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titled, ‘‘Annual Report of Class I and
Class II For-Hire Motor Carriers,’’ OMB
Control No. 2126–0032. This ICR is
necessary to comply with FMCSA’s
financial and operating statistics
requirements at chapter III of title 49
CFR part 369 titled, ‘‘Reports of Motor
Carriers.’’
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received on or before June 17, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the information
collection should be sent within 30 days
of publication of this notice to
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find this information collection by
selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day
Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or
by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Jeff Secrist, Office of Registration and
Safety Information, DOT, FMCSA, West
Building 6th Floor, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590–
0001. Telephone: 202–385–2367; email
jeff.secrist@dot.gov .
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Annual Report of Class I and
Class II For-Hire Motor Carriers.
OMB Control Number: 2126–0032.
Type of Request: Renewal of a
currently-approved information
collection.
Respondents: Class I and Class II ForHire Motor Carriers of Property and
Class I For-Hire Motor Carriers of
Passengers.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
102 total (34 per year).
Estimated Time per Response: 9 hours
for Form M and 0.3 hours for Form MP–
1.
Expiration Date: May 31, 2022.
Frequency of Response: Annually.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 306
hours [306 hours (Form M) + 0 hours
(Form MP–1)].
Estimated annual respondents for
Form M decreased from 43 in the
previously approved Information
Collection Requirement (ICR) to 34 in
the current ICR. Estimated annual
burden hours for Form M decreased by
78 hours [306 proposed hours¥384
currently approved hours = ¥78 hours].
Estimated annual respondents for Form
MP–1 stayed the same. The previously
approved ICR had 0 annual hours. The
current ICR has 0 annual hours. This
estimate is based off the number of
Form M and Form MP–1 submissions
received by the Agency between 2018
and 2020, which results in these
estimates of annual respondents/
responses for the upcoming information
collection period.
Labor costs to industry have
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in proposed costs ¥ $16,770 currently
approved costs = ¥$2,276]. This is due
to the decreased estimates of annual
respondents/responses. Other annual
costs to respondents (i.e., associated
with mailing completed forms to
FMCSA) have decreased by $9 [($34 in
proposed mailing costs for Form M + $0
in proposed mailing costs for Form MP–
1)—($43 in previously approved mailing
costs for Form M + $0 in previously
approved mailing costs for Form MP–1)
= $¥9]. This change is also due to the
decreased estimates of annual
respondents/responses.
For the Federal Government, annual
costs have increased by $6 [$79 in
proposed costs ¥ $73 in previously
approved costs = $6]. This increase is
due to a revision in the federal
government employee load rate, which
was revised to be consistent with other
FMCSA ICRs.
Background
Section 14123 of title 49 of the United
States Code (U.S.C.) requires certain forhire motor carriers of property,
passengers, and household goods to file
annual financial reports. The annual
reporting program was implemented on
December 24, 1938 (3 FR 3158), and it
was subsequently transferred from the
Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC)
to the U.S. Department of
Transportation’s (DOT) Bureau of
Transportation Statistics (BTS) on
January 1, 1996. The Secretary of
Transportation delegated to BTS the
responsibility for the program on
December 17, 1996 (61 FR 68162).
Responsibility for collection of the
reports was transferred from BTS to
FMCSA on August 17, 2004 (69 FR
51009), and the regulations were
redesignated as 49 CFR part 369 on
August 10, 2006 (71 FR 45740). FMCSA
collects carriers’ annual reports and
furnishes copies of the reports when
requested under the Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA). Annual
financial reports are filed on Form M
(Class I and II for-hire property carriers,
including household goods carriers) and
Form MP–1 (Class I for-hire passenger
carriers). For-hire motor carriers
(including interstate and intrastate)
subject to the Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Regulations are classified on the
basis of their gross carrier operating
revenues.1
1 For purposes of the Financial and Operating
Statistics (F&OS) program, carriers are classified
into the following three groups: (1) Class I carriers
are those having annual carrier operating revenues
(including interstate and intrastate) of $10 million
or more after applying the revenue deflator formula
as set forth in Note A of 49 CFR 369.2; and (2) Class
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The data and information collected is
publicly available through FOIA
requests. FMCSA has created electronic
forms that may be prepared, signed
electronically, and submitted to FMCSA
via https://ask.fmcsa.dot.gov/app/ask/.
