Notice2024-30516
Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of a Currently Approved Collection: Driver Qualification Files
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Published
December 23, 2024
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentFederal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 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 revise and renew an ICR titled "Driver Qualification Files," OMB Control Number 2126-0004. The ICR estimates the burden commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers and motor carriers incur to comply with the reporting and recordkeeping tasks required for motor carriers to maintain driver qualification (DQ) files. The Agency's regulations pertaining to maintaining DQ files are unchanged and impose no increased information collection (IC) burden on individual drivers and motor carriers. However, the Agency increases its estimate of the total IC burden of these regulations primarily because both the number of CMV drivers and the frequency of their hiring have increased since the Agency's 2022 estimate of this burden.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 246 (Monday, December 23, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 104604-104605]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-30516]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA-2024-0204]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of a Currently
Approved Collection: Driver Qualification Files
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 (PRA),
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 revise and renew an ICR titled ``Driver Qualification
Files,'' OMB Control Number 2126-0004. The ICR estimates the burden
commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers and motor carriers incur to
comply with the reporting and recordkeeping tasks required for motor
carriers to maintain driver qualification (DQ) files. The Agency's
regulations pertaining to maintaining DQ files are unchanged and impose
no increased information collection (IC) burden on individual drivers
and motor carriers. However, the Agency increases its estimate of the
total IC burden of these regulations primarily because both the number
of CMV drivers and the frequency of their hiring have increased since
the Agency's 2022 estimate of this burden.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before February
21, 2025.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket Number FMCSA-
2024-0204 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> Mail: Dockets Operations; U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, Ground Floor,
Washington, DC 20590-0001.
<bullet> Hand Delivery or Courier: Dockets Operations, U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building,
Ground Floor, Washington, DC, 20590-0001 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. To be sure someone is
there to help you, please call (202) 366-9317 or (202) 366-9826 before
visiting Dockets Operations.
<bullet> Fax: (202) 493-2251.
To avoid duplication, please use only one of these four methods.
See the ``Public Participation and Request for Comments'' portion of
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for instructions on submitting
comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Pearlie Robinson, Driver and
Carrier Operations Division, DOT, FMCSA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590-0001; 202-366-4225; <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#80f0e5e1f2ece9e5aef2efe2e9eef3efeec0e4eff4aee7eff6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="77071216051b1e12590518151e190418193713180359101801">[email protected]</span></a>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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.
Public Participation and Request for Comments
If you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this
notice (FMCSA-2024-0204), indicate the specific section of this
document to which the comment applies and provide a reason for
suggestions or recommendations. You may submit your comments and
material online or by fax, mail, or hand delivery, but please use only
one of these means. FMCSA recommends that you include your name and a
mailing address, an email address, or a phone number in the body of
your document so the Agency can contact you if it has questions
regarding your submission.
To submit your comment online, go to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov/docket/FMCSA-2024-0204">https://www.regulations.gov/docket/FMCSA-2024-0204</a> document, click on this notice, click
``Comment,'' and type your comment into the text box on the following
screen.
If you submit your comments by mail or hand delivery, submit them
in an unbound format, no larger than 8\1/2\ by 11 inches, suitable for
copying and electronic filing.
Comments received after the comment closing date will be included
in the docket and will be considered to the extent practicable.
Privacy Act
In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments from the
public to better inform its regulatory process. DOT posts these
comments, 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 (Federal Docket Management System (FDMS)), which can be reviewed
at <a href="https://www.transportation.gov/individuals/privacy/privacy-act-system-records-notices">https://www.transportation.gov/individuals/privacy/privacy-act-system-records-notices</a>. The comments are posted without edits and are
searchable by the name of the submitter.
Background
The Motor Carrier Safety Act of 1984 (Pub. L. 98-554, title II, 98
Stat. 2834 (Oct. 30, 1984)) requires the Secretary of Transportation to
issue regulations pertaining to CMV safety. Part 391 of volume 49 of
the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) contains the minimum
qualifications of drivers of CMVs in interstate commerce.
Motor carriers may not require or permit an unqualified driver to
operate a CMV. The foremost proof of driver qualification is the
information that part 391 requires be collected and maintained in the
DQ file (49 CFR 391.51). Motor carriers must obtain this information
from sources specified in the regulations, such as the driver, previous
employers of the driver, and officials of the State of driver
licensure. Motor carriers are not required to forward DQ information to
FMCSA but must maintain the information in a DQ file and make it
available to State and Federal safety investigators on demand.
Through this ICR, FMCSA is asking OMB's approval to renew and
revise its estimate of the paperwork burden imposed by its DQ file
regulations. The regulations have not been amended; the IC burden
imposed on individual drivers and motor carriers by the regulations is
unchanged. The current IC burden estimate approved by OMB is 14.23
million hours. The Agency has increased its estimate of the total IC
burden from 14.23 million hours to 18.39 million hours. The increase in
burden hours is primarily the result of a larger driver population and
a higher driver turnover rate, both of which affect the volume of
documents produced and filed in DQ files. The draft supporting
statement for this ICR is available in the docket.
Title: Driver Qualification Files.
OMB Control Number: 2126-0004.
Type of Request: Renewal of a currently approved information
collection.
Respondents: CMV motor carriers and drivers.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 9.87 million (9.06 million drivers
+ 0.81 million motor carriers).
Expiration Date: May 31, 2025.
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Frequency of Response: The information on some DQ documents is only
provided one time, such as that furnished at the time the individual
applies for employment as a driver. Other information must be obtained
by the motor carrier within 30 days of the date the driver begins to
drive a CMV for the employer. Other information, such as the driver's
motor vehicle record, is only updated once a year.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 18.39 million hours.
Definitions: N/A.
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 delegated in 49 CFR 1.87.
Thomas P. Keane,
Associate Administrator, Office of Research and Registration.
[FR Doc. 2024-30516 Filed 12-20-24; 8:45 am]
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