[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 87 (Friday, May 5, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 22302-22303]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-11132]



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INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION

49 CFR Parts 1002, 1011, 1160, 1161, 1162 and 1163

[Ex Parte No. 55 (Sub-No. 94); Ex Parte No. 55 (Sub-No. 86)]


Revision of Application Procedures and Corresponding Regulations; 
Revision of Licensing Application Forms and Corresponding Regulations

AGENCY: Interstate Commerce Commission.

ACTION: Policy statement.

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SUMMARY: The Commission is announcing that it no longer will accept the 
``old'' standard licensing application form, Authority Application Form 
OP-1 (Approved by OMB, 3120-0047, Expires 10/1/93), and henceforth will 
accept only new Forms OP-1, OP-1(P), OP-1(W) and OP-1(FF) (Approved by 
OMB, 3120-0047, Expires 12/97). The Commission will reject applications 
submitted on the ``old'' form. The Commission is taking this action in 
order for the public and the Commission to realize the efficiencies 
available through use of the shorter and more accurate new forms.
    In addition, the Commission is announcing that the new forms have 
been revised slightly to correct minor errors and to make them easier 
for the public to use. The ``new revised'' forms are now available from 
the Commission. Because no substantive revisions are involved, the 
Commission will continue to accept both the ``new'' forms and the ``new 
revised'' forms.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This policy statement is effective June 1, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Suzanne O'Malley (Office of Public 
Assistance) 202-927-7597. [TDD for the hearing impaired: 202-927-5721.]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a decision served December 9, 1994, the 
Commission adopted revised regulations, as well as new forms, to 
implement the Trucking Industry Regulatory Reform Act (TIRRA), Title II 
of the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act Amendments of 1994, 
Pub.L. 103-311 (August 26, 1994). The revised regulations (which 
further streamline and simplify the licensing process and establish a 
new fee schedule) and the new forms became effective on January 1, 
1995. The new forms have been available since then; however, as a 
transition measure, the Commission has continued to accept the old 
forms. Nevertheless, applications submitted on the old Form OP-1 have 
been processed under the revised licensing standards and procedures 
that took effect on January 1, 1995.
    The old forms request a considerable amount of information that no 
longer is relevant to the licensing standards as revised by TIRRA. 
Thus, the old forms are burdensome to the public and the Commission, 
which now have had ample opportunity to become familiar with the 
revised forms and procedures.
    In order for the public and the Commission to benefit fully from 
the efficiencies offered by the new forms, the Commission no longer 
will accept applications filed on the old form, and will reject them. 
The filing fees accompanying applications filed on old forms will be 
returned, along with the rejected application. In addition, the 
Commission will forward two copies of an appropriate new form to the 
sender of the rejected application.
    In addition, since January 1, 1995, when the new forms began to be 
used, several minor technical corrections and improvements to the forms 
have been made. The new revised forms are available from all Commission 
Regional Offices and from the Commission's Office of Public Assistance 
in Washington, DC.

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 553 and 559; 16 U.S.C. 1456; and 49 U.S.C. 
10101, 10305, 10321, 10921, 10922, 10923, 10924, 10928, and 11102.

    Decided: May 1, 1995.

    By the Commission, Vernon A. Williams, Secretary.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-11132 Filed 5-4-95; 8:45 am]
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