Pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.11(c), OMB files this comment on this information collection request (ICR). In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, OMB is withholding approval at this time. The agency shall examine public comment in response to the NPRM and will include in the supporting statement of the next ICR--to be submitted to OMB at the final rule stage--a description of how the agency has responded to any public comments on the ICR, including comments on maximizing the practical utility of the collection and minimizing the burden. This action has no effect on any current approvals.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
09/30/2009
36 Months From Approved
11/30/2009
45,611
0
45,611
7,602
0
7,602
0
0
0
This revision is due to an NPRM entitled "Training Certification foe Entry-Level Commercial Motor Vehicle Operators that would expand the scope of the training that entry-level drivers must obrtain, and make that training a prerequisite for the issuance of a CDL. This rule would provide a 3-year period before the rule takkse full effect; therefore this submission estimates the burden only for this transition, or start-up, period.
PL:
Pub.L. 102 - 240 4007(a)(2)
Name of Law: Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
US Code:
49 USC 31301
Name of Law: Commercial Motor Vehicle Operators, Definitions
PL: Pub.L. 102 - 240 4007(a)(1) Name of Law: Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
This program change increase in the annual burden hours from 7,602 to 137,192 hours is due to a new statute in an NPRM that would require training institutions to revise their training processs, and State driver-licensing agencies to modify their systems to record information to be collected during the first 3-year phase in period for the rulemaking.
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No
No
Uncollected
Uncollected
Uncollected
Uncollected
Robert Schultz 202 366-2718
No
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:
(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;
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.