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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 225 (Thursday, November 21, 2024)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 92084-92085]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-27134]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

49 CFR Parts 386 and 387

[Docket No. FMCSA-2024-0280]
RIN 2126-AC76

Broker and Freight Forwarder Financial Responsibility; Extension 
of Compliance Date

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Department 
of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM); reopening of comment 
period.

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SUMMARY: FMCSA is reopening the comment period for its November 4, 
2024, NPRM, proposing to amend its November 16, 2023, final rule, 
``Broker and Freight Forwarder Financial Responsibility,'' by extending 
the compliance date for certain provisions from January 16, 2025, to 
January 16, 2026. FMCSA's forthcoming online registration system will 
be used to accept filings and track notifications, and this 
functionality will not be available in its legacy systems. As the new 
system is not expected to be available before January 16, 2025, FMCSA 
proposes to extend the compliance date to January 16, 2026, to provide 
regulated entities time to begin using and familiarizing themselves 
with the new system before compliance is

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required. The comment period is being reopened due to a request from 
the Small Business in Transportation Coalition.

DATES: The comment period for the NPRM published November 4, 2024, at 
89 FR 87532 is reopened. Comments must be received on or before 
November 29, 2024. Comments should be limited to the proposed change in 
the compliance date.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket Number FMCSA-
2024-0280 using any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 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., 
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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ana Alvarez, Financial Analyst, Office 
of Registration, Financial Responsibility Filings Division, FMCSA, 1200 
New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20590; 
(202) 366-0401; [email protected]. 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 
NPRM (FMCSA-2024-0280), 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-2024-0280-0001, 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 8\1/2\ by 11 inches, suitable for 
copying and electronic filing.
    FMCSA will consider all comments and material received during the 
comment period.
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 NPRM 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 NPRM, 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 NPRM.
    Submissions containing CBI should be sent to Mr. Brian Dahlin, 
Chief, Regulatory Evaluation Division, Office of Policy, FMCSA, 1200 
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001 or via email at 
[email protected]. 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 rulemaking.

B. Viewing Comments and Documents

    To view any documents mentioned as being available in the docket, 
go to https://www.regulations.gov/docket/FMCSA-2024-0280/document and 
choose the document to review. To view comments, go to https://www.regulations.gov/docket/FMCSA-2024-0280, 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., 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 
at https://www.transportation.gov/individuals/privacy/privacy-act-system-records-notices. The comments are posted without edit and are 
searchable by the name of the submitter.

II. Background

    The November 4, 2024, NPRM (89 FR 87532) requested public comment 
on FMCSA's proposal to amend its November 16, 2023, final rule, 
``Broker and Freight Forwarder Financial Responsibility,'' by extending 
the compliance date for certain provisions from January 16, 2025, to 
January 16, 2026. The extension to the compliance date is being 
proposed because FMCSA has determined that only its forthcoming online 
registration system will be used to accept filings and track 
notifications, and this functionality will not be added to its legacy 
systems. As the new system is not expected to be widely available 
before January 16, 2025, FMCSA proposes to extend the compliance date 
to January 16, 2026, to provide regulated entities time to begin using 
and familiarizing themselves with the system before compliance is 
required.
    The comment period for the NPRM expires on November 19, 2024. The 
Small Business in Transportation Coalition requested an extension of 
the comment period on November 12, 2024. FMCSA believes it is in the 
interest of the public to allow for public comment on this proposal, 
and accordingly reopens the comment period for all comments on the NPRM 
until November 29, 2024.

    Issued under the authority of delegation in 49 CFR 1.87.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2024-27134 Filed 11-20-24; 8:45 am]
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