Application for Certificate
of Registration for Foreign Motor Carriers and Foreign Motor
Private Carriers
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
07/14/2021
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
10/31/2021
31
527
47
2,108
155
87,925
This ICR revision is for the mandatory
reporting of foreign motor carriers to report information to FMCSA
on an annual basis using the OP-2 form in order to operate in the
United States. This collection of information is used by the FMCSA
to register foreign motor carriers to operate across the Mexico-
U.S. border into the United States in accordance with 49 U.S.C.
13902(c) and 49 CFR 368. Data contained on the Form OP-2 will
provide the FMCSA with evidence to assess the foreign
(Mexico-based) motor carrier’s safety program and its ability to
comply with U.S. safety standards. It also provides information
concerning changes in each carrier’s operating status to ensure
actual compliance with safety requirements. This enables the Agency
to maintain an accurate census of registered carriers and ensure
safety. The revision is due primarily for two reasons: 1) the
removal of new applicants using form OP-2; and 2) the reduction in
hours to complete the form from 4 hours to 1.5 hours. New
applicants now are required to use form MCSA-1, which is accessed
through the online Unified Registration System (URS). Form MCSA-1
is covered by the currently approved ICR titled “Unified
Registration System, FMCSA Registration/Updates” (OMB Control No.
2126-0051). Only existing entities that have already used form OP-2
in the past, may continue to submit form OP-2 for changes and/or
updates. As FMCSA is only expected to receive changes and/or
updates, FMCSA reduces the time to complete the form from 4 hours
to 1.5 hours.
The respondent burden hours
decreased by 2,061 (47 hours proposed – 2,108 hours currently
approved = –2,061 hours). The change is due primarily for two
reasons: 1) the removal of new applicants using form OP-2; and 2)
the reduction in hours to complete the form from 4 hours to 1.5
hours. New applicants now are required to use form MCSA-1, which is
accessed through the online Unified Registration System (URS). Form
MCSA-1 is covered by the currently approved ICR titled “Unified
Registration System, FMCSA Registration/Updates” (OMB Control No.
2126-0051). Only existing entities that have already used form OP-2
in the past, may continue to submit form OP-2 for changes and/or
updates. As FMCSA is only expected to receive changes and/or
updates, FMCSA reduces the time to complete the form from 4 hours
to 1.5 hours. Annualized, the agency estimates that 31 respondents
will incur a non-labor total cost of $155 ($0 in filing fees + $155
in mailing costs = $155), compared to 527 respondents, in the
previous ICR submission, which incurred a total non-labor cost of
$144,235 ($144,000 in filing fees + $235 in mailing costs). . The
labor costs of $87,925 should not have been reported in the table
above. If $144,235 was reported in the table above then a
difference of $144,080 in annual burden costs ($144,235 - $155)
would be shown in the table. A decrease of $87,770 is not a true
value. There is a decrease of $85,884 in estimated labor-related
burden costs to respondents ($87,925 currently approved − $2,041
proposed = $85,884). This is largely due to new forms not being
collected as part of this ICR.
$207
No
No
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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.