Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 250 / Wednesday, December 30, 2020 / Notices 86641 

Dated: December 22, 2020. 

Naomi Sipple, 

Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2020–28797 Filed 12–29–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4191–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 11293] 

Notice of Charter Renewal for the 

Advisory Committee on Historical 

Diplomatic Documentation 

The Advisory Committee on 

Historical Diplomatic Documentation 

has renewed its charter for a period of 

two years. This Advisory Committee 

will continue to make recommendations 

to the Historian and the Department of 

State on all aspects of the Department’s 

program to publish the Foreign 

Relations of the United States series as 

well as on the Department’s 

responsibility under statute (22 U.S.C. 

4351, et seq.) to open its 25-year old and 

older records for public review at the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration. The Committee consists 

of nine members drawn from among 

historians, political scientists, 

archivists, international lawyers, and 

other social scientists who are 

distinguished in the field of U.S. foreign 

relations. 

Questions concerning the Committee 

and the renewal of its Charter should be 

directed to Adam M. Howard, Executive 

Secretary, Advisory Committee on 

Historical Diplomatic Documentation, 

Department of State, Office of the 

Historian, 2300 E Street NW, 

Washington, DC 20372 (Navy Potomac 

Annex), telephone (202) 955–0214 

(email history@state.gov). 

The Charter was renewed on 

December 16, 2020. 

For further information about the 

Board, please contact Adam Howard, 

Executive Secretary, Office of the 

Historian at History@state.gov. 

Renee A. Goings, 

Deputy Director, Office of the Historian, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2020–28867 Filed 12–29–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–43–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 11292] 

Advisory Committee on Historical 

Diplomatic Documentation—Notice of 

Closed and Open Meetings for 2021 

The Advisory Committee on 

Historical Diplomatic Documentation 

will meet on March 1–2, June 14–15, 

August 30–31, and December 6–7, 2021, 

in open session to discuss unclassified 

matters concerning declassification and 

transfer of Department of State records 

to the National Archives and Records 

Administration and the status of the 

Foreign Relations series. It is assumed 

that the public portions of these 

meetings will not need to be held 

virtually because of concerns 

surrounding the coronavirus pandemic. 

However, should that change based on 

guidance from public health authorities, 

the Department will notify those who 

have RSVP’d. 

The Committee will meet in open 

session from 11:00 a.m. until noon in 

SA–4D Conference Room 109, 

Department of State, 2300 E Street NW, 

Washington, DC 20372 (Potomac Navy 

Hill Annex), on all four dates. RSVP and 

requests for reasonable accommodation 

for each meeting should be sent as 

directed below: 

• March 1, not later than February 22, 

2021. 

• June 14, not later than June 7, 2021. 

• August 30, not later than August 23, 

2021. 

• December 6, not later than 

November 29, 2021. 

Closed Sessions. The Committee’s 

sessions in the afternoon of Monday, 

March 1, 2021; in the morning of 

Tuesday, March 2; in the afternoon of 

Monday, June 14, 2021; in the morning 

of Tuesday, June 15, 2021; in the 

afternoon of Monday, August 30, 2021; 

in the morning of Tuesday, August 31, 

2021; in the afternoon of Monday, 

December 6, 2021; and in the morning 

of Tuesday, December 7, 2021, will be 

closed in accordance with Section 10(d) 

of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463). The agenda calls for 

discussions of agency declassification 

decisions concerning the Foreign 

Relations series and other 

declassification issues. These are 

matters properly classified and not 

subject to public disclosure under 5 

U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) and the public interest 

requires that such activities be withheld 

from disclosure. 

RSVP Instructions. Prior notification 

and a valid government-issued photo ID 

(such as driver’s license, passport, U.S. 

Government or military ID) are required 

for entrance into the Department of 

State building. Members of the public 

planning to attend the open meetings 

should RSVP, by the dates indicated 

above, to Julie Fort, Office of the 

Historian (202–955–0214). When 

responding, please provide date of birth, 

valid government-issued photo 

identification number and type (such as 

driver’s license number/state, passport 

number/country, or U.S. Government ID 

number/agency or military ID number/ 

branch), and relevant telephone 

numbers. If you cannot provide one of 

the specified forms of ID, please consult 

with Julie Fort for acceptable alternative 

forms of picture identification. 

