Notice2022-16962
Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection: Designation of Agents, Motor Carriers, Brokers and Freight Forwarders
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Published
August 8, 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. FMCSA requests approval to renew an ICR entitled "Designation of Agents, Motor Carriers, Brokers and Freight Forwarders," OMB control number 2126-0015. This is necessary to provide motor carriers, property brokers, and freight forwarders a means of meeting process agent requirements.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 151 (Monday, August 8, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48220-48221]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-16962]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA-2022-0107]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved
Information Collection: Designation of Agents, Motor Carriers, Brokers
and Freight Forwarders
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 approval
to renew an ICR entitled ``Designation of Agents, Motor Carriers,
Brokers and Freight Forwarders,'' OMB control number 2126-0015. This is
necessary to provide motor carriers, property brokers, and freight
forwarders a means of meeting process agent requirements.
DATES: Please send your comments by October 7, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Federal Docket
Management System (FDMS) Docket Number FMCSA-2022-0107 using any of the
following methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
<bullet> Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
<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 Act 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 the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), DOT
solicits comments from the public to better inform its collection of
information 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 ``FAQ'' 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: Lorenzo Allen, Office of Registration,
Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration, West Building 6th Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590-0001. Telephone: 202-385-2465; email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ec80839e89829683c28d80808982ac888398c28b839a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="84e8ebf6e1eafeebaae5e8e8e1eac4e0ebf0aae3ebf2">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) is
authorized to register motor carriers under the provisions of 49 U.S.C.
13902; freight forwarders under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 13903; and
property brokers under provisions of 49 U.S.C. 13904. These persons may
conduct transportation services only if they are registered pursuant to
49 U.S.C. 13901. The Secretary delegated authority pertaining to these
registration requirements to FMCSA in 49 CFR 1.73(a)(5).
Registered motor carriers, brokers and freight forwarders must
designate an agent on whom service of notices in proceedings before the
Secretary may be made (49 U.S.C. 13303). Registered motor carriers must
also designate an agent for every State in which they operate and
traverse in the United States during such operations, on whom process
issued by a court may be served in actions brought against the
registered motor carrier (49 U.S.C. 13304, 49 CFR 366.4T). Every broker
shall make a designation for each State in which its offices are
located or in which contracts are written (49 U.S.C. 13304, 49 CFR
366.4T). Regulations governing the designation of process agents are
found at 49 CFR part 366. This designation is filed with FMCSA on Form
BOC-3, ``Designation of Agents for Service of Process.'' For this
renewal, the program's annual burden hours decreased from 6,508 to
3,448. This is due to an updated estimate of the number of respondents
and responses.
Title: Designation of Agents, Motor Carriers, Brokers and Freight
Forwarders.
OMB Control Number: 2126-0015.
Type of Request: Renewal of a currently approved information
collection.
Respondents: Motor carriers, freight forwarders and brokers.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 20,649.
Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes, or 0.167 hours.
Expiration Date: January 31, 2023.
Frequency of Response: On occasion. Form BOC-3 must be filed by all
motor carriers, freight forwarders and brokers when the transportation
entity first registers with the FMCSA. All brokers must make a
designation for each State in which it has an office or in which
contracts are written. Subsequent filings are made only if the motor
carrier, broker or freight forwarder changes process agents or begins
operating in a new State.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 3,448 hours [20,649 respondents x
0.167 hours per response].
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.
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Issued under the authority of 49 CFR 1.87.
Thomas P. Keane,
Associate Administrator, Office of Research and Registration.
[FR Doc. 2022-16962 Filed 8-5-22; 8:45 am]
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