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the online instructions for sending your
comments electronically.
• Mail: Send comments to Docket
Operations, M–30; U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Room W12–140, West
Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC
20590–0001.
• Hand Delivery or Courier: Take
comments to Docket Operations in
Room W12–140 of the West Building
Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590–
0001, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
• Fax: Fax comments to Docket
Operations at (202) 493–2251.
Privacy: In accordance with 5 U.S.C.
553(c), DOT solicits comments from the
public to better inform its rulemaking
process. DOT posts these comments,
without edit, including any personal
information the commenter provides, to
http://www.regulations.gov, as
described in the system of records
notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can
be reviewed at http://www.dot.gov/
privacy.
Docket: Background documents or
comments received may be read at
http://www.regulations.gov at any time.
Follow the online instructions for
accessing the docket or go to the Docket
Operations in Room W12–140 of the
West Building Ground Floor at 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
20590–0001, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Tiffany Jackson, 202–267–3796, Office
of Rulemaking, Federal Aviation
Administration, 800 Independence
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591.
This notice is published pursuant to
14 CFR 11.85.
Issued in Washington, DC.
Caitlin Locke,
Acting Executive Deputy Director, Office of
Rulemaking.

requirements in accordance with part 61
for their B–707 pilots.
[FR Doc. 2021–27350 Filed 12–16–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA–2021–0107]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Approval of a New
Information Collection Request;
Waiver and Exemption Requirements
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA) announces its
plan to submit the Information
Collection Request (ICR) described
below to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for its review and
approval and invites public comment.
This notice invites comment on a new
information collection titled ‘‘Waiver
and Exemption Requirements.’’ The ICR
estimates the burden applicants incur to
comply with the reporting tasks
required for requesting waivers and
exemptions. FMCSA has not previously
accounted for these burdens.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received on or before January 18, 2022.
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 information
collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under
30-day Review—Open for Public
Comments’’ or by using the search
function.
SUMMARY:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Pearlie Robinson, Driver and Carrier
Operations Division, DOT, FMCSA,
West Building 6th Floor, 1200 New
Docket No.: FAA–2021–0798.
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
Petitioner: CASS Professional Services 20590. Telephone: 202–366–4225.
Corp. (CPS).
Email: [email protected].
Section(s) of 14 CFR Affected:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
§§ 61.57(a)(3) and 61.58(g).
Title: Waiver and Exemption
Description of Relief Sought: CASS
Requirements.
Professional Services is petitioning for
OMB Control No.: To be determined
relief from §§ 61.57(a)(3) and 61.58(g) to by OMB upon OMB approval of the ICR.
utilize Boeing KC–135 simulators not
Type of Request: New information
approved in accordance with part 142,
collection.
operated by a United States Air Force
Respondents: States, State Drivers
contractor, for the purposes of meeting
Licensing Authorities, individuals, and
the currency and evaluation
motor carriers.

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Estimated Number of Respondents:
131 per year.
Estimated Time per Response: 2
minutes to 2 hours.
Expiration Date: This is a new
information collection request.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 97
burden hours.
Background: In 1998, the Federal
Highway Administration (FHWA), the
predecessor agency of FMCSA, adopted
49 CFR part 381 as an interim final rule
(IFR), establishing procedures for
applying for waivers, exemptions, and
pilot programs (63 FR 67600, December
8, 1998). Section 4007 of the
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st
Century (TEA–21) amended 49 U.S.C.
31315 and 31136(e) to provide authority
to the Secretary of Transportation to
grant waivers and exemptions from
motor carrier safety regulations. Section
4007 of TEA–21 requires that the terms
and conditions for all waivers and
exemptions likely achieve a level of
safety equivalent to or greater than what
would be achieved by complying with
the safety regulations. In 2004, FMCSA
adopted its IFR as final at 49 CFR part
381, consistent with section 4007 of
TEA–21 (69 FR 51589, August 20, 2004).
The final rule also established
procedures that govern how FMCSA
reviews, grants, or denies requests for
waivers and applications for
exemptions. The final rule included
requirements for publishing notice of
exemption applications in the Federal
Register to afford the public an
opportunity for comment. There is no
statutory requirement to publish
Federal Register notices concerning
waiver applications.
When the waiver and exemption
provisions were first adopted, FHWA
stated that it would ‘‘consider the
information collection requirements for
each waiver, exemption, and pilot
program and, if necessary, request
approval from the Office of Management
and Budget for any special
recordkeeping requirements associated
with the waiver, exemption, or pilot
program.’’ (63 FR 67608). FMCSA
included a similar statement when
finalizing its IFR in 2004 (69 FR 51597).
Recently, FMCSA determined that it
now receives a sufficient number of
waiver and exemption requests per year
to require OMB approval.
A 60-day notice for public comment
was published on August 16, 2021 (86
FR 45803). The comment period for that
notice closed on October 15, 2021.
There were no comments submitted to
the docket.
Public Comments Invited: You are
asked to comment on any aspect of this

