[Federal Register: March 17, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 51)]
[Notices]
[Page 13091]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr17mr98-123]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary


Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements Agency Information
Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR
describes the nature of the information collection and its expected
burden. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments on the following collection of information was
published on January 2, 1998 [6 FR 123].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 16, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Thomas Vining, Office of Motor
Carrier Information Analysis, (202) 358-7028, Federal Highway
Administration, Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.,
E.T., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    Electronic Availability: An electronic copy of this document may be
downloaded using a modem and suitable communications software from the
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202-512-1661). Internet users may reach the Federal Register's WWW site
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

    Title: Revision of Licensing Application Forms, Application
Procedures, and Corresponding Regulations.
    OMB Number: 2125-0568.
    Type Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Form(s): OP-1, OP-1(P), OP-1(FF).
    Affected Public: Motor carriers, freight forwarders, and brokers.
    Abstract: The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to register
for-hire motor carriers of regulated commodities under the provisions
of 49 U.S.C. 13902, surface freight forwarders under the provisions of
49 U.S.C. 13903, and property brokers under the provisions of 49 U.S.C.
13904. These persons may conduct transportation services only if they
are registered. 49 U.S.C. 13901. Authority pertaining to these
registrations has been delegated to the FHWA, and related regulations
are found at 49 CFR part 365. Forms OP-1 (for motor property carriers
and brokers), OP-1(P) (for motor passenger carriers), and OP-1(FF) (for
freight forwarders) are used to apply for registration with the FHWA.
The forms all ask for limited information on the applicant's identity,
location, familiarity with safety requirements, and type of proposed
operations. Minor differences in each form reflect specific statutory
standards for registration of the different types of transportation
entities.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: The estimated total annual burden is
36,000 hours.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725-17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20503, Attention FHWA Desk Officer.
    Comments are invited on: Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the Department, including whether the information will have practical
utility; the accuracy of the Department's estimate of the burden of the
proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility
and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize
the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including
the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
    A comment to OMB is best assured of having its full effect if OMB
receives it within 30 days of publishing in the Federal Register.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 9, 1998.
Phillip A. Leach,
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 98-6888 Filed 3-16-98; 8:45 am]
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