Personal data is requested pursuant to 

Public Law 99–399 (Omnibus 

Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism 

Act of 1986), as amended; Public Law 

107–56 (USA PATRIOT Act); and 

Executive Order 13356. The purpose of 

the collection is to validate the identity 

of individuals who enter Department 

facilities. The data will be entered into 

the Visitor Access Control System 

(VACS–D) database. Please see the 

Security Records System of Records 

Notice (State-36) at https://

www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/ 

2019/05/Security-Records-STATE36.pdf, for additional information. 

Questions concerning the meeting 

should be directed to Adam M. Howard, 

Executive Secretary, Advisory 

Committee on Historical Diplomatic 

Documentation, Department of State, 

Office of the Historian, Washington, DC 

20372, telephone (202) 955–0214, (email 

history@state.gov). 

Note that requests for reasonable 

accommodation received after the dates 

indicated in this notice will be 

considered but might not be possible to 

fulfill. 

Renee A. Goings, 

Deputy Director, Office of the Historian, 

Department of State. 

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BILLING CODE 4710–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2020–0160] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Renewal of a CurrentlyApproved Information Collection: 

Licensing Applications for Motor 

Carrier Operating Authority 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

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 

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renew the ICR titled ‘‘Licensing 

Applications for Motor Carrier 

Operating Authority,’’ OMB Control No. 

2126–0016. This ICR applies to: (1) 

Existing registrants (i.e., entities that 

already have a USDOT number and/or 

operating authority) that are subject to 

FMCSA’s licensing, registration, and 

certification regulations that wish to 

apply for additional authorities; and (2) 

Mexico-domiciled carriers that wish to 

operate beyond the U.S. municipalities 

on the U.S.-Mexico border and their 

commercial zones. Existing registrants 

seeking additional authorities must use 

forms OP–1, OP–1(P), OP–1(FF), and 

OP–1(NNA), to apply for such authority. 

Mexico-domiciled carriers seeking the 

authority described above must apply 

for such authority using Form OP– 

1(MX). 

DATES: Please send your comments by 

January 29, 2021. OMB must receive 

your comments by this date in order to 

act quickly on the ICR. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Jeff Secrist, Office of Registration and 

Safety Information, Chief, East and 

South Division, Department of 

Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier 

Safety Administration, West Building 

6th Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

Telephone: 202–385–2367; Email 

Address: jeff.secrist@dot.gov. Office 

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

through Friday, except Federal 

Holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Licensing Applications for 

Motor Carrier Operating Authority. 

OMB Control Number: 2126–0016. 

Type of Request: Renewal of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Carrier compliance 

officer or equivalent from motor 

carriers, motor passenger carriers, 

freight forwarders, brokers, and certain 

Mexico-domiciled motor carriers subject 

to FMCSA’s licensing, registration and 

certification regulations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

81,209. 

Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours 

for forms OP–1, OP–1(P), and OP–1(FF); 

4 hours for forms OP–1(MX) and OP– 

1(NNA). 

Expiration Date: March 31, 2021. 

Frequency of Response: Other (as 

needed). 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

162,476 hours. 

Background 

FMCSA registers for-hire motor 

carriers of regulated commodities and of 

passengers, under 49 U.S.C. 13902(a); 

surface freight forwarders, under 49 

U.S.C. 13903; property brokers, under 

49 U.S.C. 13904; and certain Mexicodomiciled motor carriers, under 49 

U.S.C. 13902(c). These motor carriers 

may conduct transportation services in 

the United States only if they are 

registered with FMCSA. Each 

registration is effective from the date 

specified and remains in effect for such 

period as the Secretary of 

Transportation (Secretary) determines 

by regulations. 

Prior to 2015, all entities seeking 

authority (both first-time applicants and 

registered entities seeking additional 

authorities) were required to apply for 

such authority using the OP–1 series of 

forms, including OP–1, OP–1(P), OP– 

1(FF), OP–1(NNA), and OP–1(MX) (for 

Mexico-domiciled carriers only). 

