Document ID: FMCSA-2023-0055-0001
Agency: fmcsa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Training Certification for Entry-Level Commercial Motor Vehicle Operators
Posted Date: 2023-04-03T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 61 (Thursday, March 30, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19186-19187]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-06547]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2023-0055]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved 
Information Collection: Training Certification for Entry-Level 
Commercial Motor Vehicle Operators

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

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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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. FMCSA requests approval 
to renew an ICR titled, ``Training Certification for Entry-Level 
Commercial Motor Vehicle Operators,'' which will continue to be used to 
register providers of entry-level driver training and to provide State 
Drivers' Licensing Agencies with information on individuals who have 
completed said training. If approved, this renewal will allow FMCSA to 
continue to collect information on registered training providers and 
entry-level driver training certification information until 2026.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before May 30, 
2023.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Federal Docket 
Management System Docket Number FMCSA-2023-0055 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: Dockets Operations; U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, Ground Floor, 
Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: Dockets Operations, U.S. 
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, 
Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001 between 9 a.m. 
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the Agency name and 
docket number. For detailed instructions on submitting comments, see 
the Public Participation heading below. Note that all comments received 
will be posted without change to https://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 https://www.regulations.gov, and follow the 
online instructions for accessing the docket, or go to the street 
address listed above.
    Privacy Act: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits 
comments from the public to better inform its rulemaking process. DOT 
posts these comments, without edit, 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 searchable by the name of the submitter.
    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 ``FAQ'' section 
of the Federal eRulemaking Portal website. If you want us to notify you 
that we received your comments, please include a self-addressed, 
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: Joshua Jones, Commercial Driver's 
License Division, DOT, FMCSA, West Building 6th Floor, 1200 New Jersey 
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001; 202-366-7332; 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Background: The Federal Motor Carrier Safety regulations require 
minimum training standards for entry-level drivers, and include two 
separate information collection actions: (1) Training providers must 
electronically submit information to FMCSA's Training Provider Registry 
(TPR) to ensure that they meet the new training provider eligibility 
requirements and may therefore be listed on a new TPR; and (2) after an 
individual driver-trainee completes training administered by a training 
provider listed on the TPR, that training provider must electronically 
submit training certification information regarding the driver-trainee 
to the TPR.

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While there have been a number of regulatory actions delaying 
compliance with these requirements, all have been in effect since 
February 7, 2022. The information collection estimates included in this 
renewal action are based on actual data from the TPR and from training 
certification transactions over the past year.
    Title: Training Certification for Entry-Level Commercial Motor 
Vehicle Operators.
    OMB Control Number: 2126-0028.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a currently-approved ICR.
    Respondents: Training Providers.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 7,774.
    Estimated Time per Response (average): 0.55 hours.
    Expiration Date: June 30, 2023.
    Frequency of Response: All training providers will need to 
initially register once. Additionally, all registered training 
providers must update their information at least biennially. They are 
also required to provide an update if any key information (company 
name, address, phone number, types of training offered, etc.) changes 
prior to their biennial update. After an individual driver-trainee 
completes training administered by a training provider listed on the 
TPR, that training provider must submit training certification 
information regarding the driver-trainee to the TPR.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 80,299 hours.
    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. The Agency will summarize or include your 
comments in the request for OMB's clearance of this ICR.

    Issued under the authority of 49 CFR 1.87.
Thomas P. Keane,
Associate Administrator, Office of Research and Registration.
[FR Doc. 2023-06547 Filed 3-29-23; 8:45 am]
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