30-day FR Notice

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 56 / Friday, March 24, 2017 / Notices
Transportation at the phone numbers
and addresses provided above.
This notice applies to all Federal
agency decisions as of the issuance date
of this notice and all laws under which
such actions were taken, including but
not limited to:
1. General: National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) [42 U.S.C. 4321–
4351]; Federal-Aid Highway Act
(FAHA) [23 U.S.C. 109 and 23 U.S.C.
128].
2. Air: Clean Air Act [42 U.S.C. 7401–
7671(q)].
3. Land: Section 4(f) of the
Department of Transportation Act of
1966 [23 U.S.C. 138 and 49 U.S.C. 303].
4. Wildlife: Endangered Species Act
[16 U.S.C. 1531–1544 and Section
1536].
5. Historic and Cultural Resources:
Section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act of 1966, as amended
[16 U.S.C. 470(f) et seq.].
6. Social and Economic: Farmland
Protection Policy Act (FPPA) [7 U.S.C.
4201–4209].
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning
and Construction. The regulations
implementing Executive Order 12372
regarding intergovernmental consultation on
Federal programs and activities apply to this
program.)
Authority: 23 U.S.C 139(l)(1)
Issued on: March 15, 2017.
John Simkins,
Planning and Environment Team Leader,
Richmond, Virginia.
[FR Doc. 2017–05628 Filed 3–23–17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–RY–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA–2016–0293]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Reinstatement of an
Information Collection: Financial
Responsibility—Motor Carriers, Freight
Forwarders, and Brokers
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
reinstatement and approval and invites
public comment. The FMCSA requests
approval to reinstate, without any

jstallworth on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

SUMMARY:

VerDate Sep<11>2014

13:56 Mar 23, 2017

Jkt 241001

changes to the ICR titled, ‘‘Financial
Responsibility—Motor Carriers, Freight
Forwarders, and Brokers,’’ which is
used to provide registered motor
carriers, property brokers, and freight
forwarders a means of meeting financial
responsibility filing requirements. This
ICR requires reinstatement because the
previous ICR expired on February 28,
2017, before the ICR renewal request
could be submitted to OMB for
approval. The ICR sets forth the
financial responsibility documentation
requirements for motor carriers, freight
forwarders, and brokers that arise as a
result of the Agency’s jurisdictional
statutes. The reinstatement of the ICR
allows the FMCSA to ensure the public
is protected and will be compensated
for claims involving bodily injury and
property damage, or loss or damage to
household goods, respectively, within
the limits prescribed by FMCSA.
Reinstatement of the ICR enforces the
filing of surety bonds or trust fund
agreements to help ensure that motor
carriers and shippers are protected
against non-performance of the broker’s
or freight forwarder’s legal obligations.
With reinstatement of the ICR,
insurance companies can be held liable
for any damages that may occur to the
public (up to the limits of the policy),
and to supersede any exclusions or
limitations which may be contained in
the insured motor carrier’s or freight
forwarder’s policy. Additionally,
FMCSA can make a determination
regarding whether an entity qualifies for
the grant of self-insurance authority.
DATES: Please send your comments by
April 24, 2017. OMB must receive your
comments by this date in order to act
quickly on the ICR.
ADDRESSES: All comments should
reference Federal Docket Management
System (FDMS) Docket Number
FMCSA–2016–0293. 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: Ms.
Tura Gatling, Office of Registration and
Safety Information, Department of
Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier

