Notice2021-18442
Agency Information Collection Request Concerning Certain Motor Carrier Activities When Responding to Emergency Declarations Under OMB Review
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Published
August 27, 2021
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Transportation DepartmentFederal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Abstract
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, this notice announces that the new Information Collection Request (ICR) discussed below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and an emergency approval of a new information collection. FMCSA would collect this information from motor carriers engaged in providing direct assistance in response to certain emergency declarations issued by the Agency to provide regulatory relief for such carriers in continued support of the Nation's coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) recovery efforts. The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and their expected paperwork burdens. FMCSA requests that OMB approve this collection within 7 days.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 164 (Friday, August 27, 2021)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-18442]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA-2021-0143]
Agency Information Collection Request Concerning Certain Motor
Carrier Activities When Responding to Emergency Declarations Under OMB
Review
AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Department
of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of request for emergency OMB approval.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995,
this notice announces that the new Information Collection Request (ICR)
discussed below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and an emergency approval of a new information
collection. FMCSA would collect this information from motor carriers
engaged in providing direct assistance in response to certain emergency
declarations issued by the Agency to provide regulatory relief for such
carriers in continued support of the Nation's coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19) recovery efforts. The ICR describes the nature of the
information collection and their expected paperwork burdens. FMCSA
requests that OMB approve this collection within 7 days.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 30, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent by August 30, 2021, to
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. All comments received are part of
the public record. Comments will generally be posted without change.
Upon receiving the requested 6-month emergency approval by OMB, FMCSA
will follow the normal PRA procedures to obtain extended approval for
this proposed information collection.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry W. Minor, Associate
Administrator, Office of Policy, Department of Transportation, Federal
Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 6th Floor, West Building, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001; 202-366-4012;
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e38f8291919acd8e8a8d8c91a3878c97cd848c95"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="55393427272c7b383c3b3a2715313a217b323a23">[email protected]</span></a>. Office hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal Holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Acknowledgement of use of COVID-19 Emergency Declaration
Relief.
OMB Control Number: 2126-TBD.
Type of Request: Request for emergency approval of an information
collection.
Respondents: Motor carriers that operate under the terms of the
extended COVID-19 Emergency Declaration No. 2020-002.
Estimated Total Respondents: 203,894.
Estimated Total Responses: 1,223,364 for 6 months.
Estimated Burden Hours: 305,841 for 6 months.
Estimated Burden per Response: 15 minutes per response.
Frequency: Monthly for 6 months.
Background
FMCSA issued Emergency Declaration No. 2020-002 in response to the
March 13, 2020, declaration of a national emergency under 42 U.S.C.
5191(b) related to COVID-19, and the immediate risk COVID-19 presents
to public health and welfare. FMCSA modified Emergency Declaration
2020-002 to expand and remove categories of supplies, equipment, and
persons covered by the Emergency Declaration to respond to changing
needs for emergency relief. On May 26, 2021, FMCSA extended the
modified Emergency Declaration No. 2020-002 and associated regulatory
relief through August 31, 2021, in accordance with 49 CFR 390.25. FMCSA
continued the exemption and associated regulatory relief in accordance
with 49 CFR 390.25, because the presidentially declared emergency
remained in place and because a continued exemption was needed to
support direct emergency assistance for some supply chains. This
extension of the expanded modified Emergency Declaration addresses
conditions that create a need for immediate transportation of essential
supplies and provides necessary relief from the Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) for motor carriers and drivers.
In accordance with the expanded modified Emergency Declaration No.
2020-002, motor carriers and drivers providing direct assistance in
support of relief efforts related to the COVID-19 public health
emergency are granted emergency relief from certain portions of 49 CFR
parts 390 through 399 of the FMCSRs, except as restricted in the
Emergency Declaration. Direct assistance means transportation and other
relief services provided by a motor carrier or its driver(s) incident
to the immediate restoration of essential services (such as medical
care) or essential supplies related to COVID-19 during the emergency.
The notice extending the declaration provides a list of relief services
and essential supplies.
Neither the Emergency Declaration nor the regulations covering
Emergency Declarations (found in 49 CFR 390.23 and 390.25) require that
motor carriers or drivers operating under the Emergency Declaration
report their operation to FMCSA. As a result, FMCSA does not know how
many motor carriers or drivers are relying on the Emergency
Declaration. Given the unprecedented period that the expanded modified
Emergency Declaration No. 2020-0022 has now been in place, FMCSA has
determined that it is necessary to seek information on the number of
motor carriers and drivers relying upon Emergency Declaration No. 2020-
002, and any subsequent extension currently in effect, to evaluate the
need for future
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extensions or modifications if that Agency determines that additional
extensions are needed.
Public Comments Invited
You are asked to comment on any aspect of this information
collection, including: (1) Whether the proposed collection is necessary
for FMCSA to perform its 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.
Issued under the authority delegated in 49 CFR 1.87.
Thomas P. Keane,
Associate Administrator, Office of Research and Registration.
[FR Doc. 2021-18442 Filed 8-26-21; 8:45 am]
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