Annual Report of Class I and
Class II Motor Carriers of Property
Extension without change of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
11/19/2025
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
11/30/2025
5
35
36
306
4
34
The purpose of this request is to
renew the currently OMB approved ICR. 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, paper forms can still
be mailed to FMCSA. Additionally, FMCSA revised Form M to limit the
information solicited to that which is statutorily required. FMCSA
also created the option, for both forms, for the filer to upload
their own document, showing the same information as requested in
the relevant form, in lieu of completing the form itself. The data
collected is available to users in its original form. The data are
not used by the U.S. Department of Transportation, and the data is
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 Agency’s safety mission. The estimated annual
respondents for Form M decreased from 34 in the previously approved
ICR to 4 in the current ICR. The estimated annual burden hours for
From M decreased by 270 hours to 36 hours [36 proposed hours – 306
currently approved hours = -270 hours]. Estimated annual
respondents for Form MP-1 stayed the same. This estimate is based
off the number of Form M and Form MP-1 submissions received by the
Agency between 2022 and 2024, which results in these estimates of
annual respondents/responses for the upcoming information
collection period.
Estimated annual respondents
for Form M decreased from 34 in the previously approved ICR to 4 in
the current ICR. Estimated annual burden hours for Form M decreased
by 270 [36 proposed hours – 306 currently approved hours = -270].
Estimated annual respondents for Form MP-1 stayed the same from 0
in the previously approved ICR to 0 in the current ICR. Estimated
annual burden hours for Form MP-1 decreased by 0 hours for
Information Collection 2 (Form MP-1). The change is due to the
decrease in the number of Form M submissions received by the Agency
between 2022 and 2024, which has resulted in lower estimates of
annual respondents/responses for the upcoming information
collection period. Labor costs to the industry have decreased by
$12,644 annually [$1,854 in proposed costs − $14,498 currently
approved costs = −$12,644]. This is due to the decreased estimates
of annual respondents/responses. For the Federal Government, annual
costs have decreased by $68 [$11 in proposed costs − $79 in
previously approved costs = −$68]. This decrease is due to the
decreased estimates of annual respondents/responses.
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.
Form Form M Annual Report of Class I and Class II Motor Carriers of Property (OMB 2139-0004)
30-Day FR for 2126-0032.pdf
PRA-2126-0032 Supporting Statement 10.27.25.docx
49 CFR 369.Report of Motor Carriers.doc
Annual Report of Class I and Class II Motor Carriers of Property (OMB 2139-0004)