Agency corrected
the annual cost burden estimation.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
10/31/2021
36 Months From Approved
09/30/2018
5,494,093
0
3,384,000
1,136,114
0
677,000
54,174,467
0
499,000
The purpose of this ICR renewal is to
ensure that truck and bus carriers are identified (and in some
cases protected) when they agree to lease their equipment and
drivers to other carriers. This ICR also ensures that FMCSA, our
State partners, and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
are better able to identify the responsible motor carrier and
therefore correctly assign regulatory violations to the appropriate
carrier during inspections, investigations, compliance reviews, and
crashes. The government and members of the public can determine who
is responsible for a commercial motor vehicle (CMV). The leases and
other agreements are developed and held by the lessor (e.g., those
granting use of equipment) and lessee (e.g., party acquiring
equipment). FMCSA generally collects no information with this ICR.
These recordkeeping requirements vary in frequency, are mandatory
and consistent with the provisions of the Motor Carrier Safety Act
of 1984 for for-hire and private passenger carriers that operate
CMVs, in order to enable the general public and investigators to
identify the passenger carrier responsible for safety. Also, under
49 U.S.C. 14102(a). FMCSA “may require a motor carrier providing
for-hire transportation that uses motor vehicles not owned by it to
transport property under an arrangement with another party to— (1)
make the arrangement in writing signed by the parties specifying
its duration and the compensation to be paid by the motor carrier;
(2) carry a copy of the arrangement in each motor vehicle to which
it applies during the period the arrangement is in effect; (3)
inspect the motor vehicles and obtain liability and cargo insurance
on them; and (4) have control of and be responsible for operating
those motor vehicles in compliance with requirements prescribed by
the Secretary on safety of operations and equipment, and with other
applicable law as if the motor vehicles were owned by the motor
carrier.”
US Code:
49
USC 14102 Name of Law: Leased Motor Vehicles
US Code: 49 USC 141029(a) Name of Law: Leased
Motor Vehicles
This program change increase of
459,114 estimated annual burden hours (1,136,114 proposed estimated
annual burden hours - 677,000 currently approved estimated annual
burden) is due to updated estimates of the number of respondents
and responses (an increase of 2,110,093) for both motor carriers of
property and passengers, and an increase of $53,675,467 in burden
hour costs. Previous estimates were based on 2014 data. Current
estimates are based on September 26, 2017, MCMIS and SMS snapshots.
The data pulled for the current ICR shows an increase in the
overall number of carriers since the data used in the previous ICR.
The increase in number of carriers resulted in an increase in the
overall burden hours associated with this ICR.
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.