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Issued in Washington, DC, on October 21, 

2014. 

Dale A. Bouffiou, 

Acting Director, Office of Rulemaking. 

Petition for Exemption 

Docket No.: FAA–2014–0797. 

Petitioner: Creative Aerial Media, 

LLC. 

Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 

part 21, §§ 45.23(b), 61.113(a) and (b), 

91.7(a) and 91.9(b)(2), 91.103(b), 91.109, 

91.119, 91.121, 91.151(a), 91.203(a) and 

(b), 91.405(a), 91.407(a)(1), 91.409(a)(2), 

91.417(a) and (b). 

Description of Relief Sought: The 

petitioner seeks an exemption to 

commercially operate a small 

unmanned vehicle (55 lbs. or less) in 

motion picture and television 

operations. 

[FR Doc. 2014–25620 Filed 10–27–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Summary Notice No. PE–2014–106] 

Petition for Exemption; Summary of 

Petition Received 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of petition for exemption 

received. 

SUMMARY: This notice contains a 

summary of a petition seeking relief 

from specified requirements of 14 CFR. 

The purpose of this notice is to improve 

the public’s awareness of, and 

participation in, this aspect of FAA’s 

regulatory activities. Neither publication 

of this notice nor the inclusion or 

omission of information in the summary 

is intended to affect the legal status of 

the petition or its final disposition. 

DATES: Comments on this petition must 

identify the petition docket number and 

must be received on or before November 

17, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments 

identified by Docket Number FAA– 

2014–0783 using any of the following 

methods: 

• Government-wide rulemaking Web 

site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov 

and follow the instructions for sending 

your comments electronically. 

• Mail: Send comments to the Docket 

Management Facility; U.S. Department 

of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., West Building Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC 

20590. 

• Fax: Fax comments to the Docket 

Management Facility at 202–493–2251. 

• Hand Delivery: Bring comments to 

the Docket Management Facility in 

Room W12–140 of the West Building 

Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 

a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Privacy: We will post all comments 

we receive, without change, to http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information you provide. 

Using the search function of our docket 

Web site, anyone can find and read the 

comments received into any of our 

dockets, including the name of the 

individual sending the comment (or 

signing the comment for an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). You may 

review DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement in the Federal Register 

published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 

19477–78). 

Docket: To read background 

documents or comments received, go to 

http://www.regulations.gov at any time 

or to the Docket Management Facility in 

Room W12–140 of the West Building 

Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 

a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jake 

Troutman, (202) 267–9521, 800 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20951. 

This notice is published pursuant to 

14 CFR 11.85. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 21, 

2014. 

Dale A. Bouffiou, 

Acting Director, Office of Rulemaking. 

Petition for Exemption 

Docket No.: FAA–2014–0783. 

Petitioner: Team 5, LLC. 

Section of 14 CFR: 61.113(a) and (b), 

91.103, 91.119(c), 91.121, 91.151(a), 

91.405(a), 91.407(a)(1), 91.409(a)(2), and 

91.417(a) and (b). 

Description of Relief Sought: The 

petitioner is seeking an exemption to 

commercially operate their unmanned 

aircraft systems (UAS), 55 pounds or 

less, for aerial photography in the 

motion picture and television 

industries. 

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BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2014–0192] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; New Information Collection: 

Motor Carrier Records Change Form 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), 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 

entitled ‘‘Motor Carrier Records Change 

Form,’’ is to more efficiently collect 

information the Office of Registration 

and Safety Information (MC–RS) 

requires to process name and address 

changes and reinstatements of operating 

authority. Currently, this data is being 

collected when carriers request these 

changes from MC–RS, but without the 

use of a formal data collection form. 

DATES: Please send your comments by 

November 28, 2014. OMB must receive 

your comments by this date in order to 

act on the ICR. 

