[Federal Register: August 22, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 162)]
[Notices]
[Page 48967-48968]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA-2006-25586]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Request for Comment;
Renewal of an Information Collection: Financial Responsibility for
Motor Carriers of Passengers and Motor Carriers of Property
AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The FMCSA invites comments on its plan to request the Office
of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval to renew an existing
information collection. This information collection renewal will be
used to assure that motor carriers of property and passengers maintain
appropriate levels of financial responsibility to operate on public
highways. This notice is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 23, 2006.
ADDRESSES: All comments should reference Docket No. FMCSA-2006-25586.
You may mail or hand deliver comments to the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Dockets Management Facility, Room PL-401, 400 Seventh
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590; telefax comments to 202/493-2251; or
submit electronically at http://dms.dot.gov. You may examine and copy
all comments received at the above address between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. If you desire your
comment to be acknowledged, you must include a self-addressed stamped
envelope or postcard or, if you submit your comments electronically,
you may print the acknowledgment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Stephanie Haller, Commercial
Enforcement, phone (202) 385-2362; FAX (202) 385-2422; or e-mail
stephanie.haller@fmcsa.dot.gov; Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration, DOT, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590.
Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal Holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Financial Responsibility for Motor Carriers of Passengers
and Motor Carriers of Property.
OMB Control No: 2126-0008.
Background: The Secretary of Transportation is responsible for
implementing regulations which establish minimal levels of financial
responsibility for: (1) For-hire motor carriers of property to cover
public liability, property damage, and environmental restoration, and
(2) for-hire motor carriers of passengers to cover public liability and
property damage. The Endorsement for Motor Carrier Policies of
Insurance for Public Liability (Forms MCS-90/90B) and the Motor Carrier
Public Liability Surety Bond (Forms MCS-82/82B) contain the minimum
amount of information necessary to document that a motor carrier of
property or passengers has obtained, and has in effect, the minimum
levels of financial responsibility as set forth in applicable
regulations (motor carriers of property--49 CFR 387.9; and motor
carrier of passengers--49 CFR 387.33). FMCSA and the public can verify
that a motor carrier of property or passengers has obtained, and has in
effect, the required minimum levels of financial responsibility, by use
of the information embraced within these documents.
Respondents: Insurance and surety companies of motor carriers of
property (Forms MCS-90 and MCS-82) and motor carriers of passengers
(Forms MCS-90B and MCS-82B).
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Frequency: Upon creation, change, or replacement of an insurance
policy or surety bond.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: The FMCSA estimates it takes
two minutes to complete the Endorsement for Motor Carrier Policies of
Insurances for Public Liability or the Motor Carrier Public Liability
Surety Bond; one minute to file the Motor Carrier Public Liability
Surety Bond; and one minute to place either document on board the
vehicle (foreign-domiciled motor carriers only). These endorsements are
maintained at the motor carrier's principal place of business (49 CFR
387.7 (iii) (d)).
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,529 hours (4,528.84 rounded
to nearest hour) [151.44 hours for motor carriers of passengers +
4,377.40 hours for motor carriers of property = 4,528.84].
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 FMCSA's performance; (2) the accuracy
of the estimated burden; (3) ways for the 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 and/or include your
comments in the request for OMB's clearance of this information
collection.
Issued on August 15, 2006.
John H. Hill,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. E6-13794 Filed 8-21-06; 8:45 am]
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