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OMB Control No: 2126-0026	ICR Reference No: 202004-2126-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201703-2126-003
Agency/Subagency: DOT/FMCSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Training Certification for Drivers of Longer Combination Vehicles
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 06/26/2020
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/07/2020
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2023	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2020
Responses	50,708	0	59,684
Time Burden (Hours)	4,244	0	5,565
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	7,035,160

Abstract: Drivers are required to present a Driver-Training Certificate (DT Certificate) to prospective employers to prove they are certified to drive Longer Combination Vehicles (LCVs). Motor carriers must not allow drivers to operate LCVs without ensuring the drivers have been properly trained in accordance with the requirements under 49 CFR part 380. The DT Certificate provides this assurance. While carriers must verify that a driver has proper training before allowing the driver to operate an LCV, it is up to the driver to obtain the required training. Motor carriers must maintain a copy of the LCV DT Certificate in the driver qualification (DQ) file, required by 49 CFR § 380.401(b). During an investigative review, motor carriers responsible for the operation of LCVs must be able to show Federal or State enforcement officials that drivers responsible for operating such LCVs are certified to do so, based on the training certificate in their DQ files. This IC is mandatory reporting and recordkeeping and requires the completion and signing of a DT Certificate. The data collected is on the certificate that the trainer creates. The training provider must provide a training certificate or diploma to the entry-level driver. If an employer is the training provider, the employer must provide a training certificate or diploma to the entry-level driver. 49 CFR § 380.513 states that the training certificate or diploma must contain the following seven items of information: (a) date of certificate issuance; (b) name of training provider; (c) mailing address of training provider; (d) name of driver; (e) a statement that the driver has completed training in driver qualification requirements, hours of service of drivers, driver wellness, and whistleblower protection requirements; (f) the printed name of the person attesting that the driver has received the required training; and (g) the signature of the person attesting that the driver has received the required training. Motor carriers may maintain the required certificate electronically or via paper copy. Generally, DQ files must be maintained at the motor carriers’ principal place of business—the training certificate must be included in the DQ file. This IC requires zero percent (0%) of the DT Certificate to be submitted electronically. The DT Certificate is required to be completed only once for each LCV driver; the LCV training certification does not expire. FMCSA has limited the collection of information to the time when it is most relevant to evaluate a driver’s qualifications to operate a LCV. If this collection of information were conducted less frequently, FMCSA and State enforcement officials would be unable to determine if a driver is qualified to safely operate a LCV in accordance with part 380 during an investigative review or a roadside inspection. The DT Certificate provides proof that the driver completed requisite training and ensures that the driver is qualified to safely operate an LCV on the Nation’s highways.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 49 USC 31307 Name of Law: Minimum training requirements for operators of longer combination vehicles

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	84 FR 69449	12/18/2019
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	85 FR 22244	04/21/2020
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	50,708	59,684	-8,976
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	4,244	5,565	-1,321
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	7,035,160	-7,035,160

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The number of respondents has decreased from 59,684 to 50,708, and the annual burden hours has decreased from 5,575 to 4,244. This ICR is adjusted to correct an overestimated growth rate for new drivers requiring LCV DT Certificates, overestimated burden costs, and incorrect inclusion of training costs as a paperwork requirement. The Agency discovered that it misstated the growth rate obtained from the BLS website for the number of new drivers requiring LCV DT Certificates. The results of that mistake over-estimated the number of new drivers, annual burden hours, hours for preparing training certificates, number of drivers who undergo the hiring process, number of respondents, number of responses, and costs to respondents. This ICR corrects and updates the affected areas, resulting in several reductions. Separately, the currently approved version of this IC incorrectly accounted for the cost, $7,035,160, to complete the LCV Driver-Training Program. Training is not considered to be an information collection burden. For this updated version of the ICR, the Agency is removing the cost associated with training. Instead, FMCSA has calculated the labor costs associated with the LCV driver training recordkeeping requirements. The annual cost burden is estimated to be $135,734.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: Pearlie Robinson 202 366-4325 pearlie.robinson@dot.gov

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