PO 00000

Frm 00080

Fmt 4703

Sfmt 4703

15099

Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590–
0001. Telephone Number: (202) 385–
2412; Email Address: tura.gatling@
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: The
Secretary of Transportation (Secretary)
is authorized to register for-hire motor
carriers of property and passengers
under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 13902,
surface freight forwarders under the
provisions of 49 U.S.C. 13903, and
property brokers under the provisions of
49 U.S.C. 13904. These persons may
conduct transportation services only if
they are registered pursuant to 49 U.S.C.
13901. The Secretary’s authority to
register these entities has been delegated
to FMCSA. The registration, known as
operating authority registration, remains
valid only as long as these
transportation entities maintain, on file
with the FMCSA, evidence of the
required levels of financial
responsibility pursuant to 49 U.S.C.
13906. FMCSA regulations governing
the financial responsibility
requirements for these entities are found
at 49 CFR part 387. The information
collected from these forms are
summarized and displayed in the
Licensing and Information system.
Forms for Endorsements, Certificates of
Insurance and Other Evidence of Bodily
Injury and Property Damage (BI&PD)
Liability and Cargo Liability Financial
Responsibility
Forms BMC–91 and BMC–91X, titled
‘‘Motor Carrier Automobile Bodily
Injury and Property Damage Liability
Certificate of Insurance,’’ and Form
BMC–82, titled ‘‘Motor Carrier Bodily
Injury Liability and Property Damage
Liability Surety Bond Under 49 U.S.C.
13906,’’ provide evidence of the
required coverage for bodily injury and
property damage (BI & PD) liability. A
Form BMC–91X filing is required when
a carrier’s insurance is provided by
multiple companies instead of just one.
Form BMC–34, titled ‘‘Household Goods
Motor Carrier Cargo Liability Certificate
of Insurance,’’ and Form BMC–83, titled
‘‘Household Goods Motor Carrier Cargo
Liability Surety Bond Under 49 U.S.C.
13906,’’ establish a carrier’s compliance
with the Agency’s cargo liability
requirements. Only household goods
(HHG) motor carriers are required to file
evidence of cargo insurance with
FMCSA. 49 CFR 387.303(c). Form BMC–
90, titled ‘‘Endorsement for Motor
Carrier Policies of Insurance for
Automobile Bodily Injury and Property
Damage Liability Under Section 13906,

E:\FR\FM\24MRN1.SGM

24MRN1

15100

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 56 / Friday, March 24, 2017 / Notices

Title 49 of the United States Code,’’ and
Form BMC–32, titled ‘‘Endorsement for
Motor Common Carrier Policies of
Insurance for Cargo Liability Under 49
U.S.C. 13906,’’ are executed by the
insurance company, attached to BI & PD
or cargo liability insurance policy,
respectively, and forwarded to the
motor carrier or freight forwarder.
Requirement To Obtain Surety Bond or
Trust Fund Agreement
Form BMC–84, titled ‘‘Broker’s or
Freight Forwarder’s Surety Bond Under
49 U.S.C. 13906,’’ and Form BMC–85,
titled ‘‘Broker’s or Freight Forwarder’s
Trust Fund Agreement Under 49 U.S.C.
13906 or Notice of Cancellation of the
Agreement,’’ are filed by brokers or
freight forwarders to comply with the
requirement that they must have a
$75,000 surety bond or trust fund
agreement in effect before FMCSA will
issue property broker or freight
forwarder operating authority
registration.
Cancellation of Prior Filings
Form BMC–35, titled ‘‘Notice of
Cancellation Motor Carrier Insurance
under 49 U.S.C. 13906,’’ Form BMC–36,
titled ‘‘Motor Carrier and Broker’s
Surety Bonds under 49 U.S.C. 13906
Notice of Cancellation,’’ and Form
BMC–85, titled ‘‘Broker’s or Freight
Forwarder’s Trust Fund Agreement
Under 49 U.S.C. 13906 or Notice of
Cancellation of the Agreement,’’ can be
used to cancel prior filings.

jstallworth on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

Motor carriers can also apply to
FMCSA to self-insure BI & PD and/or
cargo liability in lieu of filing
certificates of insurance with the
FMCSA, as long as the carrier maintains
a satisfactory safety rating (see 49 CFR
387.309.) Form BMC–40 is the
application used by carriers to apply for
self-insurance authority.
Title: Financial Responsibility—
Motor Carriers, Freight Forwarders, and
Brokers.
OMB Control Number: 2126–0017.
Type of Request: Reinstatement of an
information collection.
Respondents: Motor Carriers, Freight
Forwarders and Brokers.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
237,624.
Estimated Time per Response: The
estimated average burden per response
for Form BMC–40 is 40 hours. The
estimated average burden per response
for the remaining insurance forms
(BMC–34, 35, 36, 82, 83, 84, 85, 91, and
91X) is 10 minutes per form.
Expiration Date: February 28, 2017.