The Final Rule titled ‘‘Unified 

Registration System,’’ (78 FR 52608) 

dated August 23, 2013, implemented 

statutory provisions for an online 

registration system for entities that are 

subject to FMCSA’s licensing, 

registration, and certification 

regulations. The Unified Registration 

System (URS) streamlines the 

registration process and serves as a 

clearinghouse and repository of 

information on motor carriers, brokers, 

freight forwarders, intermodal 

equipment providers, hazardous 

materials safety permit applicants, and 

cargo tank facilities required to register 

with FMCSA. When developing URS, 

FMCSA planned that the OP–1 series of 

forms—except for OP–1(MX)—would 

ultimately be folded into one 

overarching electronic application 

(MCSA–1), which would be used by all 

motor carriers seeking authority. 

FMCSA began a phased rollout of 

URS in 2015. The first phase, which 

went into effect on December 12, 2015, 

impacts only first-time applicants 

seeking an FMCSA-issued registration. 

FMCSA had planned subsequent rollout 

phases for existing registrants; however, 

there have been substantial delays, and 

subsequent phases have not been rolled 

out to date. 

On January 17, 2017, FMCSA issued 

a Final Rule titled ‘‘Unified Registration 

System; Suspension of Effectiveness,’’ 

which indefinitely suspended URS 

effectiveness dates for existing 

registrants only (82 FR 5292). Pursuant 

to this Final Rule, FMCSA is still 

accepting forms OP–1, OP–1(P), OP– 

1(FF), and OP–1(NNA) for existing 

registrants wishing to apply for 

additional authorities. Separately, 

FMCSA requires Form OP–1(MX) for 

new and existing Mexico-domiciled 

motor carriers that wish to operate 

beyond the U.S. municipalities on the 

U.S.-Mexico border and their 

commercial zones. Information 

collected through the URS system, 

utilizing the MCSA–1, does not accept 

registration form OP–1(MX) and 

continue to remains a paper form 

outside the URS. 

Forms in the OP–1 series request 

information to identify the applicant, 

the nature and scope of its proposed 

operations, a narrative description of the 

applicant’s safety policies and 

procedures, and information regarding 

the drivers and vehicles it plans to use 

in U.S. operations. The OP–1 series also 

requests information on the applicant’s 

familiarity with relevant safety 

requirements, the applicant’s 

willingness to comply with those 

requirements during its operations, and 

the applicant’s willingness to meet any 

specific statutory and regulatory 

requirements applicable to its proposed 

operations. Information collected 

through these forms aids FMCSA in 

determining the type of operation a 

company may run, the cargo it may 

carry, and the resulting level of 

insurance coverage the applicant will be 

required to obtain and maintain to 

continue its operating authority. 

Changes From Previous Estimates 

The previously approved version of 

this ICR estimated the average annual 

burden to be 147,124 annual burden 

hours, with 73,538 total annual 

respondents. For this renewal, the 

estimated average annual burden is 

162,476, with 81,209 total average 

annual respondents. The annual burden 

hourly increase of 15,352 is due to the 

increase in average annual respondents. 

This increase is in line with a growing 

U.S. economy and U.S. population for 

calendar years 2017, 2018 and 2019. 

As described above, only first-time 

applicants seeking an FMCSA-issued 

registration must apply via URS. Under 

URS, all forms in the OP–1 series, 

except OP–1(MX), are folded into Form 

MCSA–1. Information collection 

activities associated with MCSA–1 are 

covered under a different ICR, titled 

‘‘FMCSA Registration/Updates,’’ OMB 

Control Number 2126–0051. 

Public Comments Invited: You are 

asked to comment on any aspect of this 

information collection, including: (1) 

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Whether the proposed collection is 

necessary for the FMCSA to perform its 

functions; (2) the accuracy of the 

estimated burden; (3) ways for the 

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. 

Thomas P. Keane, 

Associate Administrator, Office of Research 

and Registration. 

