Acknowledgement of Use of COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Relief

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
PRA 2126-0074 Supporting Statement.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2022-08-18	Repair queued
30-day FR for 2126-0074 (87 FR 50913).pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2022-08-18	Repair queued
2126-0074 Appendix A.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2022-08-03	Repair queued
emergency PR approval action memo COVID19_08242021 (002).pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2021-08-24	Repair queued
emergency PRA approval FRN COVID19 ED 08232021 FOR SIGNATURE v3 clean (003).docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2021-08-24	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
248956	Motor Carrier/Driver Reports Monthly Information to FMCSA	Other-Questions with dropdown answers on FMCSA website.	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2126-0074	ICR Reference No: 202207-2126-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202108-2126-001
Agency/Subagency: DOT/FMCSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Acknowledgement of Use of COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Relief
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 10/17/2022
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 08/18/2022
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2025	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2022
Responses	5,724	0	1,223,364
Time Burden (Hours)	1,431	0	305,841
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: FMCSA is requesting a 3-year clearance to collect information regarding the number of motor carriers and drivers that are operating under Emergency Declaration No. 2020-002. Motor carriers and drivers (if self-employed) operating under the Emergency Declaration must provide data to FMCSA on a monthly basis regarding the extent to which they operated under the terms of Emergency Declaration No. 2020-002 in the previous month. The collection of this information is necessary for FMCSA to determine the industry relies upon Emergency Declaration No. 2020-002, which provides exemptions from several provisions of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs). FMCSA would like to minimize these exemptions as much as possible, as they fundamentally conflict with FMCSA’s core safety mission. Delay in acquiring this information may lead to unnecessary extensions of Emergency Declaration No. 2020-002, or to the expiration of a still necessary exemption. FMSCA determined that the continuing national emergency warranted repeated extensions of Emergency Declaration No. 2020-002. FMCSA has continued to reinstate the request that motor carriers and drivers (if self-employed) provide data to FMCSA on a monthly basis regarding the extent to which they are operating in reliance on the Emergency Declaration. The Emergency Declaration includes a URL link that takes users to FMCSA’s website, where they provide the information. To allow FMCSA to track the motor carrier industry’s usage of the exemptions, the data collected includes the USDOT number, month and year of the reporting period, and the number of commercial motor vehicles trips that relied upon the Emergency Declaration in the preceding month broken out by the commodities transported. FMCSA will begin collecting the new information as soon as the full approval is in place. Section 12 of the supporting statement shows an average of 477 reports per month and an estimated total annual burden of 1,431 hours, and annual burden cost of $104,420.

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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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:
	87 FR 26799	05/05/2022
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 50913	08/18/2022
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Motor Carrier/Driver Reports Monthly Information to FMCSA

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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	5,724	1,223,364	0	0	-1,217,640	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,431	305,841	0	0	-304,410	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: FMCSA estimates a 203,417 decrease in the number of reports (203,894 previous respondents – 477 requested respondents) estimated to be submitted each month, as the emergency ICR request used the total number of motor vehicles as a stand-in, and acknowledged that number was likely to be an overestimate. There is a burden decrease of 304,410 hours (305,841 previously approved burden hours – 1,431 requested burden hours). Burden estimates were refined to reflect the average number of monthly submissions received from October 2021 to March 2022, which covered data from September 2021 to February 2022 because the carrier is reporting for the previous month. These adjustments in estimates also resulted in a decrease in the number of responses of 1,217,640 and a decrease of $22,212,798 in the annual cost burden.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $200,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

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? Yes

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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: 08/18/2022

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