Licensing Applications for Motor Carrier Operating Authority

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form OP-1(MX) Licensing Applications for Motor Carrier Operating Authority Form and Instructi	Modified
49 CFR 365, Subpart E.Special Rules for Certain Mexico-domiciled Carriers.pdf Supplementary Document	2015-06-29
PRA-2126-0016.SS.Revision.062615.KAS.Use.docx Supporting Statement A	2015-06-29
PRA-2126-0016-30dayFR.PUB.062615.pdf Supplementary Document	2015-06-26
PRA-2126-0016.60dayFR.Pub.040315.pdf Supplementary Document	2015-06-26
49 U.S.C. 13902.doc Supplementary Document	2012-06-04

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
26078	Licensing Applications for Motor Carrier Operating Authority Form and Instructi	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2126-0016	ICR Reference No: 201506-2126-008
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201307-2126-001
Agency/Subagency: DOT/FMCSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Licensing Applications for Motor Carrier Operating Authority
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 10/05/2015
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/31/2015
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2018	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2015
Responses	12	0	37,204
Time Burden (Hours)	48	0	74,416
Cost Burden (Dollars)	3,600	0	11,200,000

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Abstract: The ICR is being revised due to a Final Rule titled, "Unified Registration System (URS)," (78 FR 52608) dated August 23, 2013. The rule will incorporate all registration form requirements previously included in this ICR, except those in the Form OP-1(MX), into a new Form MCSA-1 in the OMB Control Number 2126-0051, "FMCSA Registration/Updates," ICR. The Form OP-1(MX) in this ICR will be used by certain Mexican motor carriers and Non-North America-Domiciled Motor Carriers to register their operations with the FMCSA because they are beyond the scope of the URS Final Rule.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 49 USC 13903 Name of Law: Registration of freight forwarders
   US Code: 49 USC 13904 Name of Law: Registration of brokers
   US Code: 49 USC 13902 Name of Law: Registration of motor carriers
   PL: Pub.L. 104 - 88 109 Stat. 803 Name of Law: ICC Termination Act of 1995
   PL: Pub.L. 112 - 114 126 Stat. 405 Name of Law: MAP-21
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 18278	04/03/2015
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 36894	06/26/2015
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Licensing Applications for Motor Carrier Operating Authority	OP-1(MX)	Application to Register Mexican Carriers for Motor Carrier Authority to Operate Beyond U.S. Municipalities and Commercial Zones on the U.S. - Mexico Border

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	12	37,204	0	-37,192	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	48	74,416	0	-74,368	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	3,600	11,200,000	0	-11,196,400	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Forms

Short Statement: The program change decrease of – 74,368 annual burden hours [74,416 currently approved burden hours for the former OP-1 series of forms - 48 proposed burden hours for the OP-1(MX) form] are due to the transfer of the previously estimated annual burden hours for the Forms OP-1, OP-1(P), OP-1(FF), and OP-1(NNA) to the Form MCSA-1 in the OMB Control Number 2126-0051 ICR and the program change decrease in the estimated number of ICR responses. FMCSA now estimates a – 37,192 decrease in number of annual ICR responses [37,204 approved number of annual responses for the former OP-1 series of forms - 12 proposed number of annual responses for the OP-1 (MX) form]. The program change decrease of $11,296,400 million in estimated annual costs to respondent [$11,200,000 currently approved estimated annual costs to respondents - $3,600 proposed estimated annual costs to respondents] is due primarily to a change in the number of responses from 37,204 to 12.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $72

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 08/31/2015

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