Licensing Applications for
Motor Carrier Operating Authority
Extension without change of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
01/05/2021
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
03/31/2021
81,209
73,538
162,476
147,124
0
7,646,034
FMCSA registers for-hire motor
carriers of regulated commodities and of passengers, surface
freight forwarders, property brokers, and certain Mexico-domiciled
motor carriers, as mandatory reporting. These motor carriers may
conduct transportation services in the United States only if they
are registered with FMCSA. FMCSA is still accepting forms OP-1,
OP-1(P), OP-1(FF), and OP-1(NNA) for existing registrants wishing
to apply for additional authorities. FMCSA requires Form OP-1(MX)
for Mexico-domiciled carriers that wish to operate beyond the U.S.
municipalities on the U.S.-Mexico border and their commercial
zones. Information collected through these forms, as an ICR
extension, aids FMCSA in determining the type of operation a
company may run, the cargo it may carry, and the resulting level of
insurance coverage the applicant will be required to obtain and
maintain to continue its operating authority. The OP-1 series
requests information on the applicant’s familiarity with relevant
safety requirements, the applicant’s willingness to comply with
those requirements during its operations, and the applicant’s
willingness to meet any specific statutory and regulatory
requirements applicable to its proposed operations. FMCSA also uses
information from these forms to prepare (for each applicant) a
public notice of the registration application, which is published
in the “FMCSA Register.” Publication of this notice initiates a
10-day period during which an interested party may file a complaint
seeking denial of the registration on a limited number of statutory
grounds. Effective December 12, 2015, OP-1 series forms, with the
exception of OP-1(MX), can only be used to apply for additional
authorities, not for initial registration with FMCSA. These forms
request information to identify the applicant, the nature and scope
of its proposed operations, a narrative description of the
applicant’s safety policies and procedures, and information
regarding the drivers and vehicles it plans to use in U.S.
operations. There is no requirement for the OP-1, OP-1(P),
OP-1(FF), and OP-1(NNA) forms be filed on a periodic basis. The
forms are filed on an “as needed” basis. Since the rollout of URS
Phase I, the sole purpose of these forms is to allow existing
registrants to apply for additional authorities. A new OP-1(MX)
application form is currently required only if a Mexico-domiciled
carrier wishes to extend the scope of its authority or is applying
for new authority.
The previously approved version
of this ICR estimated the average annual burden to be 147,124
annual burden hours, with 73,538 total annual respondents. For this
ICR extension, the estimated average annual burden is an increase
to 162,476 with total average annual 81,209 respondents. The annual
burden hourly increase of 15,352 is due to the increase in average
annual respondents. This increase is in line with a growing U.S.
economy and U.S. population for calendar years 2017, 2018 and 2019,
which were used to build the estimates for 2021, 2022, and 2023.
The previously approved annual burden labor cost of $7,646,034 was
inadvertently previously reported in the table above, however the
requested annual burden labor cost of $6,638,770 is presented in
the supporting statement and not reported in the table.
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.