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BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2020–0204] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Renewal of a Currently 

Approved Information Collection 

Request: Generic Clearance of 

Customer Satisfaction Surveys 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: Executive Order 12862 directs 

Federal agencies to provide service to 

the public that matches or exceeds the 

best service available in the private 

sector. These principles were reaffirmed 

in Executive Order 13571. In order to 

work continuously to ensure that our 

programs are effective and meet our 

customers’ needs, the Federal Motor 

Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) 

seeks to obtain OMB approval of a 

currently approved generic clearance to 

continue collecting feedback on our 

service delivery. By feedback we mean 

information that provides useful 

insights on perceptions and opinions, 

but are not statistical surveys that yield 

quantitative results that can be 

generalized to the population of study. 

DATES: We must receive your comments 

on or before March 1, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by Federal Docket 

Management System (FDMS) Docket 

Number FMCSA–2020–0204 using any 

of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Docket Services; U.S. 

Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: West 

Building, Ground Floor, Room W12– 

140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m. E.T., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the Agency name and docket 

number. For detailed instructions on 

submitting comments and additional 

information on the exemption process, 

see the Public Participation heading 

below. Note that all comments received 

will be posted without change to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. Please 

see the Privacy Act heading below. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to http://

www.regulations.gov, and follow the 

online instructions for accessing the 

dockets, or go to the street address listed 

above. 

Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search 

the electronic form of all comments 

received into any of our dockets by the 

name of the individual submitting the 

comment (or signing the comment, if 

submitted on behalf of an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). You may 

review DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement for the Federal Docket 

Management System published in the 

Federal Register on January 17, 2008 

(73 FR 3316), or you may visit http://

edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdfE8- 

794.pdf. 

Public Participation: The Federal 

eRulemaking Portal is available 24 

hours each day, 365 days each year. You 

can obtain electronic submission and 

retrieval help and guidelines under the 

‘‘help’’ section of the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal website. If you want 

us to notify you that we received your 

comments, please include a selfaddressed, stamped envelope or 

postcard, or print the acknowledgement 

page that appears after submitting 

comments online. Comments received 

after the comment closing date will be 

included in the docket and will be 

considered to the extent practicable. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Roxane Oliver, FMCSA, Office of 

Analysis/MC–RAA. Telephone (202) 

385–2324; or email Roxane.Oliver@

dot.gov. Department of Transportation, 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

FMCSA invites public comments about 

our intention to request the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

approval to renew a previously 

approved information collection. 

Executive Order 12862 Setting Customer 

Service Standards, and most recently 

updated in Executive Order 13571, 

requires the Federal Government to 

provide the ‘‘highest quality service 

possible to the American people.’’ 

Under the order, the ‘‘standard of 

quality for services provided to the 

public shall be: Customer service equal 

to the best in business.’’ In order to 

work continuously to ensure that our 

programs are effective and meet our 

customers’ needs, FMCSA seeks to 

obtain OMB approval of a generic 

clearance to collect qualitative feedback 

from our customers on our service 

delivery. The surveys covered in this 

generic clearance will provide a means 

for FMCSA to collect this data directly 

from our customers. By qualitative 

feedback we mean information that 

provides useful insights on perceptions 

and opinions, but are not statistical 

surveys that yield quantitative results 

that can be generalized to the 

population of study. This feedback will 

provide insights into customer or 

stakeholder perceptions, experiences 

and expectations, provide an early 

warning of issues with service, or focus 

attention on areas of communication, 

training or changes in operations that 

might improve delivery of products or 

services. These collections will allow 

for ongoing, collaborative and 

actionable communications between the 

Agency and its customers and 

stakeholders. It will also allow feedback 

to contribute directly to the 

improvement of program management. 

The solicitation of feedback will target 

areas such as: timeliness, 

appropriateness, accuracy of 

information, courtesy, efficiency of 

service delivery, and resolution of 

issues with service delivery. Responses 

will be assessed to plan and inform 

efforts to improve or maintain the 

quality of service offered to the public. 

If this information is not collected, vital 

feedback from customers and 

stakeholders on the Agency’s services 

will be unavailable. 

The Agency will submit a collection 

for approval under this generic 

clearance only if it meets the following 

conditions: that such collections are: 

• voluntary; 

• low-burden for respondents (based 

on considerations of total burden hours, 

total number of respondents, or burdenhours per respondent) and are low-cost 

for both the respondents and the Federal 

Government;