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DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received on or before April 1, 2024. 

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 

Comments’’ or by using the search 

function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Jeffrey Secrist, Office of Registration, 

Chief, Registration Division, DOT, 

FMCSA, West Building 6th Floor, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 

20590; (202) 385–2367; jeff.secrist@

dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Financial Responsibility for 

Motor Carriers of Passengers and Motor 

Carriers of Property. 

OMB Control Number: 2126–0008. 

Type of Request: Renewal of a 

currently approved ICR. 

Respondents: Insurance underwriters 

for insurance companies and financial 

specialists for surety companies of 

motor carriers of property (Forms MCS– 

90 and MCS–82) and passengers (Forms 

MCS–90B and MCS–82B), and motor 

carrier compliance officers employed by 

motor carriers to store and maintain 

insurance and/or surety bond 

documentation in motor carrier 

vehicles. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

413,948. 

Estimated Time per Response: 

FMCSA estimates that it takes 2 minutes 

to complete the Endorsement for Motor 

Carrier Policies of Insurance for Public 

Liability (Forms MCS–90 for property 

carriers and MCS–90B for passenger 

carriers) or the Motor Carrier Public 

Liability Surety Bond (Forms MCS–82 

for property carriers and MCS–82B for 

passenger carriers); 1 minute to store/ 

maintain documents at the motor 

carrier’s principal place of business (49 

CFR 387.7(d); 49 CFR 387.31(d)); and 1 

minute per vehicle to place the 

respective document on board the 

vehicle as required for non-U.S.- 

domiciled carriers (49 CFR 387.7(f); 49 

CFR 387.31(f)). 

Expiration Date: May 31, 2024. 

Frequency of Response: Upon 

creation, change, or replacement of an 

insurance policy or surety bond. 

Approximately one time per year. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

12,249. 

Background 

The Secretary of Transportation is 

responsible for implementing 

regulations which establish minimum 

levels of financial responsibility for: (1) 

for-hire motor carriers of property to 

cover public liability, property damage, 

and environmental restoration, and (2) 

for-hire motor carriers of passengers to 

cover public liability and property 

damage. The Endorsement for Motor 

Carrier Policies of Insurance for Public 

Liability (Forms MCS–90/90B) and the 

Motor Carrier Public Liability Surety 

Bond (Forms MCS–82/82B) contain the 

minimum amount of information 

necessary to document that a motor 

carrier of property or passengers has 

obtained, and has in effect, the 

minimum levels of financial 

responsibility as set forth in applicable 

regulations (49 CFR 387.9 (motor 

carriers of property) and 49 CFR 

387.33T (motor carriers of passengers)). 

FMCSA and the public can verify that 

a motor carrier of property or passengers 

has obtained, and has in effect, the 

required minimum levels of financial 

responsibility by reviewing the 

information enclosed within these 

documents. 

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. 

Issued under the authority of 49 CFR 

1.87. 

Thomas P. Keane, 

Associate Administrator, Office of Research 

and Registration. 

[FR Doc. 2024–04161 Filed 2–28–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2024–0076] 

Parts and Accessories Necessary for 

Safe Operation; Application for an 

Exemption From Convoy 

Technologies, Inc. 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), Department 

of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of application for 

exemption; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA requests public 

comment on an application for 

exemption submitted by Convoy 

Technologies, Inc. (Convoy) to allow 

motor carriers to operate commercial 

motor vehicles (CMV) equipped with 

Convoy’s Electronic Rear View System 

(ERVS) installed as an alternative to the 

two rear-vision mirrors required by the 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Regulations (FMCSRs). 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before April 1, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by docket number FMCSA– 

2024–0076 using any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

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

FMCSA-2024-0076/document. 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. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

David Sutula, Vehicle and Roadside 

Operations Division, Office of Carrier, 

Driver, and Vehicle Safety, FMCSA, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001, (202) 366– 

5541, MCPSV@dot.gov. If you have 

questions on viewing or submitting 

material to the docket, call Dockets 

Operations at (202) 366–9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Public Participation and Request for 

Comments 

A. Submitting Comments 

If you submit a comment, please 

include the docket number for this 

notice (FMCSA–2024–0076), indicate 

the specific section of this document to 

which the comment applies, and 

provide a reason for suggestions or 

recommendations. 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 the Agency 

can contact you if it has questions 

regarding your submission. 

To submit your comment online, go to 

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

FMCSA-2024-0076/document, click on 


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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. 

FMCSA will consider all comments 

and material received during the 

comment period. Comments received 

after the comment closing date will be 

filed in the public docket and will be 

considered to the extent practicable. 

Confidential Business Information (CBI) 

CBI is commercial or financial 

information that is both customarily and 

actually treated as private by its owner. 

