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: Office of the Secretary, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), 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 ICRs

describe the nature of the information collections and their expected

burden. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period

soliciting comments on the following information collection was

published on May 26, 1998 (63 FR 28548-28549).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 30, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Marian Lee, Office of Motor

Carrier Information Analysis, (202) 358-7051, Federal Highway

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

Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.,

e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Federal Highway Administration

Title: Financial Responsibility, Trucking and Freight Forwarding.

OMB Number: 2125-0570.

Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Motor carriers, freight forwarders, and brokers.

Abstract: The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to register

for-hire motor carriers of regulated

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commodities under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 13902, surface freight

forwarders under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 13903, and property

brokers under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 13904. These persons may

conduct transportation services only if they are registered pursuant to

49 U.S.C. 13901. The Secretary has delegated authority pertaining to

these registrations to the FHWA. Registration remains valid only as

long as the transportation entities maintain, on file with the FHWA,

evidence of the required levels of insurance coverage pursuant to 49

U.S.C. 13906. Regulations governing financial responsibility

requirements are found at 49 CFR part 387. Forms BMC-91, 91x and 82

provide evidence of the required coverage for bodily injury and

property damage (BI&PD) liability. Forms BMC-34 and 83 establish

compliance with cargo liability requirements. Forms BMC-84 and 85 are

filed by brokers to comply with the requirement for a $10,000 surety

bond or trust fund agreement. Forms BMC-35, 36, and 85 cancel prior

filings. Forms BMC-90 and 32 are endorsements which must be attached to

BI&PD and cargo insurance policies, respectively, but are not filed

with the FHWA. Motor carriers can also apply to self-insure BI&PD and/

or cargo liability in lieu of filing certificates of insurance or

surety bonds with the FHWA. Form BMC-40 is the application used to

apply for self-insurance authority.

Estimated Total Annual Burden: The estimated total annual burden is

200 hours for the BMC-40 based on 5 filings per year. The estimated

total annual burden for all of the other forms is 30,000 hours based on

180,000 filings per year.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, within 30 days, to the Office of Information

and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725-17th

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention DOT 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.

A comment to OMB is best assured of having its full effect if OMB

receives it within 30 days of publication.

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 26, 1998.

Vanester M. Williams,

Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.

[FR Doc. 98-29122 Filed 10-29-98; 8:45 am]

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