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Issued in Washington, DC, on October 21,
2014.
Dale A. Bouffiou,
Acting Director, Office of Rulemaking.

Petition for Exemption
Docket No.: FAA–2014–0797.
Petitioner: Creative Aerial Media,
LLC.
Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR
part 21, §§ 45.23(b), 61.113(a) and (b),
91.7(a) and 91.9(b)(2), 91.103(b), 91.109,
91.119, 91.121, 91.151(a), 91.203(a) and
(b), 91.405(a), 91.407(a)(1), 91.409(a)(2),
91.417(a) and (b).
Description of Relief Sought: The
petitioner seeks an exemption to
commercially operate a small
unmanned vehicle (55 lbs. or less) in
motion picture and television
operations.
[FR Doc. 2014–25620 Filed 10–27–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Summary Notice No. PE–2014–106]

Petition for Exemption; Summary of
Petition Received
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of petition for exemption
received.
AGENCY:

This notice contains a
summary of a petition seeking relief
from specified requirements of 14 CFR.
The purpose of this notice is to improve
the public’s awareness of, and
participation in, this aspect of FAA’s
regulatory activities. Neither publication
of this notice nor the inclusion or
omission of information in the summary
is intended to affect the legal status of
the petition or its final disposition.
DATES: Comments on this petition must
identify the petition docket number and
must be received on or before November
17, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments
identified by Docket Number FAA–
2014–0783 using any of the following
methods:
• Government-wide rulemaking Web
site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov
and follow the instructions for sending
your comments electronically.
• Mail: Send comments to the Docket
Management Facility; U.S. Department
of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., West Building Ground
Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC
20590.
• Fax: Fax comments to the Docket
Management Facility at 202–493–2251.

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• Hand Delivery: Bring comments to
the Docket Management Facility in
Room W12–140 of the West Building
Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
Privacy: We will post all comments
we receive, without change, to http://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information you provide.
Using the search function of our docket
Web site, anyone can find and read the
comments received into any of our
dockets, including the name of the
individual sending the comment (or
signing the comment for an association,
business, labor union, etc.). You may
review DOT’s complete Privacy Act
Statement in the Federal Register
published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR
19477–78).
Docket: To read background
documents or comments received, go to
http://www.regulations.gov at any time
or to the Docket Management Facility in
Room W12–140 of the West Building
Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
Jake
Troutman, (202) 267–9521, 800
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20951.
This notice is published pursuant to
14 CFR 11.85.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 21,
2014.
Dale A. Bouffiou,
Acting Director, Office of Rulemaking.

Petition for Exemption
Docket No.: FAA–2014–0783.
Petitioner: Team 5, LLC.
Section of 14 CFR: 61.113(a) and (b),
91.103, 91.119(c), 91.121, 91.151(a),
91.405(a), 91.407(a)(1), 91.409(a)(2), and
91.417(a) and (b).
Description of Relief Sought: The
petitioner is seeking an exemption to
commercially operate their unmanned
aircraft systems (UAS), 55 pounds or
less, for aerial photography in the
motion picture and television
industries.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA–2014–0192]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; New Information Collection:
Motor Carrier Records Change Form
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

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 its
review and approval and invites public
comment. The purpose of this ICR
entitled ‘‘Motor Carrier Records Change
Form,’’ is to more efficiently collect
information the Office of Registration
and Safety Information (MC–RS)
requires to process name and address
changes and reinstatements of operating
authority. Currently, this data is being
collected when carriers request these
changes from MC–RS, but without the
use of a formal data collection form.
DATES: Please send your comments by
November 28, 2014. OMB must receive
your comments by this date in order to
act on the ICR.
ADDRESSES: All comments should
reference Federal Docket Management
System (FDMS) Docket Number
FMCSA–2014–0192. Interested persons
are invited to submit written comments
on the proposed information collection
to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget. Comments
should be addressed to the attention of
the Desk Officer, Department of
Transportation/Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration, and sent via
electronic mail to oira_submission@
omb.eop.gov, or faxed to (202) 395–
6974, or mailed to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget,
Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th
Street NW., Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff
Secrist, Chief, Chief, East-South
Division, FMCSA Office of Registration
& Safety Information, West Building 6th
Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590. Telephone:
(202) 385–2367; email jeff.secrist@
dot.gov. Office hours are from 8:00 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m., e.t., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

