Financial Responsibility for Motor Carriers of Passengers and Motor Carriers of Property

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form MCS-90 Financial Responsibility for Motor Carriers of Passengers and Motor Carriers of Property	Form	Modified	Available
PRA-2126-0008.SS.REG.070306.ew.use.doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 0000-00-00	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
26043	Financial Responsibility for Motor Carriers of Passengers and Motor Carriers of Property	Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2126-0008	ICR Reference No: 200612-2126-004
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200309-2126-001
Agency/Subagency: DOT/FMCSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Financial Responsibility for Motor Carriers of Passengers and Motor Carriers of Property
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 03/29/2007
	Date Received in OIRA: 02/13/2007
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2010	36 Months From Approved	03/31/2007
Responses	96,298	0	118,590
Time Burden (Hours)	4,529	0	5,285
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Motor carriers of passengers and property must maintain documentation that proves they have in effect the minimum levels of financial responsibility as set forth in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs).

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 49 USC 31139 Name of Law: Motor Carrier Act of 1980
   US Code: 49 USC 31138 Name of Law: Bus Regulatory Reform Act of 1982
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	71 FR 48967	08/22/2006
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	71 FR 75804	12/18/2006
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Financial Responsibility for Motor Carriers of Passengers and Motor Carriers of Property	MCS-90, MCS-90B, MCS-82, MCS-82B	Endorsement for Motor Carrier Policies of Insurance for Public Liability Under Sections 29 and 30 of the Motor Carrier Act of 1980 ,   Endorsement for Motor Carrier Policies of Insurance for Public Liability Under Section 18 of the Bus Regulatory Reform Act of 1982 ,   Motor Carrier Public Liability Public Surety Bond Under Sections 29 and 30 of the Motor Carrier Act of 1980 ,   Motor Carrier Public Liability Surety Bond Under Section 18 of the Bus Regulatory Reform Act of 1982

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	96,298	118,590	0	0	-22,292	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	4,529	5,285	0	0	-756	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This program adjustment in the number of annual respondent from 177,000 to 143,728 is due to a decrease in the number of motor carriers applying for property and passenger operating authority.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 02/13/2007

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