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information collection, including: (1)
Whether the proposed collection is
necessary for the performance of
FMCSA’s functions; (2) the accuracy of
the estimated burden; (3) ways for the
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.
Issued under the authority of 9 CFR 1.87.
Thomas P. Keane,
Associate Administrator, Office of Research
and Registration.
[FR Doc. 2021–27307 Filed 12–16–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA–2021–0158]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Renewal of a Currently
Approved Information Collection:
Motor Carrier Identification Report
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), Department
of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

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 its
review and approval and invites public
comment. FMCSA requests approval to
revise an ICR titled, ‘‘Motor Carrier
Identification Report,’’ which is used to
identify FMCSA regulated entities, help
prioritize the agency’s activities, aid in
assessing the safety outcomes of those
activities, and for statistical purposes.
This ICR is necessary to ensure
regulated entities are registered with the
DOT.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received on or before February 15, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by Federal Docket
Management System (FDMS) Docket
Number FMCSA–2021–0158 using any
of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
• Fax: 1–202–493–2251.
• Mail: Dockets Operations; U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building,
Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590–0001.

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• Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building,
Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590–0001 between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m. e.t., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the Agency name and docket
number. For detailed instructions on
submitting comments, see the Public
Participation heading below. Note that
all comments received will be posted
without change to https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided. Please
see the Privacy Act heading below.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received, go to https://
www.regulations.gov, and follow the
online instructions for accessing the
docket, or go to the street address listed
above.
Privacy Act: In accordance with 5
U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments
from the public to better inform its
rulemaking process. DOT posts these
comments, without edit, including any
personal information the commenter
provides, to www.regulations.gov, as
described in the system of records
notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can
be reviewed at www.dot.gov/privacy.
Public Participation: The Federal
eRulemaking Portal is available 24
hours each day, 365 days each year. You
can obtain electronic submission and
retrieval help and guidelines under the
‘‘FAQ’’ section of the Federal
eRulemaking Portal website. If you want
us to notify you that we received your
comments, please include a selfaddressed, stamped envelope or
postcard, or print the acknowledgement
page that appears after submitting
comments online. Comments received
after the comment closing date will be
included in the docket and will be
considered to the extent practicable.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Jeffrey Secrist, Office of Registration and
Safety Information, Department of
Transportation, FMCSA, West Building
6th Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590. Telephone:
202–385–2367; email Jeffrey.secrist@
dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: Title 49, United States
Code Section 504(b)(2) provides the
Secretary of Transportation (Secretary)
with authority to require carriers,
lessors, associations, or classes of these
entities to file annual, periodic, and
special reports containing answers to
questions asked by the Secretary. The
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records required to be prepared or
compiled and the time period during
which records must be preserved (See
§ 504(b)(1) and (d)). FMCSA will use
this data to administer its safety
programs using a database of entities
that are subject to its regulations. This
database necessitates that these entities
notify FMCSA of their existence. For
example, under 49 CFR 390.19(a),
FMCSA requires all motor carriers
beginning operations to file a Form
MCS–150 titled, ‘‘Motor Carrier
Identification Report,’’ or MCS–150B
titled, ‘‘Combined Motor Carrier
Identification Report and HM Permit
Applications.’’ This report is filed by all
motor carriers conducting operations in
interstate, intrastate transporting
hazardous materials or international
commerce before beginning operations.
It asks the respondent to provide the
name of the business entity that owns
and controls the motor carrier operation;
address and telephone of principal
place of business; assigned
identification number(s), type of
operation, types of cargo usually
transported; number of vehicles owned,
term leased and trip leased; driver
information; and certification statement
signed by an individual authorized to
sign documents on behalf of the
business entity. Existing applicants will
use the MCS–150 or MCS–150B to
update their information in the Motor
Carrier Management Information
System. Applicants filing for the first
time will be required to file on-line.
Form MCS–150 or MCS–150B will be
used for Mexico-domiciled carriers that
seek authority to operate beyond the
United States municipalities on the
United States-Mexico border and their
commercial zones. The information
collected from the respondents is
readily available to the public. This
revised ICR captures the burden of
continued use of the MCS–150 or MCS–
150B for motor carriers updating their
registration information and for the
registration of Mexico-domiciled
carriers.
Title: Motor Carrier Identification
Report.
OMB Control Number: 2126–0013.
Type of Request: Renewal of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Motor carriers, freight
forwarders, intermodal equipment
providers, brokers, motor carriers with
hazardous materials safety permit, cargo
tank facilities and Mexican motor
carriers.
Estimated Number of Responses:
688,732 responses [683,452 responses
for 1C–1 + 3,241 responses for 1C–2 +
2,039 responses for 1C–3].

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