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Title: Motor Carrier Records Change
Form.
OMB Control Number: 2126–00XX.
Type of Request: New collection.
Respondents: For-hire motor carriers,
brokers and freight forwarders.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
22,300.
Estimated Time per Response: 15
minutes per response.
Expiration Date: N/A.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
5,575 hours [22,300 annual responses ×
0.25 hours = 5,575].
Background
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA) registers forhire motor carriers under 49 U.S.C.
13902, surface freight forwarders under
49 U.S.C. 13903, and property brokers
under 49 U.S.C. 13904. Each registration
is effective from the date specified
under 49 U.S.C. 13905(c). 49 CFR part
365.413: ‘‘Procedures for changing the
name or business form of a motor
carrier, freight forwarder, or property
broker’’ states that carriers must submit
a letter containing the required
information to FMCSA’s Office of
Registration and Safety Information
(MC–RS), formerly sent to FMCSA’s IT
Operations Division (MC–RIO),
requesting the change; the new form
would assist entities in reporting this
information accurately and completely.
49 CFR 360.3(f) mentions fees that
FMCSA collects for ‘‘petition for
reinstatement of revoked operating
authority,’’ but does not provide any
specifics for the content that petition
should take.
For-hire motor carriers, brokers and
freight forwarders are required to notify
MC–RS when they change the name or
address of the company. Currently, the
name change request can be filed online
through the Licensing and Insurance
(L&I) Web site, or companies can fax or
mail a letter requesting either name or
address changes. Carriers can also
request reinstatement of a revoked
operating authority either via fax or
online via the Licensing & Insurance
(L&I) Web site. But many choose not to
file online. About 40% of name changes
and 60% of reinstatements are filed
online. Of the rest, most are filed by
faxing a request letter to MC–RS. All the
address changes are received by either
fax or mail. The information collected is
then entered in the L&I database by
FMCSA staff. This enables FMCSA to
maintain up-to-date records so that the
agency can recognize the entity in
question in case of enforcement actions
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provide for-hire transportation services,
and so that entities whose authority has
been revoked can resume operation if
they are not otherwise blocked from
doing so. But the current method of
collecting the data means that many
requests include incomplete data, and
cannot be processed without additional
follow-up efforts by both FMCSA staff
and the entities. This multi-purpose
form, therefore, would simplify the
process of gathering the information
needed to process the entities’ requests
in a timely manner, with the least
amount of effort for all parties involved.
This multi-purpose form would be filed
by registrants on a voluntary, as-needed
basis. This multi-purpose form could be
put on the FMCSA Web site so entities
could access and print/fax/email the
form to MC–RS. Users may report the
following data points (whichever are
relevant to their records change
request):
What are the legal/doing business as
names of the entity/representative?
What is the contact information of
entity/representatives (phone number,
address, fax number, email address)?
What are the requested changes to
name or address of entity?
What is the docket MC/MX/FX
number of the entity?
What is the US DOT number of the
entity?
Is there any change in ownership,
management or control of the entity?
What kind of changes is the entity
making to the company?
Which authority does the entity/
representative wish to reinstate, motor
carrier or broker?
Does the entity/representative
authorize the fee for the name change or
reinstatement?
Does the entity/representative
authorize the reinstatement of operating
authority or name/address change?
What is the credit card information
(name, number, expiration date,
address, date) for the card used to pay
the fee?
Comment From the Public
The FMCSA received two comments
to the 60-day comment request Federal
Register notice published on June 27,
2014 (79 FR 36578) for this ICR.
Comments were received from DOT
Authority.com and the National Motor
Freight Traffic Association, INC. The
full comments and FMCSA’s responsive
considerations are as follow:
DOTAuthority.com commented ‘‘I
would like to thank the Federal Motor
Carrier Safety Administration
(‘‘FMCSA’’) for inviting the industry to
comment on the ‘‘Motor Carrier Records
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accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995.
DOTAuthority.com is a private
consulting firm that is one of the
premier private agencies for start-up
motor carriers looking to acquire their
own operating authority. Among the
wide variety of filing services offered
are DOT & MC Number applications,
UCR Registration, and HAZMAT
registration. Specific to this proposal,
DOTAuthority.com helps motor carriers
that are looking to update the name and/
or address on their MC and DOT
number record and we file petitions for
reinstatement on inactive authorities
and petitions for reconsideration of
dismissed applications.
I am writing to offer this comment to
the docket and advise you that
DOTAuthority.com fully supports the
proposal to streamline the way changes
are collected by the Office of
Registration and Safety Information.
We ask that in order to avoid
confusion in regards to who is
submitting the form, that in addition to
entity/representative the form should
also state ‘agent’. This would be in
accordance with the FMCSA’s existing
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
found at: http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/faq/
i-do-not-have-credit-card-can-i-usesomeone-elses-credit-card-apply-usdotnumber as well as 49 CFR 365 (http://
www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/textidx?SID=63a3e958e356cae74ce
761f0e28a7b61&node=49:5.1.1.2.8&rgn
=div5).
As you know, it has been the policy
of the FMCSA for years to allow what
essentially constitutes a petition for
reconsideration of dismissed
applications up to one year from the
date of the dismissal to enable the motor
carrier to avoid having to pay the $300
application a second time. We believe
the change form should address this
issue.
We offer the following information in
response to the specific questions
posted in the Federal Register on June
27, 2014:
(1) Whether the proposed collection is
necessary for the performance of
FMCSA’s functions.
DOTAuthority.com believes that this
document would greatly simplify the
process of getting the FMCSA correct
and up-to-date information on motor
carriers. Therefore, we believe that this
proposed collection process is necessary
for the performance of FMCSA’s
functions.
(2) The accuracy of the estimated
burden. We have no reason to believe
that the estimated burden identified in
the register is in any way inaccurate.

