Annual Report of Class I and
Class II Motor Carriers of Property (OMB 2139-0004)
Extension without change of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
09/23/2020
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
01/31/2021
44
98
387
865
0
38,870
The purpose of this request is to
renew the currently OMB approved ICR. Form M is required to collect
financial, operating, equipment, and employment data from
individual motor carriers of property and household goods. All
for-hire (common and contract) motor carriers of property with
gross annual operating revenue of $3 million or more must file the
annual report Form M. Form MP-1 is required to collect financial,
operating, equipment, and employment data from individual motor
carriers of passengers. All Class I for-hire motor carriers of
passengers with gross annual operating revenues of $5 million or
more are required to file the annual report Form MP-1. FMCSA has
created electronic forms that may be prepared, signed
electronically, and submitted to FMCSA via
https://ask.fmcsa.dot.gov/app/ask/. However, forms can still be
mailed to FMCSA. The data collected is available to users in its
original form. The data are not used by the U.S. Department of
Transportation, and, based on a comment to a proposed rule
finalized on December 17, 2013 (78 FR 76241), the data are no
longer used by trucking associations. The agency is also
considering how it might remove some of this reporting requirement,
consistent with statue, through a separate rulemaking, but the
agency needs to renew the Collection of Information now while that
process plays out. Insurance companies, consultants, law firms,
academia, trade publications and others may use the data to assess
industry growth and its impact on the economy, to identify industry
changes that may affect national transportation, and to monitor
company financial stability. In the past, the Bureau of Economic
Analysis (BEA) used the data to inform the national annual
input-output and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) estimates, to prepare
estimates of industry output, and to provide details on inputs to
supplement the information on motor carriers of passengers
collected by the U.S. Census Bureau. FMCSA is not aware of anyone
currently using this information. FMCSA does not use the
information collected through either Form M or Form MP-1, nor does
it enforce the filing requirements found in part 369. The Agency
was not provided the necessary resources to administer the data
collection and the financial reports are of little if any value in
fulfilling the Agency’s safety mission.
There were a decreased number
of Form M and Form MP-1 submissions received by the Agency between
2016 and 2018, which has resulted in lower estimates of annual
number of respondents and responses. The estimated annual number of
respondents for Form M decreased from 96 in the currently approved
ICR to 43 in the proposed ICR. This is a decrease of 53 annual
respondents. The estimated annual burden hours for Form M decreased
from 864 in the currently approved ICR to 387 hours in the proposed
ICR. This is a decrease of 477 annual burden hours. The number of
respondents for the MP-1 form was previously 2, but is now proposed
as zero in the supporting statement, however at least 1 respondent
has to be entered into ROCIS. The estimated annual burden hours for
Form MP-1 decreased from 1 hour in the currently approved ICR to
zero proposed hours, which is a decrease of 1 (1-0) annual burden
hour. The total decrease in the table is therefore 477 +1 = 478
burden hours and 53 + 1 = 54 responses. The total burden costs of
$38,870 ($38,811 + $69) from the current renewal was calculated
using hourly wages, therefore it was removed from the table above.
The proposed burden costs to the industry for Form M have decreased
by $20,780, annually [$38,811 in the currently approved burden cost
− $18,031 in the proposed burden cost = $20,780]. The proposed
burden costs to the industry for Form MP-1 have decreased by $59
annually [$59 in the currently approved burden cost − $0 in the
proposed burden cost = $59].
$74
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
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.
Form Form M Annual Report of Class I and Class II Motor Carriers of Property (OMB 2139-0004)
30-day FR for 2126-0032 07.31.20.pdf
PRA-2126-0032 30 day Supporting Statement Annual report Class 1 and Class II For Hire Motor Carriers 07312020.docx
49 CFR 369.Report of Motor Carriers.doc
Annual Report of Class I and Class II Motor Carriers of Property (OMB 2139-0004)