ADDRESSES: All comments should 

reference Federal Docket Management 

System (FDMS) Docket Number 

FMCSA–2014–0192. Interested persons 

are invited to submit written comments 

on the proposed information collection 

to the Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget. Comments 

should be addressed to the attention of 

the Desk Officer, Department of 

Transportation/Federal Motor Carrier 

Safety Administration, and sent via 

electronic mail to oira_submission@

omb.eop.gov, or faxed to (202) 395– 

6974, or mailed to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget, 

Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th 

Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff 

Secrist, Chief, Chief, East-South 

Division, FMCSA Office of Registration 

& Safety Information, West Building 6th 

Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 

(202) 385–2367; email jeff.secrist@

dot.gov. Office hours are from 8:00 a.m. 

to 5:00 p.m., e.t., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 


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Title: Motor Carrier Records Change 

Form. 

OMB Control Number: 2126–00XX. 

Type of Request: New collection. 

Respondents: For-hire motor carriers, 

brokers and freight forwarders. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

22,300. 

Estimated Time per Response: 15 

minutes per response. 

Expiration Date: N/A. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

5,575 hours [22,300 annual responses × 

0.25 hours = 5,575]. 

Background 

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA) registers forhire 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). 49 CFR part 

365.413: ‘‘Procedures for changing the 

name or business form of a motor 

carrier, freight forwarder, or property 

broker’’ states that carriers must submit 

a letter containing the required 

information to FMCSA’s Office of 

Registration and Safety Information 

(MC–RS), formerly sent to FMCSA’s IT 

Operations Division (MC–RIO), 

requesting the change; the new form 

would assist entities in reporting this 

information accurately and completely. 

49 CFR 360.3(f) 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. 

For-hire motor carriers, brokers and 

freight forwarders are required to notify 

MC–RS when they change the name or 

address of the company. Currently, the 

name change request can be filed online 

through the Licensing and Insurance 

(L&I) Web site, or companies can fax or 

mail a letter requesting either name or 

address changes. Carriers can also 

request reinstatement of a revoked 

operating authority either via fax or 

online via the Licensing & Insurance 

(L&I) Web site. But many choose not to 

file online. About 40% of name changes 

and 60% of reinstatements are filed 

online. Of the rest, most are filed by 

faxing a request letter to MC–RS. All the 

address changes are received by either 

fax or mail. The information collected is 

then entered in the L&I database by 

FMCSA staff. This 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 authority has 

been revoked can resume operation if 

they are not otherwise blocked from 

doing so. But the current method of 

collecting the data means that many 

requests include incomplete data, and 

cannot be processed without additional 

follow-up efforts by both FMCSA staff 

and the entities. This multi-purpose 

form, therefore, would simplify 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. 

This multi-purpose form would be filed 

by registrants on a voluntary, as-needed 

basis. This multi-purpose form could be 

put on the FMCSA Web site so entities 

could access and print/fax/email the 

form to MC–RS. Users may report the 

following data points (whichever are 

relevant to their records change 

request): 

What are the legal/doing business as 

names of the entity/representative? 

What is the contact information of 

entity/representatives (phone number, 

address, fax number, email address)? 

What are the requested changes to 

name or address of entity? 

What is the docket MC/MX/FX 

number of the entity? 

What is the US DOT number of the 

entity? 

Is there any change in ownership, 

management or control of the entity? 

What kind of changes is the entity 

making to the company? 

Which authority does the entity/

representative wish to reinstate, motor 

carrier or broker? 

Does the entity/representative 

authorize the fee for the name change or 

reinstatement? 

Does the entity/representative 

authorize the reinstatement of operating 

authority or name/address change? 

What is the credit card information 

(name, number, expiration date, 

address, date) for the card used to pay 

the fee? 

Comment From the Public 

The FMCSA received two comments 

to the 60-day comment request Federal 

Register notice published on June 27, 

2014 (79 FR 36578) for this ICR. 

Comments were received from DOT 

Authority.com and the National Motor 

Freight Traffic Association, INC. The 

full comments and FMCSA’s responsive 

considerations are as follow: 

DOTAuthority.com commented ‘‘I 

would like to thank the Federal Motor 

Carrier Safety Administration 

(‘‘FMCSA’’) for inviting the industry to 

comment on the ‘‘Motor Carrier Records 

Change Form’’ being discussed in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. 

