Notice2025-20128
Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection: Designation of Agents, Motor Carriers, Brokers, and Freight Forwarders
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Published
November 18, 2025
Issuing agencies
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 review and approval and invites public comment. FMCSA requests approval to renew an ICR titled, "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 to designate process agents, as required by law.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 220 (Tuesday, November 18, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51806-51807]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-20128]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA-2025-0457]
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), 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 review
and approval and invites public comment. FMCSA requests approval to
renew an ICR titled, ``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 to designate process agents, as required by law.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before January
20, 2026.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket Number FMCSA-
2025- 0457 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
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``Public Participation and Request for Comments'' portion of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for instructions on submitting
comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jeffrey Secrist, Office of
Registration, Chief, Registration Division, DOT, FMCSA, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001; (202) 385-2367;
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#72181714145c011711001b010632161d065c151d04"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="513b3437377f2234322338222511353e257f363e27">[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-2025-0457), indicate the specific section of this
document to which your comment applies, and provide a reason for each
suggestion or recommendation. 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 FMCSA can contact you if there are questions regarding your
submission.
To submit your comment online, go to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov/docket/FMCSA-2025-0457/document">https://www.regulations.gov/docket/FMCSA-2025-0457/document</a>, 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.
FMCSA will consider all comments and material received during the
comment period.
Privacy Act
In accordance with 5 United States Code (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 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 Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR) 1.87(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, Sec.
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 increased from 3,448 to
18,503. 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: 110,799.
Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes, or 0.167 hours.
Expiration Date: April 30, 2026.
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 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: 18,503.
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.
Jonathan Mueller,
Acting Associate Administrator, Office of Research and Registration.
[FR Doc. 2025-20128 Filed 11-17-25; 8:45 am]
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