Application to Register Mexican Carriers for Motor Carrier Authority to Operate Beyond U.S. Municipalities and Commercial Zones on the U.S. - Mexico Border
Application to Register Mexican Carriers for Motor Carrier Authority to Operate Beyond U.S. Municipalities and Commercial Zoneson the U.S.-Mexico Border
Licensing Applications for Motor Carrier Operating Authority
Extension without change of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
Approved without change
03/31/2020
01/27/2020
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.
table that charts list comparision
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 applicantâs familiarity with relevant safety requirements, the applicantâs willingness to comply with those requirements during its operations, and the applicantâs 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 âFMCSA Register.â 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 applicantâs 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 âas neededâ 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 formsâexcept for OP-1(MX)âwould be rolled into one form (MCSA-1) in URS, and that all transportation entities subject to FMCSAâs 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.
Licensing Applications for Motor Carrier Operating Authority