[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 77 (Tuesday, April 21, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 22246]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-08373]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA-2019-0269]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of a Currently-
Approved Information Collection Request: Request for Revocation of
Authority Granted
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 review
and approval and invites public comment. FMCSA requests approval to
renew an ICR titled ``Request for Revocation of Authority Granted.''
DATES: Please send your comments by May 21, 2020. OMB must receive your
comments by this date in order to act quickly on the ICR.
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 particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff Secrist, Office of Registration
and Safety Information, Department of Transportation, Federal Motor
Carrier Safety Administration, 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: Request for Revocation of Authority Granted.
OMB Control Number: 2126-0018.
Type of Request: Renewal of a currently approved information
collection.
Respondents: Motor Carrier (motor carrier clerical staff).
Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,901.
Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes (0.25 hours).
Expiration Date: September 30, 2020.
Frequency of Response: On occasion, as needed.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 1,475 hours.
Background
FMCSA registers for-hire motor carriers of regulated commodities
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).
Subsection (d) of 49 U.S.C. 13905 also provides that on application
of the registrant, the Secretary may amend or revoke a registration,
and hence the registrant's operating authority. Form OCE-46 allows
these registrants to apply voluntarily for revocation of their
operating authority or parts thereof. If the registrant fails to
maintain evidence of the required level of insurance coverage on file
with FMCSA, its operating authority will be revoked involuntarily.
Although the effect of both types of revocation is the same, some
registrants prefer to request voluntary revocation. For various
business reasons, a registrant may request revocation of some part, but
not all, of its operating authority.
This information collection, which supports the DOT Strategic Goal
of Safety, reflects modified estimates of burden hours and costs. For
respondents, the program adjustment has resulted in increased total
burden hours and an increase in respondent costs. The burden hour
increase is due to an estimated increase in the number of annual
filings of Form OCE-46 from 3,501 to 5,901 per year, resulting in an
increase of 2,400 responses and 600 burden hours.
The previous iteration of this ICR did not include estimated labor
costs for respondents; it only reported the estimated annual burden
hours. This version adds estimated labor costs according to best
practices. The estimated annual labor cost for industry resulting from
submitting Form OCE-46 is $49,527.
The total annual respondent cost has decreased by $20,190. This
decrease is due to the fact that respondents may now file the form
online, at no charge. While the online submission option exists, FMCSA
still estimates that approximately 1,567 respondents will continue to
file the form by mail, which incurs notarization and postage fees.
For the Federal Government, the program costs have increased by
$11,176. While this ICR revised the Federal labor wage load factor
downward to be consistent with the methodology used in other FMCSA
ICRs, the overall cost to the Federal Government increased due to the
increase in the number of forms received by FMCSA.
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 it's 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.
Kenneth Riddle,
Acting Associate Administrator,Office of Research and Registration.
[FR Doc. 2020-08373 Filed 4-20-20; 8:45 am]
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