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(3) Ways for FMCSA to enhance the
quality, usefulness, and clarity of the
collected information. It is our opinion
that the quality, usefulness, and clarity
of the collected information has been
optimized in this proposal.
(4) Ways that the burden could be
minimized without reducing the quality
of the collected information.
Due to the already low burden cited,
we do not see a way to minimize it
without risking the quality of the
proposed document.
Thank you again for allowing us to
comment on this proposal, which will
make for a better and more efficient data
collection system.’’
The FMCSA in response to
DOTAuthority.com states that it
considers the term ‘‘Representative’’ to
apply to a range of organizations such
as process agents, service providers and
other individuals or companies
authorized to submit documents on
behalf of a motor carrier, broker, or
freight forwarder, or upon whom court
papers may be served in any proceeding
brought against such an entity.’’ We do
not feel that it is necessary to add an
option for the term ‘‘Agent’’ to the
existing ‘‘Applicant’’ and
‘‘Representative’’ when indicating who
completed the form. The commenter’s
suggestion that requests for the
reactivation of dismissed applications
for operating authority (‘‘undismissals’’)
be added will be considered for future
revisions to the form.
The National Motor Freight Traffic
Association, Inc. commented as follow:
‘‘The National Motor Freight Traffic
Association, Inc. (‘‘NMFTA’’ or
‘‘Association’’) submits these comments
in support of the creation of a
standardized ‘‘Motor Carrier Records
Change Form,’’ as proposed by the
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (‘‘FMCSA’’ or
‘‘Agency’’) in its June 27, 2014 notice at
79 FR 36578 (the ‘‘Notice’’). The
Records Change Form would be used to
process name changes, address changes,
and requests for reinstatement of
operating authority. Currently, when
regulated motor carriers, brokers, or
freight forwarders (‘‘entities’’) request
such record changes, they submit the
request without the use of any formal
data collection form. This sometimes
results in submission of incomplete
supporting data that cannot be fully
processed without follow-up by the
FMCSA staff and the involved entities.
The proposed form is intended to clarify
the data requirements for such record
changes, resulting in a process that is
more efficient for all parties involved.
NMFTA is a trade association, with
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Street, Suite 600, Alexandria, Virginia
22314, whose members include
approximately 450 less-than-truckload
motor carriers operating throughout the
United States and Canada. NMFTA has
direct experience with FMCSA’s recordcorrection process because it sometimes
comes into play when NMFTA assigns
entities Standard Carrier Alpha Codes
(‘‘SCAC’’), unique two-to-four letter
codes used to identify entities operating
in all modes of the transportation
industry for a variety of purposes.
Because NMFTA must use the name of
the entity as it is registered with DOT
for regulated motor carriers, freight
forwarders and brokers, the Association
validates the accuracy of the
information provided by the entity
applying for a SCAC against
Government records. In a number of
cases, NMFTA staff finds discrepancies
between the information provided by
the applicant on the SCAC application
and the information on file with the
FMCSA in the Licensing and Insurance
system and/or the Safety and Fitness
Electronic Records database. The
discrepancy often involves the company
name, address, or operating status, the
