Under 49 U.S.C. §§ 13501, 13531, and
14706(f)(2), the Board is charged with oversight of certain motor
carrier tariffs (the published rates that interstate movers of
household goods charge for the services they offer). In its 2011
Decision and notice (76 Fed. Reg. 5,431), the Board issued
preliminary regulations implementing a Congressional directive to
enhance consumer protection in the case of loss or damage that
occurs during interstate household-good moves. The
statutorily-prescribed rules required movers to provide certain
information concerning the two available cargo-liability options on
the written estimate form-the first form that a moving company must
give to a customer. Those disclosure requirements are the subject
of this Information Collection Request, but, as further explained,
no longer have any significant burden.
The Board has estimated that it
expects about 225 new entrants each year for the next three years
(approximately five percent of the total 4,500 respondents). These
new entrants would require approximately one-half hour to review
the released rate decision and to cut and paste the
warnings/disclosures into a general electronic form. Thus, the
on-going hourly burden is reduced to 112.5 hours annually.
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.