Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency

Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act 1995 (44 USC

Chapter 35), this notice announces that the Information Collection

Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describes

the nature of the information collection and its expected burden. The

Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting

comments on the following collection of information was published on

August 28, 1996 [FR 61, page 44385].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before (30 days from date of

publication).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Peter C. Chandler, Office of Motor

Carrier Research and Standards, (202) 366-5763, Federal Highway

Administration, Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,

Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

Title: Financial Responsibility for Motor Carriers of Passengers.

Type of Request: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously

approved collection for which approval has expired.

OMB Control Number: 2125-0518.

Form Number: MCS-90B, MCS-82B.

Affected Public: Insurance and surety companies of motor carriers

of property.

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Abstract: Sections 18 of the Bus Regulatory Reform Act of 1982

(codified at 49 U.S.C. 31138) requires the Secretary of Transportation

to establish regulations to require minimal levels of financial

responsibility for-hire motor carriers of passengers to cover public

liability and property damage. The Endorsement for Motor Carrier

Policies of Insurance for Public Liability (Form MCS-90B) and the Motor

Carrier Public Liability Surety Bond (Form MCS-82B) contain the minimum

amount of information necessary to document that a motor carrier of

passengers has obtained and has in effect the minimum levels of

financial responsibility as set forth in 49 CFR 387.33. The information

within these documents is used by the FHWA and the public to verify

that a motor carrier of passengers has obtained and has in effect the

required minimum levels of financial responsibility.

Estimated Annual Burden: The total annual burden is 105 hours.

Address: Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725-17th Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20503, Attention FHWA Desk Officer.

Comments are invited on: 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; the accuracy of the Department's estimate of the burden of the

proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility

and clarity of the information to be collected; and 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.

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 17, 1997.

Phillip A. Leach,

Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.

[FR Doc. 97-1748 Filed 1-23-97; 8:45 am]

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