Notice2026-08992
Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection: 391.41 CMV Driver Medication Form
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Published
May 7, 2026
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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 review and approval and invites public comment. FMCSA requests approval to renew an ICR titled, "391.41 CMV Driver Medication Form." This Information Collection (IC) is voluntary and may be utilized by medical examiners (ME) responsible for issuing Medical Examiner's Certificates (MECs) to commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers. MEs that choose to use this IC do so to communicate with treating healthcare professionals who are responsible for prescribing certain medications, so that the ME fully understands the reasons the medications have been prescribed. The information obtained by the ME when utilizing this IC assists the ME in determining if the driver is medically qualified and ensures that there are no disqualifying medical conditions or underlying medical conditions and prescribed medications that could adversely affect their safe driving ability or cause incapacitation constituting a risk to the public.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 88 (Thursday, May 7, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24958-24959]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-08992]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA-2026-0760]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved
Information Collection: 391.41 CMV Driver Medication Form
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, ``391.41 CMV Driver Medication Form.'' This
Information Collection (IC) is voluntary and may be utilized by medical
examiners (ME) responsible for issuing Medical Examiner's Certificates
(MECs) to commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers. MEs that choose to
use this IC do so to communicate with treating healthcare professionals
who are responsible for prescribing certain medications, so that the ME
fully understands the reasons the medications have been prescribed. The
information obtained by the ME when utilizing this IC assists the ME in
determining if the driver is medically qualified and ensures that there
are no disqualifying medical conditions or underlying medical
conditions and prescribed medications that could adversely affect their
safe driving ability or cause incapacitation constituting a risk to the
public.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before July 6,
2026.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket Number FMCSA-
2026-0760 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, W58-213, Washington, DC
20590-0001.
<bullet> Hand Delivery or Courier: Dockets Operations, U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, W58-213,
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. Christine A. Hydock, Medical
Programs Division, DOT, FMCSA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington,
DC 20590-0001; (202) 366-4001; <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d4b7bca6bda7a0bdbab1fabcadb0bbb7bf94b0bba0fab3bba2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1d7e756f746e6974737833756479727e765d797269337a726b">[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-2026-0760), 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-2026-0760/document">https://www.regulations.gov/docket/FMCSA-2026-0760/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
FMCSA's primary mission is to reduce crashes, injuries, and
fatalities involving large trucks and buses. The Secretary of
Transportation has delegated to FMCSA its responsibility under 49
U.S.C. 31136 and 31502 to prescribe regulations that ensure CMVs are
operated safely. As part of this mission, the Agency's Medical Programs
Division works to ensure that CMV drivers engaged in interstate
commerce are physically qualified and able to safely perform their
work.
The public interest in, and right to have, safe highways requires
the assurance that drivers of CMVs can safely perform the increased
physical and mental demands of their duties. FMCSA's physical
qualification standards provide this assurance by requiring drivers to
be examined and medically certified as physically and mentally
qualified to drive.
The purpose of this voluntary IC is to assist the ME in determining
if the driver is medically qualified under 49 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) 391.41 and to ensure that there are no
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disqualifying medical conditions that could adversely affect their safe
driving ability or cause incapacitation constituting a risk to the
public. Under 49 CFR 391.41(b)(12), a person is physically qualified to
drive a CMV if that person does not use any drug or substance
identified in 21 CFR 1308.11 Schedule I, an amphetamine, a narcotic, or
other habit-forming drug; and does not use any non-Schedule I drug or
substance that is identified in the other Schedules in 21 CFR part 1308
except when the use is prescribed by a licensed medical practitioner,
as defined in 49 CFR 382.107, who is familiar with the driver's medical
history and has advised the driver that the substance will not
adversely affect the driver's ability to safely operate a CMV.
The use of this IC is at the discretion of the ME and facilitates
communication with treating healthcare professionals who are
responsible for prescribing certain medications so that the ME fully
understands the reasons the medications have been prescribed. This
information assists the ME in determining whether the underlying
medical condition and the prescribed medication will impact the
driver's safe operation of a CMV. Therefore, there is no required
collection frequency.
The ``391.41 CMV Driver Medication Form, MCSA-5895,'' may be
downloaded from the FMCSA website. Prescribing healthcare providers are
also able to either fax or scan and email the report to the certified
ME. Consistent with OMB's commitment to minimizing respondents'
recordkeeping and paperwork burdens and the increased use of secure
electronic modes of communication, the Agency believes that
approximately 50 percent of the ``391.41 CMV Driver Medication Forms,
MCSA-5895,'' are transmitted electronically.
The information collected from the ``391.41 CMV Driver Medication
Form, MCSA-5895,'' is used by the certified ME that requested the
completion of the form. The ``391.41 CMV Driver Medication Form, MCSA-
5895,'' is attached to the ``Medical Examination Report Form, MCSA-
5875,'' which becomes part of the CMV driver's record maintained by the
certified ME. The information is not available to the public. The
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations covering driver physical
qualification records are found at 49 CFR 391.43, which specify that a
medical examination must be performed on CMV drivers subject to part
391 who operate in interstate commerce. The results of the examination
must be recorded in accordance with the requirements set forth in that
section. MEs are required to maintain records of the CMV driver medical
examinations they conduct.
Title: 391.41 CMV Driver Medication Form.
OMB Control Number: 2126-0064.
Type of Request: Renewal of a currently approved ICR.
Respondents: Prescribing healthcare professionals.
Estimated Number of Respondents: Up to 1,470,185 (total number of
prescribing healthcare providers in the U.S.).
Estimated Time per Response: 8 minutes.
Expiration Date: September 30, 2026.
Frequency of Response: Other (use of this IC is optional so there
is no required collection frequency).
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 311,375 hours.
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.
David M. Sutula,
Acting Associate Administrator, Office of Research and Registration.
[FR Doc. 2026-08992 Filed 5-6-26; 8:45 am]
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