Truck and Bus Maintenance Requirements and Their Impact on Safety

ICR 201811-2126-004

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ICR Details
201811-2126-004
Historical Inactive
DOT/FMCSA
Truck and Bus Maintenance Requirements and Their Impact on Safety
New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)   No
Regular
Withdrawn 06/26/2019
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 12/07/2018
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
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The purpose of this research effort is to improve FMCSA’s understanding of the safety impact of preventative vehicle maintenance and to - Develop an operational definition of “systematic maintenance;” - Evaluate whether current regulations are sufficient to address: (i) preventative maintenance intervals, (ii) preventative maintenance inspections with adequately trained/equipped mechanics, and (iii) motor carriers’ maintenance facilities; and - Gather information to assist in establishing minimum standards for inspection intervals, mechanic qualifications and training, and certification of maintenance facilities. Under contract to FMCSA, the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (VT) will obtain the data required to address the study objectives. In accordance with USDOT policy on research involving human subjects, this study will be submitted to VTTI’s Institutional Review Board (IRB) for review and approval prior to beginning data collection. This information collection will be administered exclusively online, using a two-phase survey process. Links to both surveys will be emailed directly to potential respondents. Carriers asked to participate in the Carrier Maintenance Management Survey (Phase II) will receive, via email, an informed consent form (ICF). The ICF, which contains no questions and does not require a signature, will outline the study objectives and methods, any possible risks, compensation, and participant rights. The Phase I survey will ask carriers to provide name and contact information (email and phone number); name of carrier and USDOT number; current position/job title at carrier; length of time carrier has been in operation; size of carrier; types of vehicles operated (e.g., bus, truck, tractor-truck, or tractor-trailer); and involvement in the past 24 months with a Federal or State intervention due to vehicle maintenance violations. Phase II includes questions about demographics; maintenance practices, intervals, personnel, and facilities; and State and Federal inspections, etc. This one-time survey is voluntary for truck carriers and bus carriers to report information online.

US Code: 49 USC 31108 Name of Law: Motor Carrier Research and Technology Programs
  
None

Not associated with rulemaking

  83 FR 32950 07/06/2018
83 FR 60946 11/27/2018
No

2
IC Title Form No. Form Name
Online Recruitment Survey 1 Carrier Survey Phase I
Carrier Maintenance Management Survey 2 Carrier Survey Phase II

Yes
Changing Regulations
No
This is a new ICR therefore there is an increase in annual 265 burden hours and an increase of $19,244 in annual cost burden.

$381,838
Yes Part B of Supporting Statement
    No
    No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Quon Kwan 202 385-2389

  No

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.
12/07/2018


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