Notice2026-10892
Agency Information Collection Activities; Approval of a New Information Collection Request: Commercial Motor Vehicle Marking Requirements
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Published
June 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. The ICR will enable FMCSA to continue documenting the burden associated with the commercial motor vehicle (CMV) marking regulations. These regulations require marking of self-propelled CMVs and intermodal equipment by motor carriers, freight forwarders, and intermodal equipment providers (IEPs) engaging in interstate transportation and motor carriers that transport hazardous materials in intrastate transportation subject to the Hazardous Materials Safety Permit (HMSP) rules. Two comments were received in response to the 60- day Federal Register publication.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 104 (Monday, June 1, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32507-32508]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-10892]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA-2025-1381]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Approval of a New
Information Collection Request: Commercial Motor Vehicle Marking
Requirements
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. The ICR will enable FMCSA to continue documenting the
burden associated with the commercial motor vehicle (CMV) marking
regulations. These regulations require marking of self-propelled CMVs
and intermodal equipment by motor carriers, freight forwarders, and
intermodal equipment providers (IEPs) engaging in interstate
transportation and motor carriers that transport hazardous materials in
intrastate transportation subject to the Hazardous Materials Safety
Permit (HMSP) rules. Two comments were received in response to the 60-
day Federal Register publication.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before July 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: Stacy Ropp, Compliance Division, DOT,
FMCSA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001; 609-661-
2062; <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5003243133297e023f202010343f247e373f26"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2b785f4a48520579445b5b6b4f445f054c445d">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Commercial Motor Vehicle Marking Requirements.
OMB Control Number: 2126-0054.
Type of Request: Renewal of a currently approved ICR.
Respondents: Freight-carrying commercial motor carriers, passenger-
carrying commercial motor carriers, and intermodal equipment providers.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 938,861 total respondents (900,043
freight-carrying motor carriers; 20,878 intrastate hazardous materials
transporting motor carriers; 16,409 passenger-carrying motor carriers;
and 1,531 IEPs).
Estimated Time per Response: 26 minutes [12 minutes to affix USDOT
Number + 14 minutes for affixing a carrier's name].
Expiration Date: July 31, 2026.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 4,687,689 total hours (3,228,623
hours spent by freight-carrying motor carriers; 225,725 hours spent by
intrastate hazardous materials transporting motor carriers; 58,375
hours spent by passenger-carrying motor carriers; and 1,174,966 hours
spent by IEPs). All these entities spent these hours marking their CMVs
with a USDOT number and motor carrier information.
Background
The Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) is authorized to
require marking of vehicles and intermodal equipment by motor carriers,
freight forwarders and IEPs engaging in interstate transportation based
on the authority of 49 U.S.C. 31133(a)(8), 31133(a)(10), and
31136(a)(1). The Secretary delegated authority pertaining to the
marking of CMVs to the Administrator of FMCSA in 49 CFR 1.87(f). The
Agency's regulations governing the marking of CMVs is codified at 49
CFR 390.21T and 49 CFR 390.21 for motor carriers, freight forwarders,
and IEPs engaging in interstate transportation and at 49 CFR
390.3T(g)(4) and 49 CFR 390.3(g)(4) for motor carriers that transport
hazardous materials in intrastate transportation subject to the HMSP
program under 49 CFR part 385.
Vehicle marking requirements are intended to ensure that FMCSA, the
National Transportation Safety Board, and State safety officials can
identify motor carriers and correctly assign responsibility for
regulatory violations during inspections, investigations, compliance
reviews, and crash studies. These marking requirements also provide the
public with beneficial information that could assist in identifying
carriers engaged in interstate commerce and for complaints or emergency
notification. The marking requirements apply to motor carriers, freight
forwarders, and IEPs engaging in interstate transportation and motor
carriers that transport hazardous materials in intrastate
transportation subject to the HMSP program under 49 CFR part 385. The
Agency does not require a specific method of marking if the marking
complies with FMCSA's regulations. The decrease of 2,509,249 estimated
annual burden hours (7,196,938 approved estimated annual burden hours--
4,687,689 proposed estimated annual burden hours) is due to adjustments
in respondent and response estimates.
Two comments were received in response to the 60-day Federal
Register publication (Jan. 21, 2026, 91 FR 2585). One commenter
suggested adding a ``current carrier'' field to either a driver's
license or license plate and asked which option would be easiest to
access during inspections, noting that driver's license information
might be the most practical.
A second commenter, from FreightValidate and <a href="http://Truckstop.com">Truckstop.com</a>,
supported renewing FMCSA's vehicle marking requirements, stating they
are a simple, low-cost way to enhance safety, accountability, and fraud
prevention by clearly linking vehicles to their responsible carriers.
They noted that visible carrier names and USDOT numbers help verify
legitimacy in an environment where fraud and impersonation are
increasing, and they encourage updated guidance to reflect modern
operations, including scalable marking standards for smaller vehicles
like vans. They also recommend adding unit-level identifiers, such as a
unit number or partial vehicle identification number, near USDOT
markings to further reduce equipment misrepresentation and improve
verification.
FMCSA response: The suggestions made by the commenters relate to
the underlying regulations, and not specifically to this collection of
information. FMCSA may consider these comments in future rulemaking
changes impacting CMV marking requirements.
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
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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. 2026-10892 Filed 5-29-26; 8:45 am]
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