Notice2026-08391
Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection Request: Training Certification for Drivers of Longer Combination Vehicles
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Published
April 30, 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 an ICR titled, "Training Certification for Drivers of Longer Combination Vehicles," OMB Control No. 2126-0026. This ICR relates to Agency requirements for drivers to be certified to operate longer combination vehicles (LCVs), and associated recordkeeping requirements that motor carriers must satisfy before permitting their drivers to operate LCVs. Motor carriers, upon inquiry by authorized Federal, State, or local officials, must produce an LCV Driver-Training Certificate for each of their LCV drivers. No comments were received in response to the 60-day Federal Register notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 83 (Thursday, April 30, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23336-23337]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-08391]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA-2025-0919]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved
Information Collection Request: Training Certification for Drivers of
Longer Combination Vehicles
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 an ICR titled,
``Training Certification for Drivers of Longer Combination Vehicles,''
OMB Control No. 2126-0026. This ICR relates to Agency requirements for
drivers to be certified to operate longer combination vehicles (LCVs),
and associated recordkeeping requirements that motor carriers must
satisfy before permitting their drivers to operate LCVs. Motor
carriers, upon inquiry by authorized Federal, State, or local
officials, must produce an LCV Driver-Training Certificate for each of
their LCV drivers. No comments were received in response to the 60-day
Federal Register notice.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before June 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: Bernadette Walker, FMCSA, Driver and
Carrier Operations Division, DOT, FMCSA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590; (202) 385-2415; <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8ae8eff8e4ebeeeffefeefa4fdebe6e1eff8caeee5fea4ede5fc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fb999e89959a9f9e8f8f9ed58c9a97909e89bb9f948fd59c948d">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Training Certification for Drivers of
LCVs.
OMB Control Number: 2126-0026.
Type of Request: Renewal of an information collection.
Respondents: LCV training providers, drivers, and motor carriers
employing LCV drivers.
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Estimated Number of Respondents: 59,333, consisting of 178 LCV
training providers, 178 newly certified LCV drivers seeking employment,
29,400 currently certified LCV drivers seeking employment, and 29,577
motor carriers employing LCV drivers.
Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes for preparation of LCV
Driver-Training Certificates for drivers who successfully complete the
LCV training, and 10 minutes for activities associated with the LCV
Driver-Training Certificate during the hiring process.
Expiration Date: July 31, 2026.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 4,959.
Background: An LCV is any combination of a truck-tractor and two or
more semi-trailers or trailers that operates on the National System of
Interstate and Defense Highways (according to 23 CFR part 470.107) and
has a gross vehicle weight greater than 80,000 pounds. To enhance the
safety of LCV operations on our Nation's highways, section 4007(b) of
the Motor Carrier Act of 1991 directed the Secretary of Transportation
(Secretary) to establish Federal minimum training requirements for
drivers of LCVs (Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of
1991, Public Law 102-240, 105 Stat. 1914, 2152). The Secretary
delegated responsibility for establishing these requirements to FMCSA
(49 CFR part 1.87), and on March 30, 2004, after appropriate notice and
solicitation of public comment, FMCSA established the current training
requirements for operators of LCVs (69 FR 16722). The regulations bar
motor carriers from permitting their drivers to operate an LCV if they
have not been properly trained in accordance with the requirements of
Sec. 380.113. Drivers receive an LCV Driver-Training Certificate upon
successful completion of these training requirements. Motor carriers
employing an LCV driver must verify the driver's qualifications to
operate an LCV and must maintain a copy of the LCV Driver-Training
Certificate and present it to authorized Federal, State, or local
officials upon request.
Renewal of This Information Collection (IC)
The current burden estimate associated with this IC, approved by
OMB on July 3, 2023, is 4,360 hours. The expiration date of the current
ICR is July 31, 2026. Through this ICR renewal, the Agency requests an
increase in the burden hours from 4,360 hours to 4,959 hours. The
increase is the result of the increase in estimated driver population
as well as the increase in expected industry growth rate for drivers
from 2024 to 2034.
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. 2026-08391 Filed 4-29-26; 8:45 am]
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