The collection
has been approved for a period of one year. Upon resubmission, the
agency shall note efforts to train/inform stakeholders that
information on the collection does not expire upon the expiration
of the control number. Further, the agency shall propose any needed
language changes to be clear re-issuance is not needed upon
expiration of the OMB control number.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
03/31/2021
36 Months From Approved
03/31/2020
73,538
0
12,413
147,124
0
24,853
7,646,034
0
3,723,900
FMCSA registers for-hire motor
carriers of regulated commodities and of passengers, surface
freight forwarders, property brokers, and certain Mexico-domiciled
motor carriers, as mandatory reporting. These motor carriers may
conduct transportation services in the United States only if they
are registered with FMCSA. FMCSA is still accepting forms OP-1,
OP-1(P), OP-1(FF), and OP-1(NNA) for existing registrants wishing
to apply for additional authorities. FMCSA requires Form OP-1(MX)
for Mexico-domiciled carriers that wish to operate beyond the U.S.
municipalities on the U.S.-Mexico border and their commercial
zones. Information collected through these forms aids FMCSA in
determining the type of operation a company may run, the cargo it
may carry, and the resulting level of insurance coverage the
applicant will be required to obtain and maintain to continue its
operating authority. The OP-1 series requests information on the
applicant’s familiarity with relevant safety requirements, the
applicant’s willingness to comply with those requirements during
its operations, and the applicant’s willingness to meet any
specific statutory and regulatory requirements applicable to its
proposed operations. FMCSA also uses information from these forms
to prepare (for each applicant) a public notice of the registration
application, which is published in the “FMCSA Register.”
Publication of this notice initiates a 10-day period during which
an interested party may file a complaint seeking denial of the
registration on a limited number of statutory grounds. Effective
December 12, 2015, OP-1 series forms, with the exception of
OP-1(MX), can only be used to apply for additional authorities, not
for initial registration with FMCSA. These forms request
information to identify the applicant, the nature and scope of its
proposed operations, a narrative description of the applicant’s
safety policies and procedures, and information regarding the
drivers and vehicles it plans to use in U.S. operations. There is
no requirement for the OP-1, OP-1(P), OP-1(FF), and OP-1(NNA) forms
be filed on a periodic basis. The forms are filed on an “as needed”
basis. Since the rollout of URS Phase I, the sole purpose of these
forms is to allow existing registrants to apply for additional
authorities. A new OP-1(MX) application form is currently required
only if a Mexico-domiciled carrier wishes to extend the scope of
its authority or is applying for new authority.
The ICR estimates 147,124
annual burden hours, with 73,538 total annual respondents. The
program change increase of 122,271 estimated annual burden hours
and $3,922,134 is due to a change in assumptions and circumstances.
In the previous iteration of this ICR, FMCSA expected that the OP-1
series of forms—except for OP-1(MX)—would be rolled into one form
(MCSA-1) in URS, and that all transportation entities subject to
FMCSA’s registration requirements would register and/or apply for
additional authorities via URS by 2017. Thus, in the previously
approved ICR, FMCSA calculated the burden estimate for forms OP-1,
OP-1(P), OP-1(FF), and OP-1(NNA) for only 1 year. FMCSA rolled out
Phase I of URS (which applies to all first-time applicants for an
FMCSA-issued registration) in December of 2015. However, FMCSA has
experienced delays in rolling out Phase II of URS (which applies to
existing registrants) and has indefinitely suspended the effective
date of URS requirements for such entities. Until further notice,
existing registrants must still use the OP-1 series of forms to
apply for additional authorities. FMCSA is assuming that this will
be the case for the 3-year period covered by this ICR. This has
resulted in an increase in the number of annual responses and
burden hours.
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.
Form OP-1(NNA) Licensing Applications for Motor Carrier Operating Authority
PRA-2126-0016 Supporting Statement Licensing Applications for Motor Carriers 11222019.doc
30-Day FR for 2126-0016.pdf
Licensing Applications for Motor Carrier Operating Authority