DOTAuthority.com is a private 

consulting firm that is one of the 

premier private agencies for start-up 

motor carriers looking to acquire their 

own operating authority. Among the 

wide variety of filing services offered 

are DOT & MC Number applications, 

UCR Registration, and HAZMAT 

registration. Specific to this proposal, 

DOTAuthority.com helps motor carriers 

that are looking to update the name and/ 

or address on their MC and DOT 

number record and we file petitions for 

reinstatement on inactive authorities 

and petitions for reconsideration of 

dismissed applications. 

I am writing to offer this comment to 

the docket and advise you that 

DOTAuthority.com fully supports the 

proposal to streamline the way changes 

are collected by the Office of 

Registration and Safety Information. 

We ask that in order to avoid 

confusion in regards to who is 

submitting the form, that in addition to 

entity/representative the form should 

also state ‘agent’. This would be in 

accordance with the FMCSA’s existing 

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) 

found at: http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/faq/ 

i-do-not-have-credit-card-can-i-usesomeone-elses-credit-card-apply-usdotnumber as well as 49 CFR 365 (http:// 

www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/textidx?SID=63a3e958e356cae74ce

761f0e28a7b61&node=49:5.1.1.2.8&rgn

=div5). 

As you know, it has been the policy 

of the FMCSA for years to allow what 

essentially constitutes a petition for 

reconsideration of dismissed 

applications up to one year from the 

date of the dismissal to enable the motor 

carrier to avoid having to pay the $300 

application a second time. We believe 

the change form should address this 

issue. 

We offer the following information in 

response to the specific questions 

posted in the Federal Register on June 

27, 2014: 

(1) Whether the proposed collection is 

necessary for the performance of 

FMCSA’s functions. 

DOTAuthority.com believes that this 

document would greatly simplify the 

process of getting the FMCSA correct 

and up-to-date information on motor 

carriers. Therefore, we believe that this 

proposed collection process is necessary 

for the performance of FMCSA’s 

functions. 

(2) The accuracy of the estimated 

burden. We have no reason to believe 

that the estimated burden identified in 

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(3) Ways for FMCSA to enhance the 

quality, usefulness, and clarity of the 

collected information. It is our opinion 

that the quality, usefulness, and clarity 

of the collected information has been 

optimized in this proposal. 

(4) Ways that the burden could be 

minimized without reducing the quality 

of the collected information. 

Due to the already low burden cited, 

we do not see a way to minimize it 

without risking the quality of the 

proposed document. 

Thank you again for allowing us to 

comment on this proposal, which will 

make for a better and more efficient data 

collection system.’’ 

The FMCSA in response to 

DOTAuthority.com states that it 

considers the term ‘‘Representative’’ to 

apply to a range of organizations such 

as process agents, service providers and 

other individuals or companies 

authorized to submit documents on 

behalf of a motor carrier, broker, or 

freight forwarder, or upon whom court 

papers may be served in any proceeding 

brought against such an entity.’’ We do 

not feel that it is necessary to add an 

option for the term ‘‘Agent’’ to the 

existing ‘‘Applicant’’ and 

‘‘Representative’’ when indicating who 

completed the form. The commenter’s 

suggestion that requests for the 

reactivation of dismissed applications 

for operating authority (‘‘undismissals’’) 

be added will be considered for future 

revisions to the form. 

The National Motor Freight Traffic 

Association, Inc. commented as follow: 

‘‘The National Motor Freight Traffic 

Association, Inc. (‘‘NMFTA’’ or 

‘‘Association’’) submits these comments 

in support of the creation of a 

standardized ‘‘Motor Carrier Records 

Change Form,’’ as proposed by the 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (‘‘FMCSA’’ or 

‘‘Agency’’) in its June 27, 2014 notice at 

79 FR 36578 (the ‘‘Notice’’). The 

Records Change Form would be used to 

process name changes, address changes, 

and requests for reinstatement of 

operating authority. Currently, when 

regulated motor carriers, brokers, or 

freight forwarders (‘‘entities’’) request 

such record changes, they submit the 

request without the use of any formal 

data collection form. This sometimes 

results in submission of incomplete 

supporting data that cannot be fully 

processed without follow-up by the 

FMCSA staff and the involved entities. 

