[Federal Register: May 28, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 103)]
[Notices]
[Page 30660-30661]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA-2008-0101]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision 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 information.
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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. The FMCSA seeks approval to revise an ICR
entitled, ``Licensing Applications for Motor Carrier Operating
Authority,'' that is used by for-hire motor carriers of regulated
commodities, motor passenger carriers, freight forwarders, property
brokers, and certain Mexico-domiciled motor carriers to register their
operations with the FMCSA. The agency invites public comment on the
ICR.
DATES: We must receive your comments on or before July 28, 2008.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments bearing the Federal Docket
Management System (FDMS) Docket Number FMCSA-2008-0101 using any of the
following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
Mail: Docket Management Facility; U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building Group Floor,
Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
Hand Delivery: West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington DC, 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays.
Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
Each submission must include the Agency name and the docket number
for this Notice. Please note that DOT posts all comments received
without change to http://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 http://www.regulations.gov at any time or 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., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays. The DMS is available 24 hours each day, 365
days each year. If you want acknowledgement that we received your
comments, please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope or post
card or print the acknowledgement page that appears after submitting
your comment on-line.
Privacy Act: Anyone may search the electronic form of all comments
received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual
submitting the comment (or of the person signing the comment, if
submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.).
You may review the DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal
Register on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477). This information is also
available at http://docketsinfo.dot.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Denise Ryan, Transportation
Specialist, Office of Information Technology, Operations Division,
Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration, 6th Floor, West Building, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE.,
Washington DC 20590. Telephone Number (202) 493-0242; E-mail Address
denise.ryan@dot.gov. Office hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., e.t.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The FMCSA is authorized to register for-hire motor
carriers of regulated commodities and motor passenger carriers under
the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 13902; freight forwarders under the
provisions of 49 U.S.C. 13903; property brokers under the provisions of
49 U.S.C. 13904; and certain Mexico-domiciled motor carriers under the
provisions of 49 U.S.C. 13902(c) and the North American Free Trade
Agreement (NAFTA) motor carrier access provision. The forms used to
apply for registration authority with the FMCSA are: Form OP-1 for
motor property carriers and brokers; Form OP-1(P) for motor passenger
carriers; Form OP-1(FF) for freight forwarders; and Form OP-1(MX) for
certain Mexico-domiciled motor carriers. These forms request
information on the applicant's identity, location, familiarity with
safety requirements, and type of proposed operations. There are some
differences on the forms due to specific statutory standards for
registration of the different types of transportation entities.
Title: Application for Certificate of Registration for Foreign
Motor Carriers and Foreign Motor Private Carriers.
OMB Control Number: 2126-0016.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently-approved information
collection.
Respondents: Motor carriers, motor passenger carriers, freight
forwarders, brokers, and certain Mexico-domiciled motor carriers.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 43,810.
Estimated Time per Response: 4 hours to complete Form OP-1(MX); and
2 hours to complete Forms OP-1, OP-1(FF), OP-1(P).
Expiration Date: August 31, 2008.
Frequency of Response: Other (as needed).
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 71,218 hours [63 hours for Form OP-
1(MX) + 68,010 hours for Form OP-1 + 1,085 hours for Form OP-1(FF) +
2,060 hours for Form OP-1(P) = 71,218].
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 agency to perform its mission; (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. The agency will summarize or include your
comments in the request for OMB's clearance of this information
collection.
Issued on: May 19, 2008.
Michael S. Griffith,
Acting Associate Administrator, Research and Information Technology.
[FR Doc. E8-11890 Filed 5-27-08; 8:45 am]
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