exact data points addressed by the
proposed form. In such cases, the
applicant is instructed to correct the
FMCSA’s information before the SCAC
can be issued and, if the applicant asks
how to do this, will be referred to the
FMCSA’s toll-free 800 number.
Because FMCSA does not have any
form that is used to collect the
information needed to accomplish the
change, correction often involves a timeconsuming trial and error process before
the change can officially be made by the
Agency. The availability of a
standardized form to which NMFTA can
direct these parties would be very
helpful in facilitating the correction
process and indirectly the SCACissuance process. Accordingly, NMFTA
supports the FMCSA’s plan to develop
such a form and appreciates the
opportunity being given to comment on
the proposed form.
However, NMFTA is hampered in its
ability to provide complete comments
by the lack of an actual form to review.
To encourage full public participation
in the development process, NMFTA
would ask that a draft form and
accompanying instructions be placed in
the docket, and that another opportunity
for comments from interested parties be
allowed. In the interim, NMFTA is
providing some general comments
below based upon the descriptive
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Discussion
I. A Standardized Form Would Improve
the Efficiency of the Records Change
Process While Minimizing the Burden
on the Involved Parties
In the Notice, FMCSA asks parties to
comment on whether the proposed
collection is ‘‘necessary’’ for the
performance of FMCSA’s functions. 79
FR at 36579. Since FMCSA has in the
past and is now processing record
change requests without a standardized
form the technical answer to this
question is ‘‘no’’. However, given the
reported problems that FMCSA and
involved entities have had in attempting
to make such record changes, when
applications are incomplete, inaccurate,
or not compliant with regulations, it is
clear that the proposed form would
ultimately make the record change
process more efficient. In short, it will
‘‘make the agency’s regulatory program
more effective or less burdensome in
achieving the regulatory objectives,’’ in
compliance with recent Executive
Orders seeking to reduce regulatory
burdens and costs.
The Notice also asks for comments on
the estimated burden imposed by the
form, which FMCSA identifies as .25
hours per form. Id. Even this minimal
burden figure is misleading, however,
since the time involved in completing
the form is time that would currently be
spent by parties seeking record changes
to compose a letter, fax, or email
conveying the same information to
FMCSA. With a comprehensive and
clear form, less time should be required
of a regulated entity to effectively cause
a name change, address change, or
change in operating status.
Consequently, there really is no burden
imposed by the form.
II. Additional Data Points Are Needed
To Cover All Record Changes
FMCSA has provided a list of 11 data
points that users may report on the
proposed form. NMFTA believes that
several additional data points are
needed to conform this form more fully
to the language of 49 CFR 365.413, the
rule setting forth the procedures for
certain record changes.
First, the form should specifically
include changes to ‘‘business form’’ as
a data point. Such changes are currently
subject to the same regulatory
procedures as name or address changes
as referenced in data point 3. Second,
changes reflecting reinstatement of
operating authority should be allowed
by ‘‘freight forwarders’’, as well as
motor carriers and brokers now
referenced in data point 8. As reflected
in the Notice, the record change

