This information collection requires motor carriers to provide estimates of their anticipated annual shipments of hazardous materials (HM), complete application forms, provide shipment estimates, and communication records to the FMSCA.
US Code:
49 USC 5109
Name of Law: Motor carrier safety permits
US Code:
49 USC 5119
Name of Law: Uniform forms and procedures
US Code:
49 USC 5101
Name of Law: Purpose
US Code:
49 USC 5105
Name of Law: Transporting certain highly radioactive materiula
This ICR is currently approved at 350,000 estimated annual burden hours. FMCSA estimates that it takes 5 minutes to maintain a daily record for each driver's daily communications. The total annual ICR burden for maintaining a daily communication record is approximately 967,000 hours [11.6 million trips x 5 minutes per record/60 minutes per record â 966,667 rounded to the nearest thousand]. The program adjustment increase of 617,000 annual burden hours [967,000 proposed annual burden hours â 350,000 currently approved annual burden hours = 617,000] is due to an increase in the estimated number trucks requiring HM safety permits.
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.