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ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA) announces its 

plan to submit the Information 

Collection Request (ICR) described 

below to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for its review and 

approval and invites public comment. 

FMCSA requests approval to renew an 

ICR titled, ‘‘Electronic Logging Device 

(ELD) Vendor Registration.’’ This ICR is 

necessary for ELD vendors to register 

their ELDs with the Agency. 

DATES: Please send your comments by 

January 28, 2019. OMB must receive 

your comments by this date in order to 

act quickly on the ICR. 

ADDRESSES: All comments should 

reference Federal Docket Management 

System (FDMS) Docket Number 

FMCSA–2018–0287. Interested persons 

are invited to submit written comments 

on the proposed information collection 

to the Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget. Comments 

should be addressed to the attention of 

the Desk Officer, Department of 

Transportation/Federal Motor Carrier 

Safety Administration, and sent via 

electronic mail to oira_submission@

omb.eop.gov, or faxed to (202) 395– 

6974, or mailed to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget, 

Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th 

Street NW, Washington, DC 20503. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mike Huntley, Vehicle and Roadside 

Operations Division, Department of 

Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier 

Safety Administration, 6th Floor, West 

Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

Telephone: 202–366–9209; Email 

Address: michael.huntley@dot.gov. 

Office hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

Holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Electronic Logging Device (ELD) 

Vendor Registration. 

OMB Control Number: 2126–0062. 

Type of Request: Renewal of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Respondents: ELD vendors. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

224. 

Estimated Time per Response: 15 

minutes. 

Expiration Date: December 31, 2018. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 336 

hours [224 respondents × 2 devices per 

respondent × 3 updates per device × 15 

minutes per response]. 

Background 

On December 16, 2015, FMCSA 

published a final rule titled ‘‘Electronic 

Logging Devices and Hours of Service 

Supporting Documents,’’ (80 FR 78292) 

that established minimum performance 

and design standards for hours-ofservice (HOS) ELDs; requirements for 

the mandatory use of these devices by 

drivers currently required to prepare 

HOS records of duty status (RODS); 

requirements concerning HOS 

supporting documents; and measures to 

address concerns about harassment 

resulting from the mandatory use of 

ELDs. 

To ensure consistency among ELD 

vendors and devices, detailed functional 

specifications were published as part of 

the December 2015 final rule. Each ELD 

vendor developing an ELD technology 

must register online at a secure FMCSA 

website where the ELD provider can 

securely certify that its ELD is 

compliant with the functional 

specifications. Each ELD vendor must 

certify that each ELD model and version 

has been sufficiently tested to meet the 

functional requirements in the rule 

under the conditions in which the ELD 

would be used. 

ELD vendors must self-certify and 

register their devices with FMCSA 

online via Form MCSA–5893, 

‘‘Electronic Logging Device (ELD) 

Vendor Registration and Certification.’’ 

FMCSA expects 100% of respondents to 

submit their information electronically. 

Once completed, FMCSA issues a 

unique identification number that the 

ELD vendor will embed in their 

device(s). FMCSA maintains a list on its 

website of the current ELD vendors and 

devices that have been certified (by the 

vendors) to meet the functional 

specifications. The information is 

necessary for fleets and drivers to easily 

find a compliant ELD for their use in 

complying with the FMCSA regulation 

requiring the use of ELDs. 

On September 17, 2018, FMCSA 

published a notice in the Federal 

Register with a 60-day public comment 

period to announce this request to 

renew the information collection (83 FR 

46997). The Agency received two 

comments in response to the notice. 

One commenter noted general support 

for the ELD registration requirements. 

The second commenter, Garmin 

International, Inc., requested that 

FMCSA: (1) Include the data transfer 

methods supported by each ELD in the 

Agency’s online list of current ELD 

vendors and devices that have been 

certified (by the vendors) to meet the 

functional specifications; and (2) refer 

inspectors to the Agency’s online list for 

information regarding data transfer 

methods supported by ELDs and the 

latest compliant software versions. 

While neither of these impact the 

information collection, FMCSA notes 

that: (1) The Agency is in the process of 

updating the list of certified ELDs on its 

website to include supported data 

transfer methods; and (2) the Agency 

provides extensive training and 

outreach to its enforcement partners 

regarding the online list of current ELD 

vendors and devices that have been 

certified to meet the functional 

specifications, including the compliant 

software version of each device. 

Public Comments Invited: You are 

asked to comment on any aspect of this 

information collection, including: (1) 

Whether the proposed collection is 

necessary for FMCSA to perform its 

functions; (2) the accuracy of the 

estimated burden; (3) ways for FMCSA 

to enhance the quality, usefulness, and 

clarity of the collected information; and 

(4) ways that the burden could be 

minimized without reducing the quality 

of the collected information. 

Issued under the authority delegated in 49 

CFR 1.87 on: December 20, 2018. 

Kelly Regal, 

Associate Administrator for Office of 

Research and Information Technology. 

[FR Doc. 2018–28172 Filed 12–26–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD–2018–0185] 

Requested Administrative Waiver of 

the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel 

JULIANA III (32′ Stern Picker); 

Invitation for Public Comments 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary of 

Transportation, as represented by the 

Maritime Administration (MARAD), is 

authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.- 

build requirements of the coastwise 

trade laws to allow the carriage of no 

more than twelve passengers for hire on 

vessels, which are three years old or 

more. A request for such a waiver has 

been received by MARAD. The vessel, 

and a brief description of the proposed 

service, is listed below. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

January 28, 2019. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by DOT Docket Number 


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MARAD–2018–0185 by any one of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Search 

MARAD–2018–0185 and follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket 

Management Facility is in the West 

Building, Ground Floor of the U.S. 

