Terms of the previous clearance remain in effect. OMB files this comment in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.11(c). This OMB action is not an approval to conduct or sponsor an information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This action has no effect on any current approvals. When and if the agency submits the ICR associated with the final rule, the agency is reminded to follow the procedures in 5 CFR 1320 regarding collections associated with rules
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Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
04/30/2025
36 Months From Approved
07/31/2025
26,182,288
0
26,182,288
2,700,901
0
2,700,901
0
0
0
This ICR is a revision and includes the following program adjustments due to the âAmendments to the Commercial Driverâs License Requirements; Increased Flexibility for Testing and for Drivers After Passing the Skills Testâ NPRM. There are two new ICs due to the proposed rulemaking, IC-2.9 Third-Party Knowledge and Skills Tester Certification, and IC-2.10 Auditing and Monitoring, resulting in a total increase of 51,467 burden hours. Additionally, there is an increase of 105,834 burden hours due to a change in agency estimates. This results in a total increase of 157,301 burden hours.
Responding to this collection is mandatory. The entities that must respond are commercial driverâs license (CDL) drivers and State driver licensing agencies (SDLAs). The CDL driver discloses convictions and disqualifications, as well as discloses employment history to the employer. The CDL driver reports by completing a CDL application form, as well as a knowledge and skills test. The SDLA records medical examinerâs certification and self- certification of CMV operations. The SDLA verifies medical certification status and there is an annual State certification of compliance. The State participates in annual program reviews and does recordkeeping for knowledge and skills tests. The State certifies the knowledge and skills test examiner, as well as monitors and audits the examiner.
State officials use the information collected on the license application form that is posted to the CDLIS driver record, the information collected on the CLP application form that is posted to the CDLIS driver record and the conviction and disqualification data posted to the CDLIS driver record to prevent ineligible, not-qualified and/or disqualified CLP and CDL holders and applicants from operating CMVs on the nation's highways. State officials are also required to administer knowledge and skills tests to CDL driver applicants. During State CDL compliance reviews, FMCSA officials review this information to ensure that the provisions of the regulations are being carried out. Without these requirements, there would be no uniform control over driver licensing practices to prevent uncertified and/or disqualified drivers from being issued a CLP or CDL and to prevent unsafe drivers from spreading their convictions among several licenses in several States and remaining behind the wheel of a CMV. Failure to collect this information would render the regulations unenforceable.
FMCSA reviews information submitted by the States and conducts reviews, audits, and investigations of each State as it deems necessary to make compliance determinations for all States and the District of Columbia. This information helps FMCSA ensure that drivers, motor carriers, and the States are complying with the notification and recordkeeping requirements for information related to testing, licensing, violations, convictions, and disqualifications. If this information were not available, the FMCSA would have no means of independently verifying State compliance.
The total annual burden hour increase [2,858,203 proposed annual burden hours â 2,700,901 currently approved annual burden hours] of 157,302 hours (51,467 hours + 105,835 hours, as seen in the table above) is due to proposed changes in the âAmendments to the Commercial Driverâs License Requirements; Increased Flexibility for Testing and for Drivers After Passing the Skills Testâ NPRM and a program change and a calculation adjustment.
Due to the NPRM, the annual number of responses increased by 6,400, the annual burden hours increased by 51,467 (due to two new ICs, IC-2.9 and IC-2.10) and the annual cost burden increased by $1,955,733. All other increases, 17,962 responses and 105,835 hours, are due to changes in the agencyâs estimates.
$3,582,299
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No
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Nikki McDavid 202 366-0831
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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:
(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.
PRA-2126-0011 Supporting Statement 02.02.24.docx
Policy on Availability of Information from CDLIS.011305.pdf
49 CFR 384.doc
IC-2.10 Auditing and Monitoring