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procedures in 49 CFR 365.413 apply
uniformly to ‘‘a motor carrier, freight
forwarder, or property broker.’’
Finally, data point 11 regarding the
credit card information suggests that the
applicable record change fee must be
paid by credit card. Credit cards are
currently the exclusive form of payment
only when record changes are requested
online. Checks or money orders are also
allowed when changes are requested by
mail. Thus, the data points should
include a place to indicate the form of
submission and payment, and require
the credit-card related information now
in data point 11 only if that is the
method chosen. In this regard, NMFTA
believes that both online and mail
submissions, as well as the currently
available means of payment, should
continue to be allowed. While the
majority of applicants may opt for
online submission and credit card
payments, because that speeds up the
record-change process, there are still
those who prefer handling such matters
using hardcopy submissions
accompanied by check or money order.
III. Detailed Instructions Must
Accompany the New Record Change
Form
FMCSA also asks commenters to
indicate ‘‘ways for FMCSA to enhance
the quality, usefulness, and clarity of
the collected information’’. Id. In
NMFTA’s experience, thorough
instructions can be more helpful than
the actual data points included on a
form in ensuring that the organization or
agency processing the form gets all of
the data it needs to perform its task.
Only complete instructions will
eliminate the need for follow-up by
Agency staff and entities, as currently
exists. FMCSA, however, does not give
any indication in the Notice of the type
or extent of guidance or instructions
that will accompany the form. Some
suggestions of information NMFTA
believes should be provided with the
form are discussed below.
The Notice advises that users should
report whichever of the 11 data points
‘‘are relevant to their records change
request’’. To eliminate any uncertainty,
it is important that the instructions tell
users which data points are relevant to
each type of request. The instructions
should also clearly identify the
documentation that must be submitted
along with each type of request. Absent
such direction, FMCSA will likely
continue to get information that is just
as incomplete as the individualized
letter requests currently submitted for
record change purposes.
NMFTA would also recommend the
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business form changes. Because FMCSA
cannot change either a legal or d/b/a
name in its database unless the user has
previously filed the new name with the
appropriate State authority and been
given approval for its use, the need for
such prior action as well as the proof of
the State action needed to support a
record change request should be
mentioned in the instructions.
Similarly, while the form can be used to
report name changes associated with
changes in business form (e.g.,
incorporation of a partnership or sole
proprietorship), there should be
instructions advising users of the steps
that must be taken at the State level to
actually effectuate the change and the
documentation of the change that must
be provided to FMCSA along with the
form.
In addition, while users may indicate
on the form (data point 6) whether the
name change was associated with a
change in ownership, management or
control of the entity, the instructions
should advise users of the additional
steps that must be taken before
requesting a record change when more
than a simple name change is involved.
In sum, the instructions must make it
clear to users that this form only reports
changes that have been previously
made, it cannot be used to actually
make any changes to the applicant’s
business form or name.
As with name changes, an entity
cannot use the records correction form
to reinstate its authority unless other
preliminary steps have been taken.
Specifically, an entity must obtain the
required insurance, surety bond, or trust
agreement, and make sure that the
provider has filed with FMCSA the
appropriate forms demonstrating such
proof of financial responsibility for all
motor vehicles operated on public
highways. Entities seeking to reinstate
their authority must also ensure that an
effective designation of process agents
(BOC–3) has been filed with the Agency.
The instructions on the record change
form should advise users of the steps
required to reinstate operating authority
before the change can actually be made
in FMCSA records. Perhaps an
additional data point requiring
confirmation that such steps have been
taken would minimize the follow-up
associated with reinstatement requests
using the proposed form.
Conclusion
For the reasons discussed above,
NMFTA strongly supports FMCSA’s
proposal to develop a standardized
‘‘Motor Carrier Records Change Form’’
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regulated motor carriers, property
brokers, and freight forwarders. Such a
form, if accompanied by complete
instructions, including the items
discussed above, would help the
Agency, regulated entities, and parties
such as NMFTA who also work with
regulated entities, to accomplish record
changes in the most efficient possible
manner.’’
The FMCSA, in response to National
Motor Freight Traffic Association, INC.,
states that it will consider adding the
form to the docket once the revisions
detailed below are complete.
Regarding the NMFTA’s request for
change of business to be added to the
form, the FMCSA feels that this is
addressed by Section C: Name Changes,
where options include incorporating
and adding/removing a partner due to
divorce, death, or other reasons. This
section also specifies which documents
must be submitted for each category.
In response to the NMFTA’s
suggestions, FMCSA will add ‘‘Freight
Forwarder’’ as an option for a type of
authority that can be reinstated, and add
options/instructions for paying by check
or money order. FMCSA doesn’t intend
to add detailed instructions to the form
at this time, since we do provide
instructions for these transactions in
FMCSA’s FAQ knowledge base at
www.fmcsa.dot.gov/FAQ (as cited at the
top of the form). FMCSA will add a
reference to these FAQs to Section D
(reinstatements) as well.
The NMFTA stated that ‘‘. . . it is
important that the instructions tell users
which data points are relevant to each
type of request.’’ FMCSA has designed
the form so that there are 5 sections:
Section A, which all users must fill out,
includes general entity information,
such as company name, DOT/MC
number, contact information, etc.
Section B is labeled ‘‘Address Changes
Only.’’ Section C: ‘‘Name Changes
Only,’’ Section D: ‘‘Reinstatement of
Operating Authority Only’’ and Section
E: ‘‘Payment: Name Changes and
Reinstatements Only.’’ This should
make it clear which sections need to be
filled out. For an address change, just
sections A and B; for name changes, A,
C and E; for reinstatements, A, D and E.
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 to perform its
functions; (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
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Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 208 / Tuesday, October 28, 2014 / Notices