Department of Transportation. The 

Docket Management Facility location 

address is: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, MARAD–2018–0185, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West 

Building, Room W12–140, Washington, 

DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except on 

Federal holidays. 

Note: If you mail or hand-deliver your 

comments, we recommend that you 

include your name and a mailing 

address, an email address, or a 

telephone number in the body of your 

document so that we can contact you if 

we have questions regarding your 

submission. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

specific docket number. All comments 

received will be posted without change 

to the docket at www.regulations.gov, 

including any personal information 

provided. For detailed instructions on 

submitting comments, see the section 

entitled Public Participation. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bianca Carr, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Maritime 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Room W23–453, 

Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202– 

366–9309, Email Bianca.carr@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As 

described by the applicant the intended 

service of the vessel JULIANA III is: 

—Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: 

‘‘This vessel is also used to provide 

commercial maritime transportation 

for Maritime Pilots and to taxi 

passengers from larger vessels to the 

shore.’’ 

—Including Base of Operations: 

‘‘Norton Sound, in the Bering Sea: 

from Port Clarence to the North, to 

Cape Romanzoff to the South; from 

Koyuk to the East, to St. Lawrence 

Island to the West. ’’ (Base of 

Operations: Port of Nome, Alaska). 

—Vessel Length and Type: 32′ 

aluminum stern picker. 

The complete application is available 

for review identified in the DOT docket 

as MARAD–2018–0185 at http://

www.regulations.gov. Interested parties 

may comment on the effect this action 

may have on U.S. vessel builders or 

businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.-flag 

vessels. If MARAD determines, in 

accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and 

MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part 

388, that the issuance of the waiver will 

have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.- 

vessel builder or a business that uses 

U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a 

waiver will not be granted. Comments 

should refer to the vessel name, state the 

commenter’s interest in the waiver 

application, and address the waiver 

criteria given in section 388.4 of 

MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part 

388. 

Public Participation 

How do I submit comments? 

Please submit your comments, 

including the attachments, following the 

instructions provided under the above 

heading entitled ADDRESSES. Be advised 

that it may take a few hours or even 

days for your comment to be reflected 

on the docket. In addition, your 

comments must be written in English. 

We encourage you to provide concise 

comments and you may attach 

additional documents as necessary. 

There is no limit on the length of the 

attachments. 

Where do I go to read public comments, 

and find supporting information? 

Go to the docket online at http://

www.regulations.gov., keyword search 

MARAD–2018–0185 or visit the Docket 

Management Facility (see ADDRESSES for 

hours of operation). We recommend that 

you periodically check the Docket for 

new submissions and supporting 

material. 

Will my comments be made available to 

the public? 

Yes. Be aware that your entire 

comment, including your personal 

identifying information, will be made 

publicly available. 

May I submit comments confidentially? 

If you wish to submit comments 

under a claim of confidentiality, you 

should submit three copies of your 

complete submission, including the 

information you claim to be confidential 

business information, to the Department 

of Transportation, Maritime 

Administration, Office of Legislation 

and Regulations, MAR–225, W24–220, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590. Include a cover 

letter setting forth with specificity the 

basis for any such claim and, if possible, 

a summary of your submission that can 

be made available to the public. 

Privacy Act 

In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), 

DOT solicits comments from the public 

to better inform its rulemaking process. 

DOT posts these comments, without 

edit, to www.regulations.gov, as 

described in the system of records 

notice, DOT/ALL–14 FDMS, accessible 

through www.dot.gov/privacy. To 

facilitate comment tracking and 

response, we encourage commenters to 

provide their name, or the name of their 

organization; however, submission of 

names is completely optional. Whether 

or not commenters identify themselves, 

all timely comments will be fully 

considered. If you wish to provide 

comments containing proprietary or 

confidential information, please contact 

the agency for alternate submission 

instructions. 

(Authority: 49 CFR 1.93(a), 46 U.S.C. 55103, 

46 U.S.C. 12121) * * * 

Dated: December 20, 2018. 

By Order of the Maritime Administrator. 

T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr., 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2018–28032 Filed 12–26–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket No. DOT–OST–2018–0215] 

Privacy Act of 1974; Department of 

Transportation (DOT), Federal Aviation 

Administration, (DOT/FAA) 833 

Quarters Management Information 

System (QMIS) System of Records 

AGENCY: Office of the Departmental 

Chief Information Officer, Office of the 

Secretary of Transportation, DOT. 

ACTION: Rescindment of a System of 

Records Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of 

Transportation is proposing to retire a 

Department of Transportation system of 

records titled, ‘Department of 

Transportation/Federal Aviation 

Administration (DOT/FAA) 833 

Quarters Management Information 

System (QMIS) System of Records,’ 

which covered employees occupying 

FAA owned or leased housing. The FAA 

uses the DOI iQMS to support business 

activities formerly managed in QMIS. 

See (https://www.doi.gov/sites/doi.gov/ 

files/uploads/iqmis_pia_

final_06.13.2018.pdf). iQMIS is not a 

system of records because records 

cannot be retrieved by an individual’s 

name or other unique identifier. Users 

retrieve records by housing installation 

name and housing unit number. Rent 

collected from the employee/tenant 

through payroll deduction actions are 

processed through the DOI’s Federal 


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