58060 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 163 / Thursday, August 24, 2023 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2023–0172] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; New Information Collection: 

Impact of Driver Detention Time on 

Safety and Operations 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), Department 

of Transportation (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. This notice invites comments 

on a proposed information collection 

titled Impact of Driver Detention Time 

on Safety and Operations. This research 

study will collect data on commercial 

motor vehicle (CMV) driver detention 

time representative of the major 

segments of the motor carrier industry, 

analyze that data to determine the 

frequency and severity of detention 

time, and assess the utility of existing 

intelligent transportation systems (ITS) 

solutions to measure detention time. 

Approximately 80 carriers and 2,500 

CMV drivers will provide data in the 

study. The study will provide a better 

understanding of the impact of driver 

detention time on driver safety and 

CMV operations and inform strategies 

that may be used to mitigate driver 

detention time. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received on or before October 23, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by Docket Number FMCSA– 

2023–0172 using any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Mail: Dockets Operations; U.S. 

Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, 

Ground Floor, Washington, DC 20590– 

0001. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: Dockets 

Operations, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, West Building, Ground 

Floor, Washington, DC, 20590–0001 

between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

To be sure someone is there to help you, 

please call (202) 366–9317 or (202) 366– 

9826 before visiting Dockets Operations. 

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

To avoid duplication, please use only 

one of these four methods. See the 

‘‘Public Participation and Request for 

Comments’’ portion of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for 

instructions on submitting comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan 

Britton, Office of Research and 

Registration, DOT, FMCSA, West 

Building 6th Floor, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590– 

0001; 202–366–9980; dan.britton@

dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Instructions 

All submissions must include the 

Agency name and docket number. For 

detailed instructions on submitting 

comments, see the Public Participation 

heading below. Note that all comments 

received will be posted without change 

to https://www.regulations.gov, 

including any personal information 

provided. Please see the Privacy Act 

heading below. 

Public Participation and Request for 

Comments 

If you submit a comment, please 

include the docket number for this 

notice (FMCSA–2023–0172), indicate 

the specific section of this document to 

which your comment applies, and 

provide a reason for each suggestion or 

recommendation. You may submit your 

comments and material online or by fax, 

mail, or hand delivery, but please use 

only one of these means. FMCSA 

recommends that you include your 

name and a mailing address, an email 

address, or a phone number in the body 

of your document so FMCSA can 

contact you if there are questions 

regarding your submission. 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. 

To submit your comment online, go to 

https://www.regulations.gov/docket/ 

FMCSA-2023-0172/document, click on 

this notice, click ‘‘Comment,’’ and type 

your comment into the text box on the 

following screen. 

If you submit your comments by mail 

or hand delivery, submit them in an 

unbound format, no larger than 81⁄2 by 

11 inches, suitable for copying and 

electronic filing. 

Comments received after the comment 

closing date will be included in the 

docket and will be considered to the 

extent practicable. 

Privacy Act 

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

DOT solicits comments from the public 

to better inform its decision making. 

DOT posts these comments, without 

edit, including any personal information 

the commenter provides, to 

www.regulations.gov, as described in 

the system of records notice (DOT/ALL– 

14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at 

www.dot.gov/privacy. 

Background 

‘‘Detention time’’ refers to the extra 

time commercial motor vehicle (CMV) 

operators wait at shipping and receiving 

facilities due to delays associated with 

the loading and unloading of cargo. 

Drivers are often not paid for this extra 

time. Although there is currently no 

standard definition of detention time, 

the CMV industry, the U.S. Government, 

and academic detention research in the 

United States have typically used dwell 

time—the total amount of time spent at 

a facility—exceeding 2 hours to define 

when detention time occurs. 

Detention time in the CMV industry is 

a longstanding issue and consistently 

ranks as one of the top problems for a 

large portion of CMV operators on an 

ongoing basis. Further, detention time 

often results in lost revenue for many 

drivers and carriers. Reducing detention 

time may reduce costs for carriers, 

increase pay for drivers, and improve 

CMV drivers’ ability to make deliveries 

on time or arrive at a destination as 

planned without violating hours of 

service (HOS) requirements. Finally, 

drivers who experience less detention 

time may be more likely to drive safely 

to reach their destinations within the 

HOS limits and less likely to operate 

beyond HOS limits and improperly log 

their driving and duty time to make 

deliveries on time. 

An important first step in addressing 

detention time is understanding the 

factors that contribute to the issue. 

FMCSA completed a study in 2014 on 

the impact of detention time on CMV 

safety. Although this study provided 

valuable initial insights, it had several 

limitations, including a small sample of 

mostly large carriers, a rudimentary 

estimation of detention time, the 

inability to identify time spent loading/ 

unloading, and data that did not cover 

an entire 12-month period. Therefore, 

FMCSA needs additional data from a 

broader sample of carriers to understand 

the safety and operational impact of 

detention time, to better understand 

why detention time occurs, and to 

identify potential mitigation strategies 

the CMV industry may use to reduce 


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detention time while improving 

operational efficiencies and safety. 

