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below 60 percent. A producer of heavy
trucks also may request the alternative
staging regime per the requirements set
out in Section II. A producer should
contact USTR through the address
provided above as soon as possible and
well in advance of the submission due
date if it intends to submit such a
request.
Daniel Watson,
Acting Assistant U.S. Trade Representative
for the Western Hemisphere, Office of the
United States Trade Representative.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No. FAA–2020–0385]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of a Renewed Approval of
Information Collection: Competition
Plans, Passenger Facility Charges
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
FAA invites public comments about our
intention to request the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval to renew an information
collection.

SUMMARY:

Written comments should be
submitted by June 22, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Please send written
comments:
By Electronic Docket:
www.regulations.gov (Enter docket
number into search field).
By mail: Rachel McCoy, Office of
Airport Planning and Programming,
Federal Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Ave. SW, Suite 620,
Washington, DC 20591.
By fax: 202–267–5302.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information please contact
Amanda Shotto by email at:
[email protected]; phone: 202–
267–8744
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA,
in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
public and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed,
revised, and continuing collections of
information. This helps the FAA assess
the impact of its information collection

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requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden.
The FAA invites comment on any
aspect of this information collection,
including (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the FAA’s performance; (b) the
accuracy of the estimated burden; (c)
ways for the FAA to enhance the
quality, utility and clarity of the
information collection; and (d) ways
that the burden could be minimized
without reducing the quality of the
collected information. The agency will
summarize and/or include your
comments in the request for OMB’s
clearance of this information collection.
OMB Control Number: 2120–0661.
Title: Competition Plans, Passenger
Facility Charges.
Form Numbers: There are no FAA
forms associated with this collection.
Type of Review: Renewal of an
information collection.
Background: The DOT/FAA will use
any information submitted in response
to this requirement to carry out the
intent of Title 49, Sections 40117(k) and
47106(f). These rules assure that a
covered airport has, and implements, a
plan that provides opportunities for
competitive access by new entrant air
carriers or air carriers seeking to
expand. The affected public includes
public agencies controlling medium or
large hub airports.
Respondents: 5 affected airports
annually.
Frequency: On occasion.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: Approximately 150 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
Approximately 750 annually.
Issued in Washington, DC, on April 15,
2020.
David F. Cushing,
Manager, Airports Financial Assistance
Division, APP–500.
[FR Doc. 2020–08363 Filed 4–20–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA–2019–0255]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Renewal of an Approved
Information Collection: Training
Certification for Drivers of Longer
Combination Vehicles
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:

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In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
FMCSA announces its plan to submit
the Information Collection Request (ICR)
described below to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
approval and invites public comment.
FMCSA requests approval to renew the
ICR titled ‘‘Training Certification for
Drivers of Longer Combination Vehicles
(LCVs),’’ OMB Control No. 2126–0026.
This ICR relates to Agency requirements
for drivers to be certified to operate
LCVs, and associated reporting and
recordkeeping requirements that motor
carriers must satisfy before permitting
their drivers to operate LCVs. Motor
carriers, upon inquiry by authorized
Federal, State or local officials, must
produce an LCV Driver-Training
Certificate for each of their LCV drivers.
DATES: Please send your comments by
May 21, 2020. OMB must receive your
comments by this date in order to act on
the ICR.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Pearlie Robinson, Driver and Carrier
Operations Division, DOT, FMCSA,
West Building 6th Floor, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
20590. Telephone: 202–366–4325.
Email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Training Certification for
Drivers of LCVs.
OMB Control Number: 2126–0026.
Type of Request: Renewal and
correction of a currently-approved
information collection.
Respondents: LCV training providers
who train new LCV drivers; drivers who
complete LCV training each year;
current LCV drivers who submit their
LCV Driver-Training Certificate to
prospective employers; and employers
(motor carriers) receiving and
maintaining copies of the LCV DriverTraining certificates of their drivers.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
50,708, consisting of 218 LCV training
providers, plus 218 newly-certified LCV
drivers, plus 25,027 currently-certified
LCV drivers seeking new employment,
plus 25,245 motor carriers hiring
certified and newly-certified LCV
drivers seeking new employment.
Estimated Time per Response: 10
minutes for training providers to
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prepare LCV Driver-Training Certificates
for drivers who successfully complete
the LCV training; 5 minutes for newlycertified drivers, as well as 5 minutes
for currently-certified drivers, to
provide LCV Training Certification
documents to motor carriers; and 5
minutes for motor carriers to retain the
LCV training certifications.
Expiration Date: May 31, 2020.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
4,244 hours. The total number of drivers
who will be subjected to these
requirements each year is 25,245, which
consists of 218 newly-certified LCV
drivers seeking employment, and 25,027
currently-certified LCV drivers
obtaining new employment. Also, there
are 218 LCV training providers who will
be required to prepare the training
certificates for newly-certified drivers.
Additionally, there are 25,245 (218 +
25,027) motor carriers who will hire the
drivers. The total annual information
collection burden is approximately
4,244 hours = 36 hours for preparation
of LCV Driver-Training Certificates [218
training providers prepare certificates
for drivers successfully completing
training × 10 minutes ÷ 60 minutes/
hour] + 18 hours for newly-certified
LCV drivers to provide certification
documents to motor carriers [218
drivers × 5 minutes ÷ 60 minutes/hour]
+ 2,086 hours for currently-certified
LCV drivers to provide certification
documents to motor carriers [25,027
drivers × 5 minutes ÷ 60 minutes/hour]
+ 2,104 hours for currently-certified
LCV drivers to provide certification
documents to motor carriers [25,245
drivers × 5 minutes ÷ 60 minutes/hour].
Estimated Total Cost to Respondents:
$135,734.

