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OMB Control No: 2126-0017	ICR Reference No: 202410-2126-001
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202208-2126-003
Agency/Subagency: DOT/FMCSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Financial Responsibility, Trucking and Freight Forwarding
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 11/20/2025
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 05/05/2025
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2028	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2025
Responses	290,345	0	290,345
Time Burden (Hours)	49,722	0	49,439
Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,445	0	1,445

Abstract: FMCSA is seeking approval of revision of the ICR. This ICR has two collection periods. The first period covers the six months prior to the implementation of the Broker and Freight Forward Financial Responsibility Final Rule. There are no changes to the respondents, responses, burden hours or annual burden costs for this period. The second collection period covers the 2.5 years following the implementation of the Broker and Freight Forward Financial Responsibility Final Rule. This collection period has 200,147 respondents, 290,345 responses, 49,722 annual burden hours and a total annual burden cost of $1,725,372. This program change increase, to the existing ICR of 283 hours is due to updates made to three forms, BMC-36, BMC-84, and BMC-85 due to the implementation of the Broker and Freight Forwarder Financial Responsibility Final Rule. This ICR consists of 11 forms/ICs: IC-1, form BMC-91, IC-2: BMC-91X, IC-3: BMC-34, IC-4: BMC-82, IC-5: BMC-83, IC-6: BMC-84, IC-7: BMC-85, IC-8: BMC-35, IC-9: BMC-36, IC-10: BMC-IC-11: BMC-32. These mandatory forms are used annually for reporting purposes, by for-hire motor carriers, freight forwarders and brokers to meet the statutory requirement to submit evidence of financial responsibility prior to their registration by the FMCSA as condition for continuation of their registration. The ICR allows the FMCSA to ensure the public is protected and will be compensated for claims involving bodily injury and property damage, or loss or damage to household goods, respectively, within the limits prescribed by FMCSA. The ICR enforces the filing of surety bonds or trust fund agreements to help ensure that motor carriers and shippers are protected against non-performance of the broker’s or freight forwarder’s legal obligations. Insurance companies can be held liable for any damages that may occur to the public (up to the limits of the policy), and to supersede any exclusions or limitations which may be contained in the insured motor carrier’s or freight forwarder’s policy. Additionally, FMCSA can make a determination regarding whether an entity qualifies for the grant of self-insurance authority.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 49 USC 13904 Name of Law: Registration of brokers
   US Code: 49 USC 13903 Name of Law: Registration of freight forwarders
   US Code: 49 USC 13906 Name of Law: Security of motor carriers, motor private carriers, brokers, and freight forwarders
   US Code: 49 USC 13902 Name of Law: Registration of motor carriers
   US Code: 49 USC 13901 Name of Law: Requirement for registration

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:
	90 FR 720	01/06/2025
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 17990	04/30/2025
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	290,345	290,345	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	49,722	49,439	283
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,445	1,445	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: The currently approved ICR has 200,147 respondents, 290,345 responses, 49,439 annual burden hours. The proposed revision of BMC-84 (IC-6), BMC-85 (IC-7) and BMC-36 (IC-9) slightly increases the annual burden hours to 49,722 hours, an increase of 283 hours. The corresponding cost increased from $1,514,300 to $1,725,372. This increase is due to a 2-minute increase in the amount of time it would take to complete the revised forms and the use of updated BLS wage data.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $21,530,000

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: Ana Alvarez 202 366-0401 ana.alvarez@dot.gov

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