Under 49 U.S.C. §§ 13501, 13531, and
14706(f)(2), the Board is charged with oversight of certain motor
carrier tariffs (the published rates that interstate movers of
household goods charge for the services they offer). In its 2011
Decision and notice (76 Fed. Reg. 5,431), the Board issued
preliminary regulations implementing a Congressional directive to
enhance consumer protection in the case of loss or damage that
occurs during interstate household-good moves. The 2011 Decision
required movers to provide certain information concerning the two
available cargo-liability options on the written estimate form-the
first form that a moving company must give to a customer. Those
disclosure requirements are the subject of this Information
Collection Request.
The change to an existing form
to include the Board’s released rate notice was a one-time,
start-up cost for existing Movers (as they had to replace existing
forms). The one-time cost required by the Board was considered in
the cost analysis of the Board’s previous approval for this
collection. Nor do new entrants have any additional costs to
include this notice on the form already required by FMCSA.
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.