Background
An LCV is any combination of a trucktractor and two or more semi-trailers or
trailers that operates on the National
System of Interstate and Defense
Highways (according to 23 CFR 470.107)
and has a gross vehicle weight greater
than 80,000 pounds. To enhance the
safety of LCV operations on our Nation’s
highways, Section 4007(b) of the Motor
Carrier Act of 1991 directed the
Secretary of Transportation to establish
Federal minimum training requirements
for drivers of LCVs [Intermodal Surface
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
(ISTEA), Pub. L. 102–240, 105 Stat.
1914, 2152]. The Secretary of
Transportation delegated responsibility
for establishing these requirements to
FMCSA (49 CFR 1.87), and on March
30, 2004, after appropriate notice and
solicitation of public comment, FMCSA
established the current training
requirements for operators of LCVs (69
FR 16722). The regulations bar motor
carriers from permitting their drivers to
operate an LCV if they have not been
properly trained in accordance with the
requirements of 49 CFR 380.113. Drivers
receive an LCV Driver-Training
Certificate upon successful completion
of these training requirements. Motor
carriers employing an LCV driver must
verify the driver’s qualifications to
operate an LCV, and must maintain a
copy of the LCV Driver-Training
Certificate and present it to authorized
Federal, State, or local officials upon
request.
Renewal of This Information Collection
(IC)
The currently approved burden hour
estimate associated with this IC,

Current
approved IC

Estimate

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Number of Drivers Engaged in the Operation of LCVs in the U.S. ............................................
Total Annual Burden ....................................................................................................................
Number of New Drivers ...............................................................................................................
Number of Hours for Preparing Training Certificates ..................................................................
Number of Drivers Who Undergo Hiring Process .......................................................................
Number of Respondents ..............................................................................................................
Number of Responses .................................................................................................................
Labor Costs to Respondents .......................................................................................................
Annual Costs to Respondents .....................................................................................................

On December 18, 2019, FMCSA
published a Federal Register notice
allowing for a 30-day comment period
on this ICR. There were no comments
submitted to the docket in response to
that notice.
Public Comments Invited:
You are asked to comment on any
aspect of this information collection,
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collection is necessary for FMCSA’s
performance; (2) the accuracy of the
estimated burden; (3) ways for FMCSA
to enhance the quality, usefulness, and
clarity of the collected information; and
(4) ways that the burden could be
minimized without reducing the quality
of the collected information. The
Agency will summarize or include your

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approved by OMB on May 19, 2017, is
5,565 hours. The Agency requests a
reduction in the burden hour estimates
from 5,565 hours to 4,244 hours. The
reduction in burden hour estimates and
costs is the result of correcting an error;
the incorrect growth rate from the
Bureau of Labor Statistics was
previously used to estimate the number
of new drivers requiring LCV driver
training certificates. As a result, FMCSA
over-estimated the number of new
drivers, annual burden hours, hours for
preparing training certificates, number
of drivers who undergo the hiring
process, number of respondents,
number of responses, and costs to
respondents.
Separately, the currently approved
version of this IC incorrectly accounted
for LCV driver training costs, estimated
to be $7,035,160 annually. Training is
not considered to be an information
collection burden. For this updated
version of the ICR, the Agency is
removing the costs associated with
training. Instead, FMCSA has calculated
the labor costs associated with the LCV
driver training recordkeeping
requirements. The annual cost burden is
estimated to be $135,734.
The expiration date of the current ICR
is May 31, 2020. Through this request,
FMCSA requests a renewal of the
paperwork burden associated with the
ICR titled ‘‘Training Certification for
Drivers of Longer Combination Vehicles
(LCVs),’’ OMB Control No. 2126–0026.
This ICR corrects and updates all of the
affected areas, as shown in the table
below.

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44,095
5,565
2,360
394
31,022
59,684
59,684
$0
$7,035,160

Proposed
updated IC
38,503
4,244
218
36
25,245
50,708
50,708
$135,734
$0

Difference
(5,592)
(1,321)
(2,142)
(358)
(5,777)
(8,976)
(8,976)
$135,734
($7,035,160)

comments in the request for OMB’s
clearance of this information collection.
Issued under the authority of 49 CFR 1.87.
Kenneth Riddle,
Acting Associate Administrator for
Registration and Research.
[FR Doc. 2020–08358 Filed 4–20–20; 8:45 am]
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