The proposed form is intended to clarify 

the data requirements for such record 

changes, resulting in a process that is 

more efficient for all parties involved. 

NMFTA is a trade association, with 

offices located at 1001 North Fairfax 

Street, Suite 600, Alexandria, Virginia 

22314, whose members include 

approximately 450 less-than-truckload 

motor carriers operating throughout the 

United States and Canada. NMFTA has 

direct experience with FMCSA’s recordcorrection process because it sometimes 

comes into play when NMFTA assigns 

entities Standard Carrier Alpha Codes 

(‘‘SCAC’’), unique two-to-four letter 

codes used to identify entities operating 

in all modes of the transportation 

industry for a variety of purposes. 

Because NMFTA must use the name of 

the entity as it is registered with DOT 

for regulated motor carriers, freight 

forwarders and brokers, the Association 

validates the accuracy of the 

information provided by the entity 

applying for a SCAC against 

Government records. In a number of 

cases, NMFTA staff finds discrepancies 

between the information provided by 

the applicant on the SCAC application 

and the information on file with the 

FMCSA in the Licensing and Insurance 

system and/or the Safety and Fitness 

Electronic Records database. The 

discrepancy often involves the company 

name, address, or operating status, the 

exact data points addressed by the 

proposed form. In such cases, the 

applicant is instructed to correct the 

FMCSA’s information before the SCAC 

can be issued and, if the applicant asks 

how to do this, will be referred to the 

FMCSA’s toll-free 800 number. 

Because FMCSA does not have any 

form that is used to collect the 

information needed to accomplish the 

change, correction often involves a timeconsuming trial and error process before 

the change can officially be made by the 

Agency. The availability of a 

standardized form to which NMFTA can 

direct these parties would be very 

helpful in facilitating the correction 

process and indirectly the SCACissuance process. Accordingly, NMFTA 

supports the FMCSA’s plan to develop 

such a form and appreciates the 

opportunity being given to comment on 

the proposed form. 

However, NMFTA is hampered in its 

ability to provide complete comments 

by the lack of an actual form to review. 

To encourage full public participation 

in the development process, NMFTA 

would ask that a draft form and 

accompanying instructions be placed in 

the docket, and that another opportunity 

for comments from interested parties be 

allowed. In the interim, NMFTA is 

providing some general comments 

below based upon the descriptive 

information contained in the Notice. 

Discussion 

I. A Standardized Form Would Improve 

the Efficiency of the Records Change 

Process While Minimizing the Burden 

on the Involved Parties 

In the Notice, FMCSA asks parties to 

comment on whether the proposed 

collection is ‘‘necessary’’ for the 

performance of FMCSA’s functions. 79 

FR at 36579. Since FMCSA has in the 

past and is now processing record 

change requests without a standardized 

form the technical answer to this 

question is ‘‘no’’. However, given the 

reported problems that FMCSA and 

involved entities have had in attempting 

to make such record changes, when 

applications are incomplete, inaccurate, 

or not compliant with regulations, it is 

clear that the proposed form would 

ultimately make the record change 

process more efficient. In short, it will 

‘‘make the agency’s regulatory program 

more effective or less burdensome in 

achieving the regulatory objectives,’’ in 

compliance with recent Executive 

Orders seeking to reduce regulatory 

burdens and costs. 

The Notice also asks for comments on 

the estimated burden imposed by the 

form, which FMCSA identifies as .25 

hours per form. Id. Even this minimal 

burden figure is misleading, however, 

since the time involved in completing 

the form is time that would currently be 

spent by parties seeking record changes 

to compose a letter, fax, or email 

conveying the same information to 

FMCSA. With a comprehensive and 

clear form, less time should be required 

of a regulated entity to effectively cause 

a name change, address change, or 

change in operating status. 

Consequently, there really is no burden 

imposed by the form. 