The purpose for obtaining data in this 

study is to evaluate the impact of driver 

detention time on safety and CMV 

operations. Specifically, there are three 

primary objectives for the data 

collection in this study: (i) assess the 

frequency and severity of driver 

detention time using data that represent 

the major segments of the motor carrier 

industry; (ii) assess the utility of 

existing ITS solutions to measure 

detention time; and (iii) prepare a final 

report that summarizes the findings, 

answers the research questions, and 

offers strategies to reduce detention 

time. Completing these research 

objectives will provide insight into any 

relationship between driver detention 

time and CMV safety. Additionally, the 

findings from this study can contribute 

to a more complete understanding of 

these issues and facilitate private sector 

decisions that lead to reductions in 

detention time and improvements in 

safety and supply chain efficiency. 

The study includes data collection via 

electronic logging devices (ELDs), 

transportation management systems 

(TMS), vehicle telematic systems, safety 

records, and answers to questions 

delivered through the carriers’ 

dispatching systems. The TMS, ELD, 

telematics, and safety data are already 

collected by carriers. The only 

additional data that will be collected 

will be the answers to questions 

submitted through the carriers’ 

dispatching systems. This information 

will allow FMCSA to identify the 

severity and frequency of detention 

time, the factors that contribute to 

detention time, and the administrative, 

operational, and safety outcomes of 

detention time. After agreeing to 

participate in the study, carriers will 

collect and provide 12 months of data. 

The carriers will be selected so that 

the sample is representative of the 

nation. Carriers will primarily be 

selected from the approximately 3,000 

SpeedGauge clients in the Driven Data 

Clearinghouse, which is maintained by 

SpeedGauge and combines vehicle, 

telematics, ELD, and vehicle claims 

data. However, the study may include 

other carriers that express interest in 

participating. The final sample from this 

source will include up to 80 carriers 

with up to 2,500 total vehicles. This 

sample will include a variety of carrier 

operations, including long haul/short 

haul, private/company fleets and forhire fleets, port servicing (primarily 

chassis), owner-operators, hourly and 

mileage-based operators, truckload/lessthan-truckload, and dedicated local 

delivery. These carriers will range in 

size from single-vehicle owner-operators 

to carriers with hundreds of trucks, with 

a likely average fleet size of 31 vehicles. 

Multiple analyses will be performed, 

including assessing the relationships 

between detention time and 

characteristics of carriers, facility 

locations, and driver schedules 

(appointment times, time of day, day of 

week, month, and season). Measures of 

detention time will include the number 

of detained stops per shift and the 

duration of each detention. Regression 

models will be used to compare these 

variables for significant differences in 

associated detention time. 

Another analysis will examine the 

relationship between detention time and 

safety outcomes during the shifts 

following the detention time. The 

relationships between detention time 

and safety outcomes will be evaluated 

by generalized linear models such as 

Poisson or negative binomial regression 

models. The independent variables will 

be the characteristics of detention time, 

such as detention time per shift. The 

response variable will be the number of 

safety outcomes (e.g., crashes) that 

occurred during the subsequent shift. 

The driving time will be treated as an 

exposure variable to normalize crash 

risk with respect to driving time. 

Finally, the study will estimate the 

cost per year associated with detention 

time, including lost productivity, 

disruptions to the supply chain, and any 

increases in fatal, injury, and propertydamage-only crashes. 

Title: Impact of Driver Detention Time 

on Safety and Operations. 

OMB Control Number: 2126–00XX. 

Type of Request: New ICR. 

Respondents: CMV carriers and 

drivers. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 80 

carriers and 2,500 CMV drivers. 

Estimated Time per Response: 30 

seconds (for drivers and the operation 

team). 

Expiration Date: This is a new ICR. 

Frequency of Response: Once per 

delivery/pick-up. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

8,112.50 hours. 

Public Comments Invited: You are 

asked to comment on any aspect of this 

information collection, including: (1) 

whether the proposed collection is 

necessary for the performance of 

FMCSA’s 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. The Agency will 

summarize or include your comments in 

the request for OMB’s clearance of this 

ICR. 

Issued under the authority of 49 CFR 1.87. 

Thomas P. Keane, 

Associate Administrator, Office of Research 

and Registration. 

[FR Doc. 2023–18239 Filed 8–23–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2021–0183] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; New Information Collection 

Request: Non-Insulin-Treated Diabetes 

Mellitus Assessment Form, MCSA– 

5872 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), Department 

of Transportation (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 

review and approval. This information 

collection (IC) is voluntary and may be 

utilized by medical examiners (ME) 

responsible for issuing Medical 

Examiner’s Certificates, Form MCSA– 

5876, to individuals diagnosed with 

non-insulin-treated diabetes mellitus 

who operate commercial motor vehicles 

(CMV) in interstate commerce. MEs 

choosing to use this IC will do so in an 

effort to communicate with treating 

healthcare providers who manage the 

diabetes care of individuals diagnosed 

with non-insulin-treated diabetes 

mellitus who operate CMVs. The 

information obtained by MEs will assist 

them in determining whether an 

individual diagnosed with non-insulintreated diabetes mellitus meets 

FMCSA’s physical qualification 

standards. One comment from the 

public was received in response to the 

60-day Federal Register notice. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before September 25, 2023. 

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 information 

collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 

30-day Review—Open for Public 


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