[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 231 (Tuesday, December 2, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63741-63742]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-31510]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary


Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency Information 
Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act 1995 (44 USC 
Chapter 35), this notice announces that the Information Collection 
Requests (ICRs) abstracted below have been forwarded to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICRs describes 
the nature of the information collections and their expected burden. 
The Federal Register (FR) Notice with a 60-day comment period 
soliciting comments on information collection 2125-0571 was published 
on July 22, 1997 [62 FR 39300] and the FR Notice for 2125-0572 was 
published on July 22, 1997 [62 FR 39301].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before (Insert 30 days from 
date of publication).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Mr. Thomas Vining, Office of 
Motor Carriers, (202) 358-7028, Federal Highway Administration, 
Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20590; for information collections 2125-0571 and 2125-0572.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

    Title: Request for Revocation of Authority Granted.
    OMB Number: 2125-0571.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Affected Public: Motor Carriers, Freight Forwarders, and Brokers.
    Form(s): OCE-46.
    Abstract: The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to 
promulgate regulations that provide for the registration of for-hire 
motor carriers of regulated commodities under 49 U.S.C. 13902, for 
surface freight forwarders under 49 U.S.C. 13903, and for property 
brokers under 49 U.S.C. 13904. The Secretary has adopted regulations to 
implement these registration procedures. Under Title 49 U.S.C. 13905, 
each registration is effective from the date specified and remains in 
effect for such period as the Secretary of Transportation determines 
appropriate by regulation. Subsection (c) of 49 U.S.C. 13905 provides 
that, on application of the registrant, the Secretary may amend or 
revoke a registration. Authority pertaining to these registrations has 
been delegated to the FHWA.
    Form OCE-46 allows transportation entities to apply voluntarily for 
revocation of their registration in whole or in part. The form asks for 
the registrant's docket number, name and address, and the reasons for 
the revocation request.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 400 hours.
    Title: Application for Certificate of Registration for Foreign 
Motor Carriers and Foreign Motor Private Carriers under 49 U.S.C. 
13902(c).
    OMB Number: 2125-0572.
    Affected Public: Foreign Motor Carriers.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Form(s): OP-2.
    Abstract: Basic licensing procedures for registering foreign motor 
carriers to operate across the border into the United States are found 
at 49 U.S.C. 13902(c). Related regulations appear at 49 CFR 368. The 
FHWA carries out this registration program under authority delegated by 
the Secretary of Transportation. Form OP-2 is used by foreign motor 
carriers to apply for registration with the FHWA. The form requests 
information on the motor carrier's location, the form of business, 
ownership and control, and proposed operations.

ADDRESS: Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725-17th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20503, Attention FHWA Desk Officer.
    Comments are invited on: whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the Department,

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including whether the information will have practical utility; the 
accuracy of the Department's estimate of the burden of the proposed 
information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility and 
clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize the 
burden of the collection of information on respondents, including the 
use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on November 25, 1997.
Phillip A. Leach,
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 97-31510 Filed 12-1-97; 8:45 am]
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