act-system-records-notices. The comments are posted without edits and are 
searchable by the name of the submitter.

Background

    On December 16, 2015, FMCSA published a final rule titled 
``Electronic Logging Devices and Hours of Service

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Supporting Documents,'' (80 FR 78292) that established minimum 
performance and design standards for hours-of-service (HOS) ELDs; 
requirements for the mandatory use of these devices by drivers 
currently required to prepare HOS records of duty status (RODS); 
requirements concerning HOS supporting documents; and measures to 
address concerns about harassment resulting from the mandatory use of 
ELDs.
    To ensure consistency among ELD vendors and devices, detailed 
functional specifications were published as part of the December 2015 
final rule. Each ELD vendor developing an ELD technology must register 
online at a secure FMCSA website where the ELD provider can securely 
certify that its ELD is compliant with the functional specifications. 
Each ELD vendor must certify that each ELD model and version has been 
sufficiently tested to meet the functional requirements in the rule 
under the conditions in which the ELD would be used.
    ELD vendors must self-certify and register their devices with FMCSA 
online via Form MCSA-5893, ``Electronic Logging Device (ELD) Vendor 
Registration and Certification.'' FMCSA expects all respondents to 
submit their information electronically. Once completed, FMCSA issues a 
unique identification number that the ELD vendor will embed in their 
device(s). FMCSA maintains a list on its website of the current ELD 
vendors and devices that have been certified (by the vendors) to meet 
the functional specifications. The information is necessary for fleets 
and drivers to easily find a compliant ELD for their use in meeting the 
FMCSA regulation requiring the use of ELDs.
    Title: Electronic Logging Device (ELD) Vendor Registration.
    OMB Control Number: 2126-0062.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: ELD vendors.
    Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 94.
    Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes.
    Expiration Date: July 31, 2025.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 71 hours [94 respondents x 1 device 
per respondent x 3 updates per device x 15 minutes per response].
    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. The Agency will summarize or include your 
comments in the request for OMB's clearance of this information 
collection.

    Issued under the authority of 49 CFR 1.87.
Thomas P. Keane,
Associate Administrator for Research, Technology and Registration.
[FR Doc. 2025-00123 Filed 1-7-25; 8:45 am]
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