Notice2022-16040
Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection: Commercial Motor Vehicle Marking Requirements
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Published
July 27, 2022
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Transportation DepartmentFederal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Abstract
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. This ICR will enable FMCSA to document the burden associated with the marking regulations, "Marking of Self-Propelled CMVs and Intermodal Equipment." These regulations require marking of vehicles and intermodal equipment by motor carriers, freight forwarders, and intermodal equipment providers (IEPs) engaging in interstate transportation and motor carriers that transport hazardous materials (HM) in intrastate transportation.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 143 (Wednesday, July 27, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45146-45147]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-16040]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA-2022-0154]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved
Information Collection: Commercial Motor Vehicle Marking Requirements
AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Department
of Transportation (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. This ICR will enable
FMCSA to document the burden associated with the marking regulations,
``Marking of Self-Propelled CMVs and Intermodal Equipment.'' These
regulations require marking of vehicles and intermodal equipment by
motor carriers, freight forwarders, and intermodal equipment providers
(IEPs) engaging in interstate transportation and motor carriers that
transport hazardous materials (HM) in intrastate transportation.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before September
26, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Federal Docket
Management System (FDMS) Docket Number FMCSA-2022-0154 using any of the
following methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
<bullet> Fax: (202) 493-2251.
<bullet> Mail: Dockets Operations; U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
<bullet> Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. e.t.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Instructions: All submissions must include the Agency name and
docket number. For detailed instructions on submitting comments, see
the Public Participation heading below. Note that all comments received
will be posted without change to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, including
any personal information provided. Please see the Privacy heading
below.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, and follow the
online instructions for accessing the docket, or go to the street
address listed above.
Privacy: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), DOT solicits
comments from the public to better inform its decision-making process.
DOT posts these comments, without edit, including any personal
information the commenter provides, to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>, as
described in the system of records notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can
be reviewed at <a href="http://www.dot.gov/privacy">www.dot.gov/privacy</a>.
Public Participation: The Federal eRulemaking Portal is available
24 hours each day, 365 days each year. You can obtain electronic
submission and retrieval help and guidelines under the ``help'' section
of the Federal eRulemaking Portal website. If you want us to notify you
that we received your comments, please include a self-addressed,
stamped envelope or postcard, or print the acknowledgement page that
appears after submitting comments online. Comments received after the
comment closing date will be included in the docket and will be
considered to the extent practicable.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stacy Ropp, Compliance Division, DOT,
FMCSA, West Building, 6th Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington,
DC 20590-0001; 609-661-2062; <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fdae899c9e84d3af928d8dbd999289d39a928b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c390b7a2a0baed91acb3b383a7acb7eda4acb5">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) is
authorized to require marking of vehicles and intermodal equipment by
motor carriers, freight forwarders and IEPs engaging in interstate
transportation based on the authority of 49 U.S.C. 31133(a)(8) and
31133(a)(10). The Secretary has delegated authority pertaining to the
marking of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) pursuant to 49 CFR 1.87(f).
The Agency's regulation governing the marking of CMVs is codified at 49
CFR 390.21.
Vehicle marking requirements are intended to ensure that FMCSA, the
National Transportation Safety Board, and State safety officials are
able to identify motor carriers and correctly assign responsibility for
regulatory violations during inspections, investigations, compliance
reviews, and crash studies. These marking requirements will also
provide the
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public with beneficial information that could assist in identifying
carriers for the purposes of commerce, complaints or emergency
notification. The marking requirements apply to motor carriers, freight
forwarders, and IEPs engaging in interstate transportation and motor
carriers that transport HM in intrastate transportation. The Agency
does not require a specific method of marking as long as the marking
complies with FMCSA's regulations. The increase of 6,023,242 estimated
annual burden hours (7,196,937 proposed estimated annual burden hours--
1,713,695 approved estimated annual burden hours) is due to adjustments
in respondent and response estimates.
Title: Commercial Motor Vehicle Marking Requirements.
OMB Control Number: 2126-0054.
Type of Request: Renewal of a currently approved ICR.
Respondents: Freight-carrying commercial motor carriers, passenger-
carrying commercial motor carriers, and intermodal equipment providers.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 895,485 total respondents (861,643
freight-carrying motor carriers; 17,167 intrastate hazardous materials
transporting motor carriers; 15,114 passenger-carrying motor carriers;
and 1,561 IEPs).
Estimated Time per Response: 26 minutes [12 minutes to affix USDOT
Number + 14 minutes for affixing a carrier's name].
Expiration Date: October 31, 2022.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 7,196,937 total hours (4,907,276
hours spent by freight-carrying motor carriers; 239,666 hours spent by
intrastate hazardous materials transporting motor carriers; 47,645
hours spent by passenger-carrying motor carriers; and 2,002,351 hours
spent by IEPs). All of these entities spent these hours marking their
CMVs with a USDOT number and motor carrier information.
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 performance of FMCSA's 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. The Agency will summarize or include your
comments in the request for OMB's clearance of this ICR.
Issued under the authority of 49 CFR 1.87.
Thomas P. Keane,
Associate Administrator, Office of Research and Registration.
[FR Doc. 2022-16040 Filed 7-26-22; 8:45 am]
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