Financial Responsibility for Motor Carriers of Passengers and Motor Carriers of Property

This ICR is a request for the renewal of a mandatory collection. DOT promulgates regulations that establish minimum levels of financial responsibility for motor carriers of property to cover public liability, property damage, and environmental restoration, and minimum levels of financial responsibility for for-hire motor carriers of passengers to cover public liability and property damage. It is mandated that motor carriers maintain proof of the required financial responsibility at their principal places of business, available upon request of an FMCSA safety investigator during investigations or audits. Insurance endorsements and surety bonds are considered public information and must be produced by a motor carrier of property or a motor carrier of passengers for review upon reasonable request by a member of the public. Motor carriers domiciled in Canada, Mexico, and non-North America (NNA) domiciled carriers who transport property or conduct passenger transportation operations within the United States must obtain an insurance endorsement or surety bond. All vehicles operated in the United States by these motor carriers must have a legible copy of the insurance endorsement or surety bond in the vehicle available to Federal or State enforcement officials during roadside inspections. FMCSA and the public use the information collected to verify that a motor carrier of property or passengers has obtained, and has in effect, the required minimum levels of financial responsibility. The information collections (ICs) are as follows: For Form MCS-90B, Endorsement for Motor Carrier Policies of Insurance for Public Liability Under Section 18 of the Bus Regulatory Reform Act of 1982: IC-1a - Insurance Endorsements: Passenger Carrier - Document Preparation by Insurance Underwriters; and IC-1b - Insurance Endorsements: Passenger Carrier - Document Storage by Motor Carrier Clerks. For Form MCS-90, Endorsement for Motor Carrier Policies of Insurance for Public Liability Under Sections 29 and 30 of the Motor Carrier Act of 1980: IC-2a - Insurance Endorsements: Property Carriers Document Preparation by Insurance Underwriters; and IC-2b - Insurance Endorsements: Property Carriers Document Storage by Motor Carrier Clerks. For Form MCS-82B, Motor Carrier Public Liability Surety Bond Under Section 18 of the Bus Regulatory Reform Act of 1982: IC-3a & IC-3b - Surety Bonds: Passenger Carriers Document Preparation and Storage. For Form MCS-82, Motor Carrier Public Liability Surety Bond Under Sections 29 and 30 of the Motor Carrier Act of 1980: IC-4a - Surety Bonds: Property Carriers Prepared by Insurance Underwriters; and IC-4b - Surety Bonds Property Carriers Document Storage by Motor Carrier Clerks. The endorsements (Forms MCS-90/90B) and surety bonds (Forms MCS-82/82B) are not submitted to FMCSA. Insurance companies and agents provide these forms directly to motor carriers to document that required levels of insurance are in place. IC-5a - Documents Placed in Vehicle: Canadian Vehicle Maintenance Staff; and IC-5b - Placing Documents in Vehicles: Mexican and NNA Vehicle Maintenance Staff. The endorsements (Forms MCS-90/90B) and surety bonds (Forms MCS-82/82B) are not submitted to FMCSA. Insurance companies and agents provide these forms directly to motor carriers to document that required levels of insurance are in place.

The latest form for Financial Responsibility for Motor Carriers of Passengers and Motor Carriers of Property expires 2021-03-31 and can be found here.

IC-1a - Insurance Endorsements: Passenger Carrier - Document Preparation by Insurance Underwriters

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