This information collection request is
a renewal for mandatory reporting which applies to new registrants
that are subject to FMCSA’s licensing, registration, and
certification regulations. Form MCSA-1 is an interactive, online
form that allows users to see and complete only sections that are
applicable to their specific operation(s). There is no paper
version of Form MCSA-1; users must complete the form online,
accessible via the Unified Registration System (URS). Form MCSA-1
requests information to identify the applicant, the nature and
scope of its proposed operations, safety-related details, and
information regarding the drivers and vehicles it plans to use in
U.S. operations. The information on Form MCSA-1 is collected only
at initial registration (i.e., it is a one-time collection of
information). New registrants seeking initial operating authority
with FMCSA must fill out Form MCSA-1. Every interstate and
intrastate hazardous material motor carrier operating commercial
motor vehicles (CMVs) is required to register with FMCSA to obtain
a USDOT Number. Most for-hire carriers are also required to file a
separate application for operating authority. Existing registrants
seeking additional authorities must use forms from the OP-1 series,
including OP-1, OP-1(P), OP-1(FF), and OP-1(NNA). New and existing
Mexico-domiciled carriers must apply for authority using Form
OP-1(MX). FMCSA and the States use registration information
collected via Form MCSA-1 to track motor carriers, freight
forwarders, brokers, and other entities they regulate. Registering
motor carriers is essential to being able to identify carriers so
that their safety performance can be tracked and evaluated. The
data make it possible to link individual trucks to the responsible
motor carrier, thus implementing the mandate under 49 U.S.C.
31136(a)(1) to ensure that CMVs are maintained and operated safely.
Registration information collected via Form MCSA-1 informs
prioritization of the Agency’s activities and aids in assessing and
statistically analyzing the safety outcomes of those
activities.
US Code:
49
USC 13908 Name of Law: Registration and other reforms
The decrease in estimated
burden hours is a direct result of the decreased estimate of annual
responses. In the original iteration of this ICR, it was expected
that Phase II of URS would move forward according to schedule,
which would require all entities subject to FMCSA licensing and
registration requirements (both new and existing registrants, an
estimated 627,264 per year) to apply for additional authorities and
submit biennial update information via URS. However, due to delays
in rolling out Phase II of URS, existing registrants must still use
the OP-1 series of forms to apply for additional authorities and
the MCS-150 to submit their biennial updates. Thus, only new
registrants (an estimated 51,875 per year, based on the
calculations in the current supporting statement) are required to
submit Form MCSA-1. FMCSA is assuming that this will be the case
for the 3-year period covered by this ICR. This has resulted in a
decrease in the estimated number of annual MCSA-1 responses of
575,389 (51,875 estimated annual responses in the current iteration
of this ICR – 627,264 estimated annual responses in the previous
iteration of this ICR = −575,389).
$5,717,460
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Uncollected
Jeff Secrist 202 385-2367
jeff.secrist@dot.gov
No
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:
(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;
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.