Notice2026-06279
Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection Request: Designation of Agents, Motor Carriers, Brokers, and Freight Forwarders
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Published
April 1, 2026
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. FMCSA requests approval to renew the previously approved ICR titled, "Designation of Agents, Motor Carriers, Brokers and Freight Forwarders," OMB Control No. 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 91, Number 62 (Wednesday, April 1, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16278-16279]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-06279]
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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 Request: 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. FMCSA requests approval to renew the previously approved
ICR titled, ``Designation of Agents, Motor Carriers, Brokers and
Freight Forwarders,'' OMB Control No. 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 May 1,
2026.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be submitted within 30 days of
publication of this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find
this information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day
Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
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#d3b9b6b5b5fda0b6b0a1baa0a793b7bca7fdb4bca5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e08a858686ce93858392899394a0848f94ce878f96">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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
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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.
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.
On November 18, 2025, FMCSA published a Federal Register notice
allowing for a 60-day comment period on this ICR (90 FR 51806). The
comment period closed on January 20, 2026. There were no comments
submitted in response to that notice.
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.
Issued under the authority of 49 CFR 1.87.
David M. Sutula,
Acting Associate Administrator, Office of Research and Registration.
[FR Doc. 2026-06279 Filed 3-31-26; 8:45 am]
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