Extension without change of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
09/23/2020
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
01/31/2021
184,749
120,522
55,425
36,157
106,785
8,437
This is a request for an extension of
an ICR where the collection of information is mandatory. 49 CFR
390.15 requires interstate motor carriers to maintain for
recordkeeping, an "Accident Register" consisting of all accidents
(interstate and intrastate) involving their commercial motor
vehicles. The frequency of the collection of information is when an
accident occurs. Carriers must make all these records available to
authorized representatives or special agents of FMCSA upon request.
These records are used by the FMCSA to assess the effectiveness of
motor carriers' safety management controls. When conducting a
compliance review of a motor carrier at its place of business,
FMCSA investigators may examine the motor carrier’s accident
register. This information can be valuable in assessing the safety
performance of the motor carrier. For instance, it may reveal
accidents that, for various reasons, were not reported to the FMCSA
by the State, and thus are not part of FMCSA’s record of the motor
carrier’s accident history. The information may corroborate other
evidence or assist the FMCSA investigator in establishing a
violation of a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulation. For
example, data entered in the Accident Register may conflict with
information contained in other documents, such as the record of
duty status, or logbook, of a CMV driver, and point to illegal
falsification of the RODS by the driver, the motor carrier, or
both. Pursuant to section 390.15(b)(1), a motor carrier must
obtain, at a minimum, the following information about each CMV
accident for 3 years from the date of the accident: (i) date of
accident, (ii) city or town in which or most near where the
accident occurred and the State where the accident occurred, (iii)
driver name, (iv) number of injuries, (v) number of fatalities, and
(vi) whether hazardous materials, other than fuel spilled from the
fuel tanks of the motor vehicle, were released. In addition,
section 390.15(b)(2) requires that “copies of all accident reports
required by State or other governmental entities or insurers” be
included in the Accident Register. The FMCSA does not prescribe a
specific form for Accident Register information. An “entry” on the
Accident Register is defined for purposes of this estimate as the
entry of all the information about a single accident that is
required by Section 390.15.
The currently-approved burden
is 36,157 burden hours. The Agency increases its estimate to 55,425
burden hours. The adjustment in annual burden hours is due to a
revised estimate of the number of reportable crashes from 120,522
to 184,749 per year, using interstate and intrastate DOT-reportable
motor carrier crash records in MCMIS for calendar years 2016
through 2018. The costs to respondents for keeping paper copies
that are not related to wages increased from $8,437 to $106,785.
This increase in costs is also due to a change in estimate of
respondents.
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.
30-day FR for 2126-0009.pdf
PRA-2126-0009-Supporting Statement 07.23.2020.docx
49 CFR 390.15.htm
Accident Recordkeeping Requirements