Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 38 / Friday, February 25, 2022 / Notices 10895 

1The revised guidance applies to both 49 CFR 

390.5 and the temporary regulations in 49 CFR 

390.5T that are currently in effect. See Unified 

Registration System; Suspension of Effectiveness, 

82 FR 5292, 5310 (Jan. 17, 2017), as amended, 83 

FR 22865, 22877 (May 17, 2018). 

Issued in Des Plaines, IL, February 22, 

2022. 

Debra L. Bartell, 

Manager, Chicago Airports District Office. 

[FR Doc. 2022–04035 Filed 2–24–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2021–0139] 

Accident Reporting: Change to 

Regulatory Guidance Concerning the 

Use of the Term ‘‘Medical Treatment’’ 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), Department 

of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of revised regulatory 

guidance. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces a revision 

to its regulatory guidance concerning 

the use of the term ‘‘medical treatment’’ 

for the purpose of accident reporting. 

The revised guidance explains that an 

x-ray examination is a diagnostic 

procedure and should no longer be 

considered ‘‘medical treatment’’ in 

determining whether a crash should be 

included on a motor carrier’s accident 

register. 

DATES: This revised guidance is 

applicable on February 25, 2022 and 

expires February 25, 2027. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Richard Clemente, Driver and Carrier 

Operations Division, FMCSA, (202) 

366–2722, richard.clemente@dot.gov. If 

you have questions about viewing or 

submitting material to the docket, 

contact Dockets Operations at (202) 

366–9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Viewing Documents 

To view documents mentioned in this 

preamble as being available in the 

docket, go to https://

www.regulations.gov and insert the 

docket number (FMCSA–2021–0139) in 

the ‘‘Keyword’’ box and click ‘‘Search.’’ 

Next, click ‘‘Open Docket Folder’’ 

button and choose the document listed 

to review. If you do not have access to 

the internet, you may view the docket 

online by visiting Dockets Operations in 

Room W12–140 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. 

I. Background 

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Regulations define Accident as an 

occurrence involving a commercial 

motor vehicle (CMV) operating on a 

highway in interstate or intrastate 

commerce which results in: (1) A 

fatality, (2) bodily injury to a person 

who, as a result of the injury, receives 

medical treatment away from the scene 

of the accident, or (3) one or more motor 

vehicles being towed from the scene (49 

CFR 390.5T). Regulatory guidance in 

Question 27 for 49 CFR 390.5 and 

390.5T currently considers an x-ray 

examination and other imaging, such as 

computed tomography, as medical 

treatment and reads as follows: 

Question 27: 

A person is transported to a hospital from 

the scene of a commercial motor vehicle 

traffic accident. 

In one situation, the person undergoes 

observation or a ‘‘checkup.[’’] Is this 

considered ‘‘medical treatment,’’ making the 

CMV occurrence an ‘‘accident’’ for purposes 

of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Regulations? 

In another situation, the person undergoes 

x-ray examination or is given a prescription, 

but is released from the facility without being 

admitted as an inpatient. Is the x-ray or 

prescription considered ‘‘medical treatment,’’ 

making the CMV occurrence [an] ‘‘accident’’ 

for purposes of the Federal Motor Carrier 

Safety Regulations? 

Guidance: In the first situation, no. A 

person who does not receive treatment for 

diagnosed injuries or other medical 

intervention directly related to the accident, 

has not received ‘‘medical treatment’’ as that 

term is used in § 390.5T. 

In the second situation, yes. A person who 

undergoes x-ray examination (or other 

imaging, such as computed tomography or 

CT), or is given prescription medication (or 

the prescription itself), has received ‘‘medical 

treatment.’’ 

In accordance with 49 CFR 390.15(b), 

motor carriers are required to maintain 

an accident register for 3 years after the 

date of each ‘‘accident.’’ A motor 

carrier’s Crash Indicator Behavior 

Analysis and Safety Improvement 

Category (BASIC) score illustrates a 

historical pattern of crash involvement, 

including frequency and severity. The 

Crash Indicator BASIC score is based on 

information from State-reported crashes 

that meet reportable crash standards. 

A petition was submitted to FMCSA 

requesting a revision to Question 27, 

stating that an x-ray is a diagnostic test 

that may find no injury and should not 

be considered a form of medical 

treatment. The petitioner suggested that 

the Agency mirror the Occupational 

Safety and Health Administration’s 

definition of medical treatment that 

excludes diagnostic procedures, such as 

x-rays and blood tests. FMCSA agrees 

with the revision. 

II. Revised Guidance 

FMCSA clarifies when a person is 

considered to have received medical 

treatment after an accident. FMCSA 

revises Question 27 under 49 CFR 390.5 

and 390.5T, which is available at 

https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/regulations/ 

person-transported-hospital-scenecommercial-motor-vehicle-trafficaccident-one, as indicated below.1

This guidance lacks the force and 

effect of law, except as incorporated into 

a contract, and is not meant to bind the 

public in any way. This guidance 

document is intended only to provide 

clarity to the public regarding existing 

requirements under the law or Agency 

policies. 

Question 27: 

A person is transported to a hospital from 

the scene of a commercial motor vehicle 

traffic accident. 

In one situation, the person undergoes 

observation or a checkup. Is this considered 

‘‘medical treatment,’’ making the CMV 

occurrence an ‘‘accident’’ for purposes of the 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations? 

In another situation, the person undergoes 

x-ray examination or is given a prescription 

but is released from the facility without being 

admitted as an inpatient. Is the x-ray or 

prescription considered ‘‘medical treatment,’’ 

making the CMV occurrence an ‘‘accident’’ 

for purposes of the FMCSRs? 

