Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 239 / Thursday, December 14, 2023 / Notices 86721 

Issued on: December 11, 2023. 

Jazmyne Lewis, 

Information Collection Officer, Federal 

Highway Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27449 Filed 12–13–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2023–0181] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Renewal of an Approved 

Information Collection: Motor Carrier 

Records Change Form 

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. The purpose of this ICR 

titled, ‘‘Motor Carrier Records Change 

Form,’’ is to collect information 

required by the Office of Registration to 

process name changes, address changes, 

and reinstatements of operating 

authority for motor carriers, freight 

forwarders, and brokers. FMCSA 

requests approval to renew an ICR 

titled, ‘‘Motor Carrier Records Change 

Form.’’ 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received on or before February 12, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by Docket Number FMCSA– 

2023–0181 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: (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: Mr. 

Jeffrey Secrist, Office of Registration, 

Chief, Registration, Licensing, and 

Insurance Division, DOT, FMCSA, West 

Building 6th Floor, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590; 

(202) 385–2367; jeff.secrist@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–2023–0181), 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-2023-0181/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 rulemaking process. 

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 

FMCSA registers for-hire motor 

carriers under 49 U.S.C. 13902, surface 

freight forwarders under 49 U.S.C. 

13903, and property brokers under 49 

U.S.C. 13904. Each registration is 

effective from the date specified under 

49 U.S.C. 13905(c). ‘‘Procedures for 

changing the name or business form of 

a motor carrier, freight forwarder, or 

property broker,’’ (49 CFR 365.413) 

states that motor carriers, forwarders, 

and brokers must submit the required 

information to FMCSA’s Office of 

Registration requesting the change. 

Paragraph (f) of 49 CFR 360.3 mentions 

fees that FMCSA collects for ‘‘petition 

for reinstatement of revoked operating 

authority,’’ but does not provide any 

specifics for the content that petition 

should take. 

Motor carriers, freight forwarders, and 

property brokers are required to use 

Form MCSA–5889 to request a name or 

address change and to request 

reinstatement of a revoked operating 

authority. Respondents can submit the 

form online through the Licensing and 

Insurance (L&I) website, by fax, or by 

mail. According to data collected 

between 2020 and 2022, annually, 

approximately 1 percent of forms are 

submitted by mail; 7 percent are 

submitted by fax; and 92 percent are 

submitted online. The information 

collected is then entered in the L&I 

database by FMCSA staff. 

Form MCSA–5889 enables FMCSA to 

maintain up-to-date records so that the 

Agency can recognize the entity in 

question in case of enforcement actions 

or other procedures required to ensure 

that the carrier is fit, willing, and able 

to provide for-hire transportation 

services, and so that entities whose 

operating authority has been revoked 

can resume operation if they are not 

otherwise blocked from doing so. This 

multi-purpose form, filed by registrants 

on a voluntary, as-needed basis, 

simplifies the process of gathering the 

information needed to process the 

entities’ requests in a timely manner, 

with the least amount of effort for all 

parties involved. 


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The form prompts users to report the 

following data points (whichever are 

relevant to their records change 

request): 

1. Requestor’s fax number, email 

address, and applicant’s oath. 

2. Entity’s legal/doing business as 

names, USDOT number, docket MC/ 

MX/FX number, current street address, 

and phone number(s). 

3. Affiliations with FMCSA-licensed 

entities. 

4. Requested changes to the entity’s 

address. 

5. Requested changes to the entity’s 

name and/or ownership, management, 

or control. 

6. Type(s) of operating authority the 

entity wishes to reinstate. 

7. Credit card information (name, 

number, expiration date, address, date) 

if filing a name change or reinstatement. 

Changes From Previous Estimates 

The currently approved version of 

this ICR estimated the average annual 

burden to be 6,781 annual burden 

hours, with 27,122 total annual 

respondents. For this renewal the 

estimated average annual burden is 

16,168, with 64,673 total average annual 

respondents. The annual burden hour 

increase of 9,387 is due to the increase 

in average annual respondents. 

Title: Motor Carrier Records Change 

Form. 

OMB Control Number: 2126–0060. 

Type of Request: Renewal of a 

currently approved ICR. 

Respondents: For-hire motor carriers, 

brokers, and freight forwarders. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

64,673. 

Estimated Time per Response: 15 

minutes per response. 

Expiration Date: July 31, 2024. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

16,168. 

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. 2023–27457 Filed 12–13–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2023–0179] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Renewal of an Approved 

Information Collection: Licensing 

Applications for Motor Carrier 

Operating Authority 

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. FMCSA requests approval to 

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: Comments on this notice must be 

received on or before February 12, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by Docket Number FMCSA– 

2023–0179 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: (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: Mr. 

Jeffrey L. Secrist, Office of Registration, 

Chief, Registration, Division, 

Department of Transportation, Federal 

Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 

West Building 6th Floor, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 

20590; (202) 385–2367; jeff.secrist@

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–2023–0179), 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. 

To submit your comment online, go to 

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

FMCSA-2023-0179/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 


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