reducing the quality of the collected
information.
Issued under the authority delegated in 49
CFR 1.87 on: October 21, 2014.
G. Kelly Regal,
Associate Administrator, Office of Research
and Information Technology and Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014–25597 Filed 10–27–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA–2014–0377]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; New Information Collection
Request: Electronic Logging Device
(ELD) Vendor Registration
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), Department
of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

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 its
review and approval and invites public
comment on the approval of a new
information collection request (ICR)
entitled, Electronic Logging Device
Vendor Registration. This ICR will be
used to enable manufacturers of ELDs to
register with the Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration (FMCSA).
DATES: We must receive your comments
on or before December 29, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by Federal Docket
Management System (FDMS) Docket
Number FMCSA–2014–0377 using any
of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
• Fax: 1–202–493–2251.
• Mail: Docket Services; U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building,
Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 20590–
0001.
• Hand Delivery or Courier: West
Building, Ground Floor, Room W12–
140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m. e.t., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the Agency name and docket
number. For detailed instructions on

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submitting comments and additional
information on the exemption process,
see the Public Participation heading
below. Note that all comments received
will be posted without change to
http://www.regulations.gov, including
any personal information provided.
Please see the Privacy Act heading
below.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received, go to http://
www.regulations.gov, and follow the
online instructions for accessing the
dockets, or go to the street address listed
above.
Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search
the electronic form of all comments
received into any of our dockets by the
name of the individual submitting the
comment (or signing the comment, if
submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). You may
review DOT’s complete Privacy Act
Statement for the Federal Docket
Management System published in the
Federal Register on January 17, 2008
(73 FR 3316), or you may visit http://
edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdfE8794.pdf.
Public Participation: The Federal
eRulemaking Portal is available 24
hours each day, 365 days each year. You
can obtain electronic submission and
retrieval help and guidelines under the
‘‘help’’ section of the Federal
eRulemaking Portal Web site. If you
want us to notify you that we received
your comments, please include a selfaddressed, stamped envelope or
postcard, or print the acknowledgement
page that appears after submitting
comments online. Comments received
after the comment closing date will be
included in the docket and will be
considered to the extent practicable.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Brian Routhier, Transportation
Specialist, Technology Division, Office
of Analysis, Research and Technology,
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration, Department of
Transportation, West Building 6th
Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590. Telephone:
202–366–1225; email brian.routhier@
dot.gov. Office hours are from 9:00 a.m.
to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: On March 28, 2014,
FMCSA published a Supplemental
notice of proposed rulemaking (SNPRM)
entitled, ‘‘Electronic Logging Devices
and Hours of Service Supporting
Documents,’’ (79 FR 17656), which
proposed to require the use of ELDs by
those within the motor carrier industry

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who are currently subject to Records of
Duty Status (RODS) preparation
requirements. Specifically, the final rule
proposed: (1) Requiring new technical
specifications for ELDs that address
statutory requirements; (2) mandating
ELDs for drivers currently using RODS.
To ensure consistency among
manufacturers and devices, functional
specifications were published with the
SNPRM. Providers’ certification of
compliance to these functional
specifications is required. Providers will
also be required to register their
compliant devices with FMCSA.
The ELD providers will be asked to
self-certify and register their devices
with FMCSA online via an application
Form MCSA–5893, ‘‘Electronic Logging
Device (ELD) Vendor Registration and
Certification.’’ FMCSA expects 100% of
respondents to submit their information
electronically. Once completed, FMCSA
will issue a unique identification
number that the provider will embed in
their device(s).
The FMCSA will maintain a list on its
Web site of the current ELD providers
and devices that have been certified (by
the providers) to meet the technical
specifications. The information will be
necessary for fleets and drivers to easily
find a compliant ELD for their use in
meeting the FMCSA regulation
requiring the use of ELDs.
Title: Electronic Logging Device (ELD)
Vendor Registration.
OMB Control Number: 2126–00XX.
Type of Request: New collection.
Respondents: ELD vendors.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
22. FMCSA estimates that there will be
22 respondents, 20 U.S. and 2 foreign
ELD vendors, and that each vendor will
register an average of 4 devices. The
total of 88 devices (4 devices × 22
vendors) exceeds the number of devices
that FMCSA is currently aware of, but
the Agency has opted to use a
conservatively high count in order to
avoid under-estimating the burden for
this ICR.
Estimated Time per Response: 15
minutes first year and 7.5 minutes in
subsequent years. Each vendor will take
an estimated 15 minutes of preparation
time plus 15 minutes per device to
complete the initial registration, for a
total of 75 minutes (15 minutes of
preparation time + 4 devices per vendor
× 15 minutes per device) per vendor in
the first year. In subsequent years, it is
expected that registration updates will
take half the initial time; therefore
respondents will take an estimated 7.5
minutes of preparation time + 4 devices
per vendor × 7.5 minutes per device to
complete registration updates, for a total

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