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Information Collection Request

FMCSA Registration/Update(s)

ICR 201912-2126-003 · OMB 2126-0051 · Active

Forms and Documents
Document
Name
Status
Form and Instruction
 Modified
Supporting Statement A
2020-01-03
Supplementary Document
2019-12-31
Supplementary Document
2019-12-30
Supplementary Document
2019-12-30
Supplementary Document
2019-12-30
Supplementary Document
2019-12-30
Supplementary Document
2019-12-30
Supplementary Document
2019-12-30
Supplementary Document
2019-12-30
Supplementary Document
2019-12-30
IC Document Collections
IC ID
Document
Title
Status
199737 Modified
ICR Details
2126-0051 201912-2126-003
Active 201610-2126-002
DOT/FMCSA
FMCSA Registration/Update(s)
Extension without change of a currently approved collection   No
Regular
Approved without change 04/07/2020
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 01/16/2020
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
04/30/2023 36 Months From Approved 04/30/2020
51,875 0 627,264
69,513 0 205,412
2,942,464 0 0
This information collection request is a renewal for mandatory reporting which applies to new registrants that are subject to FMCSA’s licensing, registration, and certification regulations. Form MCSA-1 is an interactive, online form that allows users to see and complete only sections that are applicable to their specific operation(s). There is no paper version of Form MCSA-1; users must complete the form online, accessible via the Unified Registration System (URS). Form MCSA-1 requests information to identify the applicant, the nature and scope of its proposed operations, safety-related details, and information regarding the drivers and vehicles it plans to use in U.S. operations. The information on Form MCSA-1 is collected only at initial registration (i.e., it is a one-time collection of information). New registrants seeking initial operating authority with FMCSA must fill out Form MCSA-1. Every interstate and intrastate hazardous material motor carrier operating commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) is required to register with FMCSA to obtain a USDOT Number. Most for-hire carriers are also required to file a separate application for operating authority. Existing registrants seeking additional authorities must use forms from the OP-1 series, including OP-1, OP-1(P), OP-1(FF), and OP-1(NNA). New and existing Mexico-domiciled carriers must apply for authority using Form OP-1(MX). FMCSA and the States use registration information collected via Form MCSA-1 to track motor carriers, freight forwarders, brokers, and other entities they regulate. Registering motor carriers is essential to being able to identify carriers so that their safety performance can be tracked and evaluated. The data make it possible to link individual trucks to the responsible motor carrier, thus implementing the mandate under 49 U.S.C. 31136(a)(1) to ensure that CMVs are maintained and operated safely. Registration information collected via Form MCSA-1 informs prioritization of the Agency’s activities and aids in assessing and statistically analyzing the safety outcomes of those activities.
US Code: 49 USC 13908 Name of Law: Registration and other reforms
  
None
Not associated with rulemaking
  84 FR 84000 09/11/2019
84 FR 71523 12/27/2019
No
1
IC Title Form No. Form Name
FMCSA Registration/Update(s) MCSA-1 FMCSA Registration/Update(s)
  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 51,875 627,264 0 0 -575,389 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 69,513 205,412 0 0 -135,899 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 2,942,464 0 0 0 2,942,464 0
No
No
The decrease in estimated burden hours is a direct result of the decreased estimate of annual responses. In the original iteration of this ICR, it was expected that Phase II of URS would move forward according to schedule, which would require all entities subject to FMCSA licensing and registration requirements (both new and existing registrants, an estimated 627,264 per year) to apply for additional authorities and submit biennial update information via URS. However, due to delays in rolling out Phase II of URS, existing registrants must still use the OP-1 series of forms to apply for additional authorities and the MCS-150 to submit their biennial updates. Thus, only new registrants (an estimated 51,875 per year, based on the calculations in the current supporting statement) are required to submit Form MCSA-1. FMCSA is assuming that this will be the case for the 3-year period covered by this ICR. This has resulted in a decrease in the estimated number of annual MCSA-1 responses of 575,389 (51,875 estimated annual responses in the current iteration of this ICR – 627,264 estimated annual responses in the previous iteration of this ICR = −575,389).
$5,717,460
No
    Yes
    Yes
No
No
No
Uncollected
Jeff Secrist 202 385-2367 jeff.secrist@dot.gov
  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:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    (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;
 
 
 
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.
01/16/2020