FMCSA revised Form M to ensure that
it solicits only that information required
by statute, and also added an option to
allow filers to upload their own
document in lieu of filling out either
Form M or MP–1 (as applicable), so long
as the document includes all of the
information listed on the form.
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.
Issued under the authority of 49 CFR
1.87.
Thomas P. Keane,
Associate Administrator, Office of Research
and Registration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA–2022–0009]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Notice and Request for
Comment; National Survey of the Use
of Booster Seats
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments on a renewal of an existing
clearance.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), this notice announces that the
Information Collection Request (ICR)
summarized below will be submitted to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. The ICR
describes the nature of the information
collection and its expected burden. This
document describes a collection of

SUMMARY:

revenues (including interstate and intrastate) of at
least $3 million, but less than $10 million after
applying the revenue deflator formula as set forth
in 49 CFR 369.2.

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information for which NHTSA intends
to seek OMB approval on the National
Survey of the Use of Booster Seats
(NSUBS). A Federal Register Notice
with a 60-day comment period soliciting
comments on the following information
collection was published on February
16, 2022. NHTSA received 3 comments.
As explained in this document, none of
the comments necessitate NHTSA
making any revisions to the information
collection or burden estimates.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before June 17, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection, including
suggestions for reducing burden, should
be submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget at
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
To find this particular information
collection, select ‘‘Currently under
Review—Open for Public Comment’’ or
use the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information or access to
background documents, contact Lacey
L. Boyle, Office of Traffic Records and
Analysis, Mathematical Analysis
Division (NSA–210), 202–366–7468,
National Center for Statistics and
Analysis, W55–207, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
Please identify the relevant collection of
information by referring to its OMB
Control Number (2127–0644).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), a Federal
agency must receive approval from the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) before it collects certain
information from the public and a
person is not required to respond to a
collection of information by a Federal
agency unless the collection displays a
valid OMB control number. In
compliance with these requirements,
this notice announces that the following
information collection request will be
submitted OMB.
A Federal Register notice with a 60day comment period soliciting public
comments on the following information
was published on February 16, 2022 (87
FR 8929).
Title: National Survey of the Use of
Booster Seats.
OMB Control Number: 2127–0644.
Form Number(s): NHTSA Form 1010.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
Type of Review Requested: Regular.
Requested Expiration Date of
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Summary of the Collection of
Information: The National Survey of the
Use of Booster Seats (NSUBS) is a
voluntary collection of restraint use
information for children under 13.
NSUBS is a biennial collection. Data
collectors observe restraint use for all
passenger vehicle occupants included in
the survey and for those vehicles that
voluntarily participate, the data
collectors conduct a brief interview with
the vehicle driver or other
knowledgably adult to determine the
age, height, weight, race, and ethnicity
of the child occupants and age of driver.
Data collectors collect the information at
fast food restaurants, gas stations, day
care centers, and recreation centers
where vehicles are most likely to have
child occupants. The survey estimates
restraint use for all children under 13.
The collection includes race and
ethnicity breakouts of restraint use
among all occupants in a vehicle as well
as age, height, and weight of children.
Description of the Need for the
Information and Proposed Use of the
Information: The NSUBS is conducted
to respond to Section 14(i) of the
Transportation Recall Enhancement,
Accountability, and Documentation
(TREAD) Act of 2000. The Act directs
the Department of Transportation to
reduce deaths and injuries (among
children in the 4- to 8-year old age
group that are caused by failure to use
a booster seat) by twenty-five percent.