13:56 Mar 23, 2017

Jkt 241001

meeting agenda will include
presentations on: Implementation of
Positive Train Control; the state of
moveable bridges; New York City tunnel
system inspection and maintenance; an
update to the ongoing study of
maintenance-of-way worker fatigue;
state of the NEC catenary; condition of
railroad tracks adjacent to the NEC;
security along the NEC; and a general
discussion of safety issues. This agenda
is subject to change.
The NECSC meeting is
scheduled to commence at 9:30 a.m. on
Thursday, April 6, 2017, and will
adjourn by 4:30 p.m.

DATES:

The NECSC meeting will be
held at the National Housing Center
located at 1201 15th Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20005. The meeting is
open to the public on a first-come, firstserved basis, and is accessible to
individuals with disabilities. Sign and
oral interpretation can be made
available if requested 10 calendar days
before the meeting.

ADDRESSES:

Issued under the authority delegated in 49
CFR 1.87 on: March 20, 2017.
G. Kelly Regal,
Associate Administrator for Office of
Research and Information Technology.

Mr.
Kenton Kilgore, NECSC Administrative
Officer/Coordinator, FRA, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., Mailstop 25,
Washington, DC 20590, (202) 493–6286;
or Mr. Larry Woolverton, Executive
Officer for Safety Analysis, FRA, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., Mailstop 25,
Washington, DC 20590, (202) 493–6212.

[FR Doc. 2017–05863 Filed 3–23–17; 8:45 am]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P

Self-Insurance

VerDate Sep<11>2014

Frequency of Response: Certificates of
insurance, surety bonds, and trust fund
agreements are required when the
transportation entity first registers with
FMCSA and then when such coverages
are changed or replaced by these
entities. Notices of cancellation are
required only when such certificates of
insurance, surety bonds, and trust fund
agreements are cancelled. The BMC–40
is filed only when a carrier seeks
approval from FMCSA to self-insure its
bodily injury and property damage (BI
& PD) and/or cargo liability coverage.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
61,687 hours [2 BMC–40 filings per year
× 40 hours to complete + 369,637 filings
per year for all the other forms × 10
minutes/60 minutes to complete =
61,687].
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 performance of
FMCSA’s functions; (2) the accuracy of
the estimated burden; (3) ways for
FMCSA to enhance the quality,
usefulness, and clarity of the collected
information; and (4) ways that the
burden could be minimized without
reducing the quality of the collected
information.

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2011–0027, Notice No. 10]

Northeast Corridor Safety Committee;
Notice of Meeting
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of Northeast Corridor
Safety Committee (NECSC) meeting.
AGENCY:

FRA announces the eighth
meeting of the NECSC, a Federal
Advisory Committee mandated by
section 212 of the Passenger Rail
Investment and Improvement Act of
2008 (PRIIA) and amended by section
11305 of the Fixing America’s Surface
Transportation Act of 2015 (FAST Act).
The NECSC is made up of stakeholders
operating on the Northeast Corridor, and
the purpose of the NECSC is to provide
annual recommendations to the
Secretary of Transportation. The NECSC

SUMMARY:

PO 00000

Frm 00081

Fmt 4703

Sfmt 9990

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

The
NECSC is mandated by a statutory
provision in section 212 of the PRIIA
which was amended in 2015 by section
11305 of the FAST Act (codified at 49
U.S.C. 24905(e)). The NECSC is
chartered by the Secretary of
Transportation and is an official Federal
Advisory Committee established in
accordance with the provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended, 5 U.S.C. Title 5—Appendix.
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 24905(e).

Sarah L. Inderbitzin,
Acting Chief Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2017–05871 Filed 3–21–17; 4:15 pm]
BILLING CODE 4910–06–P

E:\FR\FM\24MRN1.SGM

24MRN1