II. Additional Data Points Are Needed 

To Cover All Record Changes 

FMCSA has provided a list of 11 data 

points that users may report on the 

proposed form. NMFTA believes that 

several additional data points are 

needed to conform this form more fully 

to the language of 49 CFR 365.413, the 

rule setting forth the procedures for 

certain record changes. 

First, the form should specifically 

include changes to ‘‘business form’’ as 

a data point. Such changes are currently 

subject to the same regulatory 

procedures as name or address changes 

as referenced in data point 3. Second, 

changes reflecting reinstatement of 

operating authority should be allowed 

by ‘‘freight forwarders’’, as well as 

motor carriers and brokers now 

referenced in data point 8. As reflected 

in the Notice, the record change 


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procedures in 49 CFR 365.413 apply 

uniformly to ‘‘a motor carrier, freight 

forwarder, or property broker.’’ 

Finally, data point 11 regarding the 

credit card information suggests that the 

applicable record change fee must be 

paid by credit card. Credit cards are 

currently the exclusive form of payment 

only when record changes are requested 

online. Checks or money orders are also 

allowed when changes are requested by 

mail. Thus, the data points should 

include a place to indicate the form of 

submission and payment, and require 

the credit-card related information now 

in data point 11 only if that is the 

method chosen. In this regard, NMFTA 

believes that both online and mail 

submissions, as well as the currently 

available means of payment, should 

continue to be allowed. While the 

majority of applicants may opt for 

online submission and credit card 

payments, because that speeds up the 

record-change process, there are still 

those who prefer handling such matters 

using hardcopy submissions 

accompanied by check or money order. 

III. Detailed Instructions Must 

Accompany the New Record Change 

Form 

FMCSA also asks commenters to 

indicate ‘‘ways for FMCSA to enhance 

the quality, usefulness, and clarity of 

the collected information’’. Id. In 

NMFTA’s experience, thorough 

instructions can be more helpful than 

the actual data points included on a 

form in ensuring that the organization or 

agency processing the form gets all of 

the data it needs to perform its task. 

Only complete instructions will 

eliminate the need for follow-up by 

Agency staff and entities, as currently 

exists. FMCSA, however, does not give 

any indication in the Notice of the type 

or extent of guidance or instructions 

that will accompany the form. Some 

suggestions of information NMFTA 

believes should be provided with the 

form are discussed below. 

The Notice advises that users should 

report whichever of the 11 data points 

‘‘are relevant to their records change 

request’’. To eliminate any uncertainty, 

it is important that the instructions tell 

users which data points are relevant to 

each type of request. The instructions 

should also clearly identify the 

documentation that must be submitted 

along with each type of request. Absent 

such direction, FMCSA will likely 

continue to get information that is just 

as incomplete as the individualized 

letter requests currently submitted for 

record change purposes. 

NMFTA would also recommend the 

following instructions for name and 

business form changes. Because FMCSA 

cannot change either a legal or d/b/a 

name in its database unless the user has 

previously filed the new name with the 

appropriate State authority and been 

given approval for its use, the need for 

such prior action as well as the proof of 

the State action needed to support a 

record change request should be 

mentioned in the instructions. 

Similarly, while the form can be used to 

report name changes associated with 

changes in business form (e.g., 

incorporation of a partnership or sole 

proprietorship), there should be 

instructions advising users of the steps 

that must be taken at the State level to 

actually effectuate the change and the 

documentation of the change that must 

be provided to FMCSA along with the 

form. 

In addition, while users may indicate 

on the form (data point 6) whether the 

name change was associated with a 

change in ownership, management or 

control of the entity, the instructions 

should advise users of the additional 

steps that must be taken before 

requesting a record change when more 

than a simple name change is involved. 

In sum, the instructions must make it 

clear to users that this form only reports 

changes that have been previously 

made, it cannot be used to actually 

make any changes to the applicant’s 

business form or name. 

As with name changes, an entity 

cannot use the records correction form 

to reinstate its authority unless other 

preliminary steps have been taken. 

