Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of a Currently-Approved Information Collection: Motor Carrier Identification Report
| Published date | 24 April 2019 |
| Citation | 84 FR 17232 |
| Record Number | 2019-08264 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration |
Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 79 (Wednesday, April 24, 2019)
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 79 (Wednesday, April 24, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17232-17233]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-08264]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA-2018-0333]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of a Currently-
Approved Information Collection: Motor Carrier Identification Report
AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), 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 renewal
of an ICR titled, ``Motor Carrier Identification Report,'' which is
used to identify FMCSA regulated entities, help prioritize the agency's
activities, aid in assessing the safety outcomes of those activities,
and for statistical purposes. On April 26, 2016, OMB approved a
revision to this collection. As a result of the revision, which is
continued in this renewal, all entities needing to file registration
and biennial update information to FMCSA will use Form MCS-150 or MCS-
150B to submit their information. Form MCS-150 or MCS-150B will also be
used by a the small number of Mexico-domiciled carriers that seek
authority to operate beyond the United States municipalities on the
United States-Mexico border and their commercial zones. This ICR is
necessary to ensure regulated entities are registered with the DOT.
DATES: Please send your comments by May 24, 2019. OMB must receive your
comments by this date in order to act quickly on the ICR.
ADDRESSES: All comments should reference Federal Docket Management
System (FDMS) Docket Number FMCSA-2018-0333. Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments on the proposed information
collection to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office
of Management and Budget. Comments should be addressed to the attention
of the Desk Officer, Department of Transportation/Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration, and sent via electronic mail to
[email protected], or faxed to (202) 395-6974, or mailed to
the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management
and Budget, Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th Street NW, Washington,
DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jeffrey Secrist, Office of
Registration and Safety Information, Department of Transportation,
FMCSA, West Building 6th Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington,
DC 20590. Telephone: 202-385-2367; email [email protected].
Office hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal Holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Motor Carrier Identification Report.
OMB Control Number: 2126-0013.
Type of Request: Renewal of a currently-approved collection.
Respondents: Motor carriers, freight forwarders, intermodal
equipment providers, brokers, motor carriers with hazardous materials
safety permit, cargo tank facilities and Mexican motor carriers.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,602,511 respondents [1,596,121
respondents for IC-1 + 3,811 respondents for IC-2 + 2,579 respondents
for IC-3].
Estimated Time per Response: 20 minutes for new filings and 7.5
minutes for biennial updates and changes to complete the Form MCS-150.
Expiration Date: April 30, 2019.
Frequency of Response: On occasion and biennially.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 119,878 hours [119,071 hours for IC-
1 + 278 hours for IC-2 + 529 hours for IC-3].
Background: Title 49, United States Code Section 504(b)(2) provides
the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) with authority to require
carriers, lessors, associations, or classes of these entities to file
annual, periodic, and special reports containing answers to questions
asked by the Secretary. The Secretary may also prescribe the form of
records required to be prepared or compiled and the time period during
which records must be preserved (See Sec. 504(b)(1) and (d)). FMCSA
will use this data to administer its safety programs using a database
of entities that are subject to its regulations. This database
necessitates that these entities notify FMCSA of their existence. For
example, under 49 CFR 390.19(a), FMCSA requires all motor carriers
beginning operations to file a Form MCS-150 titled, ``Motor Carrier
Identification Report,'' or MCS-150B titled, ``Combined Motor Carrier
Identification Report and HM Permit Applications.'' This report is
filed by all motor carriers conducting operations in interstate,
intrastate transporting
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hazardous materials or international commerce before beginning
operations. It asks the respondent to provide the name of the business
entity that owns and controls the motor carrier operation; address and
telephone of principal place of business; assigned identification
number(s), type of operation, types of cargo usually transported;
number of vehicles owned, term leased and trip leased; driver
information; and certification statement signed by an individual
authorized to sign documents on behalf of the business entity.
Existing applicants will use the MCS-150 or MCS-150B to update
their information in the Motor Carrier Management Information System.
Applicants filing for the first time will be required to file on-line.
Form MCS-150 or MCS-150B will be used for Mexico-domiciled carriers
that seek authority to operate beyond the United States municipalities
on the United States-Mexico border and their commercial zones. The
information collected from the respondents is readily available to the
public. This ICR captures the burden of continued use of the MCS-150 or
MCS-150B for motor carriers updating their registration information and
for the registration of Mexico-domiciled carriers.
Summary of Changes
The MCS-150 is being revised. The hazardous material declarations,
Class 3A, Class 3B, and Div. 2.2 (Ammonia), are being removed from the
form. They are obsolete and do not require new or existing applicants
to identify those declarations when applying for a USDOT number as a
hazardous materials motor carrier.
The remaining hazardous materials entries on the forms and their
respective instructions are being redesignated alphabetically to
reflect the removal of the Class 3A, Class 3B, and Div. 2.2 (Ammonia)
entries.
In the Filing Options section of the instructions for the forms,
the Agency name is corrected.
In the hazardous materials list in the instructions for the forms,
the entry for Combustible Liquid is revised to correct the 49 CFR
reference.
The instructions for the forms are being revised to clarify the
definitions of ``Intrastate Hazardous Materials Carrier'' and
``Intrastate Non-Hazardous Materials Carrier.''
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 FMCSA to perform its functions; (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.
Issued under the authority delegated in 49 CFR 1.87.
G. Kelly Regal,
Associate Administrator for Office of Research and Information
Technology.
[FR Doc. 2019-08264 Filed 4-23-19; 8:45 am]
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