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
245,704
0
124,008
5,738
0
4,777
237,291
0
0
This ICR is a request for the renewal
of a mandatory collection. DOT promulgates regulations that
establish minimum levels of financial responsibility for motor
carriers of property to cover public liability, property damage,
and environmental restoration, and minimum levels of financial
responsibility for for-hire motor carriers of passengers to cover
public liability and property damage. It is mandated that motor
carriers maintain proof of the required financial responsibility at
their principal places of business, available upon request of an
FMCSA safety investigator during investigations or audits.
Insurance endorsements and surety bonds are considered public
information and must be produced by a motor carrier of property or
a motor carrier of passengers for review upon reasonable request by
a member of the public. Motor carriers domiciled in Canada, Mexico,
and non-North America (NNA) domiciled carriers who transport
property or conduct passenger transportation operations within the
United States must obtain an insurance endorsement or surety bond.
All vehicles operated in the United States by these motor carriers
must have a legible copy of the insurance endorsement or surety
bond in the vehicle available to Federal or State enforcement
officials during roadside inspections. FMCSA and the public use the
information collected to verify that a motor carrier of property or
passengers has obtained, and has in effect, the required minimum
levels of financial responsibility. The information collections
(ICs) are as follows: For Form MCS-90B, Endorsement for Motor
Carrier Policies of Insurance for Public Liability Under Section 18
of the Bus Regulatory Reform Act of 1982: IC-1a - Insurance
Endorsements: Passenger Carrier - Document Preparation by Insurance
Underwriters; and IC-1b - Insurance Endorsements: Passenger Carrier
- Document Storage by Motor Carrier Clerks. For Form MCS-90,
Endorsement for Motor Carrier Policies of Insurance for Public
Liability Under Sections 29 and 30 of the Motor Carrier Act of
1980: IC-2a - Insurance Endorsements: Property Carriers Document
Preparation by Insurance Underwriters; and IC-2b - Insurance
Endorsements: Property Carriers Document Storage by Motor Carrier
Clerks. For Form MCS-82B, Motor Carrier Public Liability Surety
Bond Under Section 18 of the Bus Regulatory Reform Act of 1982:
IC-3a & IC-3b - Surety Bonds: Passenger Carriers Document
Preparation and Storage. For Form MCS-82, Motor Carrier Public
Liability Surety Bond Under Sections 29 and 30 of the Motor Carrier
Act of 1980: IC-4a - Surety Bonds: Property Carriers Prepared by
Insurance Underwriters; and IC-4b - Surety Bonds Property Carriers
Document Storage by Motor Carrier Clerks. The endorsements (Forms
MCS-90/90B) and surety bonds (Forms MCS-82/82B) are not submitted
to FMCSA. Insurance companies and agents provide these forms
directly to motor carriers to document that required levels of
insurance are in place. IC-5a - Documents Placed in Vehicle:
Canadian Vehicle Maintenance Staff; and IC-5b - Placing Documents
in Vehicles: Mexican and NNA Vehicle Maintenance Staff. The
endorsements (Forms MCS-90/90B) and surety bonds (Forms MCS-82/82B)
are not submitted to FMCSA. Insurance companies and agents provide
these forms directly to motor carriers to document that required
levels of insurance are in place.
US Code:
49
USC 31138 Name of Law: Bus Regulatory Reform Act of 1982
US Code: 49
USC 31139 Name of Law: Motor Carrier Act of 1980
The number of respondents
reported in this document is significantly higher than in previous
approved iterations of the information collection request [202,458
– 8,004 = 194,445]. The number of estimated annual responses has
also increased in this iteration of the information collection
request. Previously, document preparation and document storage
activities for information collections 1-4 were collapsed and
considered to be one response, estimated to take approximately 3
minutes (2 minutes for document preparation + 1 minute for document
storage). The previous approach failed to capture the fact that
different individuals employed by different entities are
responsible for those two steps (insurance underwriters prepare the
documents, whereas motor carrier clerks store the documents). As
such, the calculation has been revised to estimate the number of
unique information collection “responses” required for each
insurance underwriter, motor carrier clerk, and vehicle maintenance
staff person, for document preparation (2 minutes per response),
document storage (1 minute per response), and document placement in
vehicles in Canada and Mexico (1 minute per response). While the
number of respondents (and responses) has increased significantly
due to a revised definition of the term “respondent” and a more
granularized view of what constitutes a response, the estimated
number of annual burden hours has not changed drastically. An
additional 961 burden hours are reported in this iteration of the
information collection request. [5,738 proposed annual burden hours
− 4,777 currently approved annual hours = 961]. This increase is
due to an increase in the motor carrier universe, and thus the
number of estimated annual responses.
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 MCS-90B IC-1a - Insurance Endorsements: Passenger Carrier - Document Preparation by Insurance Underwriters
PRA 2126-0008 Supporting Statement 01.06.20.docx
30-Day FR for 2126-0008.pdf
49 CFR 387.doc
IC-1a - Insurance Endorsements: Passenger Carrier - Document Preparation by Insurance Underwriters