Conducting the National Survey of the
Use of Booster Seats provides the
Department with invaluable information
on use and non-use of booster seats,
helping the Department to improve its
outreach programs to ensure that
children are protected to the greatest
extent possible when they ride in motor
vehicles. The OMB approval for this
survey is scheduled to expire on June
30, 2022. NHTSA seeks an extension to
this approval to obtain this important
survey data, save more children, and
help to comply with the TREAD Act
requirement.
60-day Notice: NHTSA published a
60-day notice on February 16, 2022
requesting comments on NHTSA’s
intention to request approval from the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for an extension of the currently
approved NSUBS information collection
(87 FR 8929). NHTSA received 3
comments on the 60-day notice. Two of
the commentors expressed support to
continue the NSUBS, while one
commentor was against the continuation
of the NSUBS. None of the comments
necessitate a revision of the scope of the
information collection or the estimates
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One individual, Jean Publee,
commented against the continuation of
the NSUBS. Publee states that NHTSA
has collected the NSUBS for years and
believes that the data collection should
not go on without an end date. Publee
states that the NSUBS is a waste of tax
dollars. While NHTSA understands
Publee’s comments, NHTSA believes
that the continuation of this data
collection is necessary to support
NHTSA’s mission. The NSUBS is the
only probability-based nationwide child
restraint use survey in the United States
that observes restraint use. Without this
survey, NHTSA cannot direct outreach
programs where they are most needed.
NHTSA received two comments
supporting the continuation of the
NSUBS. Safe Kids Worldwide state that
it supports the continuation of the
NSUBS and uses the information
collected from the NSUBS to develop
and advocate policy around child safety
in cars. SafetyBeltSafe U.S.A. (SBS
USA) also shared its support for the
continuation of the NSUBS, but stated
that in addition to what NSUBS already
collects they would like more detailed
data reporting. SBS USA mentions that
16 States and DC mandate rear-facing
car seats until age 2. SBS USA wants to
know if these laws are working in States
with these requirements vs. States
without these requirements. NHTSA
does not collect data in every State and
applies sampling weights to produce
nationally representative estimates;
however NHTSA will consider this
suggestion and determine if the current
sample design will allow reporting of
usage rate based on child restraint laws.
SBS USA is concerned about booster
seat usages vs. booster seat need
especially for children 8- to 12-years
old. SBS USA suggests having parents
conduct the 5-Step Test on children
using seatbelts and record the results.
NHTSA appreciates the suggestion and
will consider it for the future. At this
time, adding the 5-Step Test is out of
scope of the NSUBS. NHTSA’s purpose
in conducting the NSUBS is to assess
the extent to which children are
prematurely transitioned to restraint
types that are inappropriate for their
age, height, and weight. The data
collectors have a limited amount of time
to visually inspect restraint usage and
interview drivers, adding the 5-Step
Test is time prohibitive. NHTSA does
record the age of interviewed children
and will consider breaking out data
based on the age range of 8–9 and 10–
12 as it might give more insight into
how older and younger kids in the 8–
12 age range are transitioned to different
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Affected Public: Motorists in
passenger vehicles with children under
13 willing to participate at gas stations,
fast food restaurants, day care centers,
and recreation centers frequented by
children during the time in which the
survey is conducted.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
Based on the average number of
respondents from the last three survey
years (2017, 2019, 2021), we expect to
have approximately 5,300 adult
motorists in passenger vehicles with
children under 13 at gas stations, fast
food restaurants, day care centers, and
recreation as respondents.
Frequency: Biennial.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: NHTSA estimates that the data
collection will, on average, take
approximately 4.25 minutes of each
respondent’s time. Respondents are
adult motorists supplying information
about children in their vehicle.
Multiplying the 4.25 minutes of burden
per respondent by the estimated 5,300
respondents yields 376 (5,300 × 4.25/60)
total burden hours for all respondents
collectively. Since NSUBS data are
collected biennially, dividing the 376
total burden hours by two yields an
annual burden of 188 hours.
To represent the value of the
respondents’ time, NHTSA uses the
average hourly wage for the United
States, which is estimated to be $27.07.1
Using this estimate, NHTSA estimates
the total opportunity costs to
respondents to be $10,178.32 (376 ×
$27.07) or $5,089.16 annually.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Cost:
$0.