Guidance: In the first situation, no. A 

person who does not receive treatment for 

diagnosed injuries or other medical 

intervention directly related to the accident, 

has not received ‘‘medical treatment’’ as that 

term is used in 49 CFR 390.5 or 390.5T. 

In the second situation, a person who 

undergoes an x-ray examination (or other 

imaging, such as computed tomography or 

CT) has not received ‘‘medical treatment.’’ 

The x-ray examination is a diagnostic 

procedure but is not considered ‘‘medical 

treatment.’’ However, a person who is given 

prescription medication (or the prescription 

itself) has received ‘‘medical treatment.’’ 

IV. Review of the Regulatory Guidance 

In accordance with section 

5203(a)(2)(A) and (a)(3) of the Fixing 

America’s Surface Transportation Act, 

Public Law 114–94, 129 Stat. 1312, 1535 

(Dec. 4, 2015), the revised regulatory 

guidance will be posted in the guidance 

portal on FMCSA’s website, https://

www.fmcsa.dot.gov/guidance. The 

Agency will review it no later than 5 

years after it is published and consider 

at that time whether the guidance 

should be withdrawn, reissued for 


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another period up to 5 years, or 

incorporated into the Federal Motor 

Carrier Safety Regulations. 

Robin Hutcheson, 

Acting Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2022–03997 Filed 2–24–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; 

Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal 

Recovery Funds Program 

AGENCY: Departmental Offices, 

Department of the Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the 

Treasury will submit the following 

information collection requests to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and clearance in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the 

date of publication of this notice. The 

public is invited to submit comments on 

these requests. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before March 28, 2022. 

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 particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Copies of the submissions may be 

obtained from Molly Stasko by emailing 

PRA@treasury.gov, calling (202) 622– 

8922, or viewing the entire information 

collection request at www.reginfo.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Coronavirus State and Local 

Fiscal Recovery Funds. 

OMB Control Number: 1505–0271. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Description: Sections 602 and 603 of 

the Social Security Act (the ‘‘Act’’), as 

added by section 9901 of the American 

Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Public Law 

117–2 (Mar. 11, 2021) authorized the 

Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund 

(‘‘CSFRF’’) and Coronavirus Local Fiscal 

Recovery Fund (‘‘CLFRF’’) respectively 

(referred to as the ‘‘Coronavirus State 

and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds’’ or 

‘‘SLFRF’’). The Coronavirus State and 

Local Fiscal Recovery Funds provide 

$350 billion in total funding for the 

Department of the Treasury 

(‘‘Treasury’’) to make payments to States 

(defined to include the District of 

Columbia), U.S. Territories (defined to 

include Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, 

Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and 

American Samoa), Tribes, Metropolitan 

cities, Counties, Consolidated 

Governments, and (through States) Nonentitlement units of local government 

(collectively the ‘‘eligible entities’’) to 

(1) respond to the COVID–19 public 

health emergency or its negative 

economic impacts, including providing 

assistance to households, small 

business, nonprofits, and impacted 

industries, such as tourism, travel, and 

hospitality; (2) respond to workers 

performing essential work during the 

COVID–19 pandemic by providing 

premium pay to eligible workers of the 

State, U.S. Territory, Tribal government, 

Metropolitan city, County, or Nonentitlement units of local government 

who are performing essential work or by 

providing grants to eligible employers 

that have eligible workers; (3) provide of 

government services, to the extent 

COVID–19 caused a reduction of 

revenues collected in the most recent 

full fiscal year of the State, U.S. 

Territory, Tribal government, 

Metropolitan city, County, or Nonentitlement units of local government; 

or (4) make necessary investments in 

water, sewer, or broadband 

infrastructure. 

Forms: Award and Payment Forms 

and associated forms; Annual Recovery 

Performance Plan and Distribution 

Templates; Project and Expenditure 

Reports; and Compliance Reports. 

Affected Public: State, Territorial, 

Tribal, and certain Local Governments. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

71,370. 

Frequency of Response: Once, 

Monthly, Quarterly, Annually. 

Estimated Total Number of Annual 

Responses: 77,480. 

Estimated Time per Response: 15 

minutes to 1 hour for award and 

payment forms, 5 hours to 100 hours for 

performance plans and reporting 

requirements. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 267,734. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. 

Molly Stasko, 

Treasury PRA Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2022–04045 Filed 2–24–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–AK–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; Multiple 

Internal Revenue Service Information 

Collection Requests 

AGENCY: Departmental Offices, U.S. 

Department of the Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the 

Treasury will submit the following 

information collection requests to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and clearance in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the 

date of publication of this notice. The 

public is invited to submit comments on 

these requests. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before March 28, 2022. 

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 particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Copies of the submissions may be 

obtained from Molly Stasko by emailing 

PRA@treasury.gov, calling (202) 622– 

8922, or viewing the entire information 

collection request at www.reginfo.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 

1. Title: SS–4, Application for 

Employer Identification Number, and 

Form SS–4PR, Solicitud de Numero de 

Identification Patronal (EIN). 

OMB Control Number: 1545–0003. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Description: Taxpayers who are 

required to have an identification 

number for use on any return, 

statement, or other document must 

prepare and file Form SS–4 or Form SS– 

4PR (Puerto Rico only) to obtain a 

number. The information is used by the 

Internal Revenue Service and the Social 

Security Administration in tax 

administration and by the Bureau of the 

Census for business statistics. 

Form Number: Forms SS–4 and SS– 

4PR. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations, individuals or 

households, not-for-profit institutions, 

farms, federal government, and state, 

local or tribal governments. 


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