Annual Report of Class I and Class II Motor Carriers of Property (OMB 2139-0004)
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
Approved with change
11/10/2022
05/19/2022
The agency updated their form and supporting statement.
table that charts list comparision
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
11/30/2025
36 Months From Approved
11/30/2022
35
0
44
306
0
387
34
0
0
The purpose of this request is to renew the currently OMB approved ICR and update the annual burden hour estimate. Form M is required to collect financial, operating, equipment, and employment data from individual motor carriers of property and household goods. All for-hire (common and contract) motor carriers of property with gross annual operating revenue of $3 million or more must file the annual report Form M. Form MP-1 is required to collect financial, operating, equipment, and employment data from individual motor carriers of passengers. All Class I for-hire motor carriers of passengers with gross annual operating revenues of $5 million or more are required to file the annual report Form MP-1.
FMCSA has created electronic forms that may be prepared, signed electronically, and submitted to FMCSA via https://ask.fmcsa.dot.gov/app/ask/. However, forms can still be mailed to FMCSA.
The data collected is available to users in its original form. The data are not used by the U.S. Department of Transportation, and, based on a comment to a proposed rule finalized on December 17, 2013 (78 FR 76241), the data are no longer used by trucking associations. The agency is also considering how it might remove some of this reporting requirement, consistent with statue, through a separate rulemaking, but the agency needs to renew the Collection of Information now while that process plays out. Insurance companies, consultants, law firms, academia, trade publications and others may use the data to assess industry growth and its impact on the economy, to identify industry changes that may affect national transportation, and to monitor company financial stability. In the past, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) used the data to inform the national annual input-output and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) estimates, to prepare estimates of industry output, and to provide details on inputs to supplement the information on motor carriers of passengers collected by the U.S. Census Bureau. FMCSA is not aware of anyone currently using this information.
FMCSA does not use the information collected through either Form M or Form MP-1, nor does it enforce the filing requirements found in part 369. The Agency was not provided the necessary resources to administer the data collection and the financial reports are of little if any value in fulfilling the Agencyâs safety mission.
FMCSA estimates that the annual burden hour for this information collection has decreased by approximately 78 hours due to decreased Form M and Form MP-1 submissions received by the Agency between 2018 and 2020.
Estimated annual respondents for Form M decreased from 43 in the previously approved ICR to 34 in the current ICR. Estimated annual burden hours for Form M decreased by 78 [306 proposed hours â 387 currently approved hours = -81]. Estimated annual respondents for Form MP-1 stayed the same from 0 in the previously approved ICR to 0 in the current ICR. However, at least one respondent has to be indicated in ROCIS, therefore a total of 35 respondents is shown in the table above. The change in burden hours is due to the decrease in the number of Form M submissions received by the Agency between 2018 and 2020, which has resulted in lower estimates of annual respondents/responses for the upcoming information collection period.
FMCSA thus estimates the total cost of an envelope and postage for motor carriers mailing Form M to be $34 ($1.00 Ã 34 forms). Because FMCSA anticipates 0 (zero) Form MP-1 submissions during the information collection period, there are zero mailing costs associated with Form MP-1. The annual costs to respondents in the previous ICR renewal was not previously reported in the burden 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.