Commercial Driver’s License Skills Testing Delays

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form MCSA 2910.1 CDL Skills Test Delays Survey Form and Instruction	New
Skills Test Delays Supporting Statement A 3.30.2017.docx Supporting Statement A	2017-03-31
SkillsTest Delays Supporting Statement B.docx Supporting Statement B	2017-03-22
CDL Skills Testing Delay 30-day FR.pdf Supplementary Document	2017-03-22
CDL Skills Testing Delay 60-day FR.pdf Supplementary Document	2017-03-22
SkillsTest Delays Welcome Letter.docx Supplementary Document	2017-03-22
SkillsTest Delays Survey.docx Supplementary Document	2017-03-22
FAST Act Section 5506.docx Supplementary Document	2017-03-22

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
226158	CDL Skills Test Delays Survey Form and Instruction	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2126-0065	ICR Reference No: 201703-2126-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: DOT/FMCSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Commercial Driver’s License Skills Testing Delays
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 08/31/2017
	Date Received in OIRA: 04/11/2017
Terms of Clearance: This collection is approved for a period of 18 months to allow for one round of data collection and preliminary analysis. During this approval period, DOT should draft a report to OMB describing the limitations of the data generated by this collection. These limitations should be clearly explained in any public presentation of the data. Include a discussion of any differences in data gathering or generating techniques employed by the states, and the implications of any inconsistency on making valid comparisons between states. This report must be submitted to OMB prior to requesting clearance for additional rounds of data collection, and if the report concludes that the data resulting from this collection does not have sufficient quality or completeness to meet the analytical goals, DOT should work with OMB and the data providers to improve the data quality and consistency before requesting clearance for additional rounds of data collection.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	02/28/2019	36 Months From Approved
Responses	51	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	117	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	6,046	0	0

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Abstract: The purpose of this study is to identify, in each State, the average wait time from the date an applicant requests to take a skills test (or retest) to the date the applicant has the opportunity to complete such test (or retest). The study will also identify the resources available for skills testing, such as the number of examiners and test sites, as well as what is being done to address skills testing delays in States that have average skills test or retest wait times of more than 7 days. The required data will be collected annually from a survey distributed to a licensing official in each of the 50 States and the District of Columbia. This survey will encompass the entire population of States. The survey will be distributed via e-mail, with a link to an online survey via Survey Monkey®. Respondents will also be given the option to e-mail their responses back to the FMCSA project manager. Gathering this data is necessary because there is no national database of the wait times experienced by CDL applicants (between the date they apply to take a skills test and the earliest date they have the opportunity to complete the skills test). There is also no national database of the available assets for administering skills tests (i.e., examiners and test sites) by State. This information on delays and assets will be collected by an annual survey of licensing official representatives from each State and the District of Columbia (one licensing official per State). The data will be analyzed to determine the details of reported skills test delays.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 114 - 94 5506 Name of Law: Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, 2015 (FAST Act)
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: PL: Pub.L. 114 - 94 5506 Name of Law: Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, 2015 (FAST Act)

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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:
	81 FR 69184	10/05/2016
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 14597	03/21/2017
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
CDL Skills Test Delays Survey	MCSA 2910.1	Survey on Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) Skills Test Delays

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ICR Summary of Burden

	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	51	0	51	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	117	0	117	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	6,046	0	6,046	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 ICR is a new collection therefore there are burden hours and costs to request.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $12,510

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

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: 04/11/2017

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