Specifically, an entity must obtain the 

required insurance, surety bond, or trust 

agreement, and make sure that the 

provider has filed with FMCSA the 

appropriate forms demonstrating such 

proof of financial responsibility for all 

motor vehicles operated on public 

highways. Entities seeking to reinstate 

their authority must also ensure that an 

effective designation of process agents 

(BOC–3) has been filed with the Agency. 

The instructions on the record change 

form should advise users of the steps 

required to reinstate operating authority 

before the change can actually be made 

in FMCSA records. Perhaps an 

additional data point requiring 

confirmation that such steps have been 

taken would minimize the follow-up 

associated with reinstatement requests 

using the proposed form. 

Conclusion 

For the reasons discussed above, 

NMFTA strongly supports FMCSA’s 

proposal to develop a standardized 

‘‘Motor Carrier Records Change Form’’ 

that can be used for the most common 

types of record changes requested by 

regulated motor carriers, property 

brokers, and freight forwarders. Such a 

form, if accompanied by complete 

instructions, including the items 

discussed above, would help the 

Agency, regulated entities, and parties 

such as NMFTA who also work with 

regulated entities, to accomplish record 

changes in the most efficient possible 

manner.’’ 

The FMCSA, in response to National 

Motor Freight Traffic Association, INC., 

states that it will consider adding the 

form to the docket once the revisions 

detailed below are complete. 

Regarding the NMFTA’s request for 

change of business to be added to the 

form, the FMCSA feels that this is 

addressed by Section C: Name Changes, 

where options include incorporating 

and adding/removing a partner due to 

divorce, death, or other reasons. This 

section also specifies which documents 

must be submitted for each category. 

In response to the NMFTA’s 

suggestions, FMCSA will add ‘‘Freight 

Forwarder’’ as an option for a type of 

authority that can be reinstated, and add 

options/instructions for paying by check 

or money order. FMCSA doesn’t intend 

to add detailed instructions to the form 

at this time, since we do provide 

instructions for these transactions in 

FMCSA’s FAQ knowledge base at 

www.fmcsa.dot.gov/FAQ (as cited at the 

top of the form). FMCSA will add a 

reference to these FAQs to Section D 

(reinstatements) as well. 

The NMFTA stated that ‘‘. . . it is 

important that the instructions tell users 

which data points are relevant to each 

type of request.’’ FMCSA has designed 

the form so that there are 5 sections: 

Section A, which all users must fill out, 

includes general entity information, 

such as company name, DOT/MC 

number, contact information, etc. 

Section B is labeled ‘‘Address Changes 

Only.’’ Section C: ‘‘Name Changes 

Only,’’ Section D: ‘‘Reinstatement of 

Operating Authority Only’’ and Section 

E: ‘‘Payment: Name Changes and 

Reinstatements Only.’’ This should 

make it clear which sections need to be 

filled out. For an address change, just 

sections A and B; for name changes, A, 

C and E; for reinstatements, A, D and E. 

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 FMCSA to perform its 

functions; (2) the accuracy of the 

estimated burden; (3) ways for the 

FMCSA to enhance the quality, 

usefulness, and clarity of the collected 

information; and (4) ways that the 

burden could be minimized without 


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reducing the quality of the collected 

information. 

Issued under the authority delegated in 49 

CFR 1.87 on: October 21, 2014. 

G. Kelly Regal, 

Associate Administrator, Office of Research 

and Information Technology and Chief 

Information Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2014–0377] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; New Information Collection 

Request: Electronic Logging Device 

(ELD) Vendor Registration 

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 on the approval of a new 

information collection request (ICR) 

entitled, Electronic Logging Device 

Vendor Registration. This ICR will be 

used to enable manufacturers of ELDs to 

register with the Federal Motor Carrier 

Safety Administration (FMCSA). 

DATES: We must receive your comments 

on or before December 29, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by Federal Docket 

Management System (FDMS) Docket 

Number FMCSA–2014–0377 using any 

of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Docket Services; U.S. 

Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building, 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 20590– 

0001. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: West 

Building, Ground Floor, Room W12– 

140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m. e.t., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the Agency name and docket 

number. For detailed instructions on 

submitting comments and additional 

information on the exemption process, 

see the Public Participation heading 

below. Note that all comments received 

will be posted without change to 

http://www.regulations.gov, including 

any personal information provided. 

Please see the Privacy Act heading 

below. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to http://

www.regulations.gov, and follow the 

online instructions for accessing the 

dockets, or go to the street address listed 

above. 

Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search 

the electronic form of all comments 

received into any of our dockets by the 

name of the individual submitting the 

comment (or signing the comment, if 

submitted on behalf of an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). You may 

review DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement for the Federal Docket 

Management System published in the 

Federal Register on January 17, 2008 

(73 FR 3316), or you may visit http://

edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdfE8- 

794.pdf. 

Public Participation: The Federal 

eRulemaking Portal is available 24 

hours each day, 365 days each year. You 

can obtain electronic submission and 

retrieval help and guidelines under the 

‘‘help’’ section of the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal Web site. 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. Comments received 

after the comment closing date will be 

included in the docket and will be 

considered to the extent practicable. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Brian Routhier, Transportation 

Specialist, Technology Division, Office 

of Analysis, Research and Technology, 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration, Department of 

Transportation, West Building 6th 

Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 

202–366–1225; email brian.routhier@

dot.gov. Office hours are from 9:00 a.m. 

to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: On March 28, 2014, 

FMCSA published a Supplemental 

notice of proposed rulemaking (SNPRM) 

entitled, ‘‘Electronic Logging Devices 

and Hours of Service Supporting 

Documents,’’ (79 FR 17656), which 

proposed to require the use of ELDs by 

those within the motor carrier industry 

who are currently subject to Records of 

Duty Status (RODS) preparation 

requirements. Specifically, the final rule 

proposed: (1) Requiring new technical 

specifications for ELDs that address 

statutory requirements; (2) mandating 

ELDs for drivers currently using RODS. 

To ensure consistency among 

manufacturers and devices, functional 

specifications were published with the 

SNPRM. Providers’ certification of 

compliance to these functional 

specifications is required. Providers will 

also be required to register their 

compliant devices with FMCSA. 

The ELD providers will be asked to 

self-certify and register their devices 

with FMCSA online via an application 

Form MCSA–5893, ‘‘Electronic Logging 

Device (ELD) Vendor Registration and 

Certification.’’ FMCSA expects 100% of 

respondents to submit their information 

electronically. Once completed, FMCSA 

will issue a unique identification 

number that the provider will embed in 

their device(s). 

The FMCSA will maintain a list on its 

Web site of the current ELD providers 

and devices that have been certified (by 

the providers) to meet the technical 

specifications. The information will be 

necessary for fleets and drivers to easily 

find a compliant ELD for their use in 

meeting the FMCSA regulation 

requiring the use of ELDs. 

Title: Electronic Logging Device (ELD) 

Vendor Registration. 

OMB Control Number: 2126–00XX. 

Type of Request: New collection. 

Respondents: ELD vendors. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

22. FMCSA estimates that there will be 

22 respondents, 20 U.S. and 2 foreign 

ELD vendors, and that each vendor will 

register an average of 4 devices. The 

total of 88 devices (4 devices × 22 

vendors) exceeds the number of devices 

that FMCSA is currently aware of, but 

the Agency has opted to use a 

conservatively high count in order to 

avoid under-estimating the burden for 

this ICR. 

Estimated Time per Response: 15 

minutes first year and 7.5 minutes in 

subsequent years. Each vendor will take 

an estimated 15 minutes of preparation 

time plus 15 minutes per device to 

complete the initial registration, for a 

total of 75 minutes (15 minutes of 

preparation time + 4 devices per vendor 

× 15 minutes per device) per vendor in 

the first year. In subsequent years, it is 

expected that registration updates will 

take half the initial time; therefore 

respondents will take an estimated 7.5 

minutes of preparation time + 4 devices 

per vendor × 7.5 minutes per device to 

complete registration updates, for a total 


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