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OMB Control No:
2126-0032
ICR Reference No:
202201-2126-001
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
202007-2126-002
Agency/Subagency:
DOT/FMCSA
Agency Tracking No:
Title:
Annual Report of Class I and Class II Motor Carriers of Property (OMB 2139-0004)
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved with change
Conclusion Date:
11/10/2022
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
05/19/2022
Terms of Clearance:
The agency updated their form and supporting statement.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
11/30/2025
36 Months From Approved
11/30/2022
Responses
35
0
44
Time Burden (Hours)
306
0
387
Cost Burden (Dollars)
34
0
0
Abstract:
The purpose of this request is to renew the currently OMB approved ICR and update the annual burden hour estimate. Form M is required to collect financial, operating, equipment, and employment data from individual motor carriers of property and household goods. All for-hire (common and contract) motor carriers of property with gross annual operating revenue of $3 million or more must file the annual report Form M. Form MP-1 is required to collect financial, operating, equipment, and employment data from individual motor carriers of passengers. All Class I for-hire motor carriers of passengers with gross annual operating revenues of $5 million or more are required to file the annual report Form MP-1. FMCSA has created electronic forms that may be prepared, signed electronically, and submitted to FMCSA via https://ask.fmcsa.dot.gov/app/ask/. However, forms can still be mailed to FMCSA. The data collected is available to users in its original form. The data are not used by the U.S. Department of Transportation, and, based on a comment to a proposed rule finalized on December 17, 2013 (78 FR 76241), the data are no longer used by trucking associations. The agency is also considering how it might remove some of this reporting requirement, consistent with statue, through a separate rulemaking, but the agency needs to renew the Collection of Information now while that process plays out. Insurance companies, consultants, law firms, academia, trade publications and others may use the data to assess industry growth and its impact on the economy, to identify industry changes that may affect national transportation, and to monitor company financial stability. In the past, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) used the data to inform the national annual input-output and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) estimates, to prepare estimates of industry output, and to provide details on inputs to supplement the information on motor carriers of passengers collected by the U.S. Census Bureau. FMCSA is not aware of anyone currently using this information. FMCSA does not use the information collected through either Form M or Form MP-1, nor does it enforce the filing requirements found in part 369. The Agency was not provided the necessary resources to administer the data collection and the financial reports are of little if any value in fulfilling the Agency’s safety mission. FMCSA estimates that the annual burden hour for this information collection has decreased by approximately 78 hours due to decreased Form M and Form MP-1 submissions received by the Agency between 2018 and 2020.
Authorizing Statute(s):
PL:
Pub.L. 104 - 88 109 Stat. 803, 852
Name of Law: ICC Termination Act of 1995
US Code:
49 USC 14123
Name of Law: Financial reporting
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:
86 FR 59446
10/11/2021
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
87 FR 30327
05/18/2022
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
2
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Annual Report Form For Motor Carriers of Passengers
MP-1
Annual Report Form (Class I Motor Carriers of Passengers)
Annual Report of Class I and Class II Motor Carriers of Property (OMB 2139-0004)
Form M
Annual Report of Class I and II Motor Carriers of Property
ICR Summary of Burden
Total Approved
Previously Approved
Change Due to New Statute
Change Due to Agency Discretion
Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses
35
44
0
0
-9
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
306
387
0
0
-81
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
34
0
0
0
34
0
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:
Estimated annual respondents for Form M decreased from 43 in the previously approved ICR to 34 in the current ICR. Estimated annual burden hours for Form M decreased by 78 [306 proposed hours – 387 currently approved hours = -81]. Estimated annual respondents for Form MP-1 stayed the same from 0 in the previously approved ICR to 0 in the current ICR. However, at least one respondent has to be indicated in ROCIS, therefore a total of 35 respondents is shown in the table above. The change in burden hours is due to the decrease in the number of Form M submissions received by the Agency between 2018 and 2020, which has resulted in lower estimates of annual respondents/responses for the upcoming information collection period. FMCSA thus estimates the total cost of an envelope and postage for motor carriers mailing Form M to be $34 ($1.00 × 34 forms). Because FMCSA anticipates 0 (zero) Form MP-1 submissions during the information collection period, there are zero mailing costs associated with Form MP-1. The annual costs to respondents in the previous ICR renewal was not previously reported in the burden table.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$79
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:
Jeff Secrist 202 385-2367 jeff.secrist@dot.gov
Common Form ICR:
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:
(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
(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;
(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
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.
Certification Date:
05/19/2022
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