Commercial Driver’s License Skills Testing Delays

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form MCSA 2910.1 Survey on Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) Skills Test Delays	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form MCSA 2910.1 CDL Skills Test Delays Survey	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
30-day FR for 2126-0065.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2020-12-14	Repair queued
SkillsTestDelays_Supporting Statement A_Renewal.12.3.20.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2021-01-28	Repair queued
SkillsTestDelays_Supporting Statement B.docx	Supporting Statement B	Uploaded 2020-10-23	Repair queued
SkillsTestDelays_Attachment D_60-day FR.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2020-10-21	Repair queued
SkillsTestDelays_Attachment C_Welcome Letter.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2020-10-21	Repair queued
Attachment-B_CDL-Skills-Test-Delays_2020-Survey.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2020-10-21	Repair queued
SkillsTestDelays_Attachment A_FAST Act.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2020-10-21	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
226158	CDL Skills Test Delays Survey	Form and Instruction	Modified	Survey on Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) Skills Test Delays
226158	CDL Skills Test Delays Survey	Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2126-0065	ICR Reference No: 202010-2126-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201703-2126-001
Agency/Subagency: DOT/FMCSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Commercial Driver’s License Skills Testing Delays
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 05/25/2021
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 01/29/2021
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2024	36 Months From Approved
Responses	51	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	117	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: FMCSA’s primary mission is to reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities involving large trucks and buses. Under 49 U.S.C. 31305, the Secretary of Transportation has delegated to FMCSA the responsibility to prescribe regulations that ensure applicant CDL drivers are properly trained to operate a CMV safely before they are issued a CDL. The operation of CMVs by drivers who are not properly trained is a serious safety problem that justifies training and testing requirements; however, training or testing delays should not cause an unnecessary burden on the applicant. The purpose of this study is to identify, in each State, the average wait time from the date an applicant requests to take a skills test (or retest) to the date the applicant has the opportunity to complete such test (or retest). The study will also identify the resources available for skills testing, such as the number of examiners and test sites, as well as what is being done to address skills testing delays in States that have average skills test or retest wait times of more than 7 days. Gathering this data is necessary because there is no national database of the wait times experienced by CDL applicants (between the date they apply to take a skills test and the earliest date they have the opportunity to complete the skills test). There is also no national database of the available assets for administering skills tests (i.e., examiners and test sites) by State. This information on delays and assets will be collected by an annual survey of licensing official representatives from each State and the District of Columbia (one licensing official per State). The data will be analyzed to determine the details of reported skills test delays. The Agency will examine the relationship between the elements causing the delays (e.g., available test examiners, available test sites) and the average delays experienced by applicants. The required data will be collected annually from a survey distributed to a licensing official in each of the 50 States and the District of Columbia. This survey is intended to encompass the entire population of States and therefore should be considered a certainty sample. While States are not required to respond, the collection is voluntary reporting, FMCSA is hopeful that through outreach and follow-up, the Agency will receive responses from every State. The survey will be distributed via e-mail, with a link to an online survey via Qualtrics, if the respondent chooses to use that method. Respondents will also be given the option to e-mail their responses back to the FMCSA project manager if that is easier for them. The preferred method is for each State to respond via the online tool.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 114 - 94 5506 Name of Law: Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, 2015 (FAST Act)
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: PL: Pub.L. 114 - 94 5506 Name of Law: Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, 2015 (FAST Act)

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	85 FR 35496	06/10/2020
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	85 FR 80887	12/14/2020
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
CDL Skills Test Delays Survey	MCSA 2910.1	Survey on Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) Skills Test Delays

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	51	0	0	0	51	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	117	0	0	0	117	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a reinstatement of a discontinued ICR, therefore the table above does not show the previously approved responses, burden hours and costs numbers. The burden hour estimate for completing the annual survey stayed the same at 137.5 minutes per response or 7,012.5 minutes or approximately 117 hours for 51 responses. The estimated annual cost to respondents for the survey is a maximum $5,426.50. The reporting of skills test delay times on a quarterly basis is no longer an option. The burden estimate of 180.6 hours and an annual burden cost of $7,727.21 for an optional quarterly response to the survey is not accounted for.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $20,760

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 01/29/2021

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