NHTSA estimates that there are no
costs to respondents other than
opportunity costs associated with the
burden hours.
Public Comments Invited: You are
asked to comment on any aspects of this
information collection, including (a)
whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Department, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the Department’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
information collection; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility and clarity
of the information to be collected; and
(d) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as
1 U.S. Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics,
June 2021, from https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/
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amended; 49 CFR 1.49; and DOT Order
1351.29A.
Chou-Lin Chen,
Associate Administrator for the National
Center for Statistics and Analysis.
[FR Doc. 2022–10629 Filed 5–17–22; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
Solicitations of Nominations for
Appointment to the VA National
Academic Affiliations Council
Department of Veterans Affairs.
Notice of solicitation for
nominations.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

The Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA) is seeking nominations of
qualified candidates to be considered
for appointment to the VA National
Academic Affiliations Council (NAAC)
(hereinafter in this section referred to as
‘‘the NAAC’’).
DATES: Nominations for membership on
the NAAC must be received no later
than 5:00 p.m. EST on June 1, 2022.
ADDRESSES: All nominations should be
emailed to larissa.emory@va.gov. Please
write Nomination for NAAC
Membership in the subject line.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Larissa Emory, PMP, CBP, MS,
Designated Federal Officer (DFO), OAA,
Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
at larissa.emory@va.gov. A copy of the
current charter and list of current
members can also be obtained by
emailing larissa.emory@va.gov or (573)
797–9137.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
NAAC was established to provide
advice and make recommendations to
the Secretary of VA on matters affecting
partnerships between VA and its
academic affiliates. In providing advice
to the Secretary and making
recommendations on matters affecting
partnerships between VA and its
academic affiliates, the NAAC carries
out the duties set forth and to operate
under the provisions of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, as amended 5
U.S.C. app. 2.
Membership Criteria and
Qualifications: VA is seeking
nominations for NAAC membership.
The NAAC is comprised of not more
than 14 regular members, plus not more
than 8 ex-officio Federal members.
Several members may be regular
Government employees, but most of the
NAAC’s membership shall consist of
non-Federal employees, appointed by
the Secretary from the general public,
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serving as Special Government
Employees.
The expertise required of the NAAC’s
membership includes, but is not limited
to:
(1) Individuals who are
knowledgeable experts with special
competence to evaluate and improve the
partnership between VA and its
academic affiliates.
(2) Individuals representing academic
leaders of:
a. Health professions education
institutions.
b. Health care industry leaders.
c. Academic and health care leaders
with experience in establishing and
sustaining academic affiliations and
accredited health professions residency
and training programs.
(3) Individuals representing National
Accrediting or Professional
Organizations to include but not limited
to Association of American Medical
Colleges (AAMC), American Association
of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP),
Accreditation Council for Graduate
Medical Education (ACGME), American
Psychological Association (APA),
Physician Assistant Education
Association (PAEA), and National
Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA).
Membership Requirements: The
NAAC meets up to four times annually,
typically once per quarter each fiscal
year. Individuals selected for
appointment to the NAAC shall be
invited to serve an initial three-year
term. After the initial term, the
Secretary may reappoint members for an
additional term. NAAC members will
receive per diem and reimbursement for
eligible travel expenses incurred.
To the extent possible, the Secretary
seeks members who have diverse
professional and personal qualifications
including but not limited to subject
matter experts in the areas described
above. Nominations should include any
relevant information to ensure diverse
Committee membership.
Requirements for Nomination
Submission
Nominations should be typed (one
nomination per nominator). Nomination
package should include:
(1) A letter of nomination that clearly
states the name and affiliation of the
nominee, the basis for the nomination
(i.e., specific attributes which qualify
the nominee for service in this
capacity), and a statement from the
nominee indicating willingness to serve
as a member of the NAAC.
(2) The nominee’s contact
information, including name, mailing
address, telephone number(s), and email
address.

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