Under the Freedom of Information Act 

(5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt from 

public disclosure. If your comments 

responsive to the notice contain 

commercial or financial information 

that is customarily treated as private, 

that you actually treat as private, and 

that is relevant or responsive to the 

notice, it is important that you clearly 

designate the submitted comments as 

CBI. Please mark each page of your 

submission that constitutes CBI as 

‘‘PROPIN’’ to indicate it contains 

proprietary information. FMCSA will 

treat such marked submissions as 

confidential under the Freedom of 

Information Act, and they will not be 

placed in the public docket of the 

notice. Submissions containing CBI 

should be sent to Brian Dahlin, Chief, 

Regulatory Evaluation Division, Office 

of Policy, FMCSA, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590– 

0001 or via email at brian.g.dahlin@

dot.gov. At this time, you need not send 

a duplicate hardcopy of your electronic 

CBI submissions to FMCSA 

headquarters. Any comments FMCSA 

receives not specifically designated as 

CBI will be placed in the public docket 

for this notice. 

B. Viewing Comments and Documents

To view any documents mentioned as

being available in the docket, go to 

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

FMCSA-2024-0076/document and 

choose the document to review. To view 

comments, click this notice, then click 

‘‘Browse Comments.’’ If you do not have 

access to the internet, you may view the 

docket online by visiting Dockets 

Operations on the ground floor of the 

DOT West Building, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, 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.

C. Privacy

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

DOT solicits comments from the public 

to better inform its regulatory process. 

DOT posts these comments, including 

any personal information the 

commenter provides, to 

www.regulations.gov. As described in 

the system of records notice DOT/ALL 

14 (Federal Docket Management System 

(FDMS)), which can be reviewed under 

the ‘‘Department Wide System of 

Records Notices’’ at https://

www.transportation.gov/individuals/ 

privacy/privacy-act-system-recordsnotices, the comments are posted 

without edit and are searchable by the 

name of the submitter. 

II. Legal Basis

FMCSA has authority under 49 U.S.C.

31136(e) and 31315(b) to grant 

exemptions from the FMCSRs. FMCSA 

must publish a notice of each exemption 

request in the Federal Register (49 CFR 

381.315(a)). The Agency must provide 

the public an opportunity to inspect the 

information relevant to the application, 

including any safety analyses that have 

been conducted. The Agency must 

provide an opportunity for public 

comment on the request. 

The Agency reviews safety analyses 

and public comments submitted and 

determines whether granting the 

exemption would likely maintain a level 

of safety equivalent to, or greater than, 

the level that would be achieved by the 

current regulation (§ 381.305(a)). The 

Agency must publish its decision in the 

Federal Register (§ 381.315(b)). If 

granted, the notice will identify the 

regulatory provision from which the 

applicant will be exempt, the effective 

period, and all terms and conditions of 

the exemption (§ 381.315(c)(1)). If the 

exemption is denied, the notice will 

explain the reason for the denial 

(§ 381.315(c)(2)). The exemption may be

renewed (§ 381.300(b)).

III. Convoy’s Application for Exemption

Section 393.80(a) of the FMCSRs

requires that each bus, truck, and truck 

tractor be equipped with two rear-vision 

mirrors, one at each side. The mirrors 

must be positioned to reflect to the 

driver a view of the highway to the rear 

and the area along both sides of the 

CMV. Section 393.80(a) cross-references

the National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration’s standard for mirrors

on motor vehicles (i.e., 49 CFR 571.111,

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard

(FMVSS) No. 111). Paragraph S7.1 of

FMVSS No. 111 provides requirements

for mirrors on multipurpose passenger 

vehicles and trucks with a gross vehicle 

weight rating (GVWR) greater than 4,536 

kg and less than 11,340 kg and each bus, 

other than a school bus, with a GVWR 

of more than 4,536 kg. Paragraph S8.1 

provides requirements for mirrors on 

multipurpose passenger vehicles and 

trucks with a GVWR of 11,340 kg or 

more. Convoy has applied for an 

exemption from § 393.80(a) to allow 

motor carriers to operate CMVs 

equipped with the company’s ERVS 

installed as an alternative to the two 

rear-vision mirrors required by the 

FMCSRs. This technology is generally 

considered a camera-based rear 

visibility system, or Camera Monitor 

System (CMS). A copy of the 

application is included in the docket 

referenced at the beginning of this 

notice. 

IV. Request for Comments

In accordance with 49 U.S.C.

31315(b)(6), FMCSA requests public 

comment from all interested persons on 

Convoy’s application for an exemption 

to allow motor carriers to use its ERVS 

in lieu of the rear-vision mirrors 

required by 49 CFR 393.80(a). All 

comments received before the close of 

business on the comment closing date 

indicated at the beginning of this notice 

will be considered and will be available 

for examination in the docket at the 

location listed under the ADDRESSES

section of this notice. Comments 

received after the comment closing date 

will be filed in the public docket and 

will be considered to the extent 

practicable. In addition to late 

comments, FMCSA will also continue to 

file, in the public docket, relevant 

information that becomes available after 

the comment closing date. Interested 

persons should continue to examine the 

public docket for new material. 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator for Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2024–04220 Filed 2–28–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2024–0018] 

Petition for Extension of Waiver of 

Compliance 

Under part 211 of title 49 Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR), this 

document provides the public notice 

that on January 4, 2024, Nevada 

Northern Railway (NNRX) petitioned 

the Federal Railroad Administration 


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