Financial Responsibility, Trucking and Freight Forwarding

OMB Control No: 2126-0017	ICR Reference No: 200902-2126-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200512-2126-001
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: 05/08/2009
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 02/27/2009
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2012	36 Months From Approved	05/31/2009
Responses	400,565	0	301,037
Time Burden (Hours)	66,960	0	50,770
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	1,361,000

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Abstract: The forms above are used 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.

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

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	73 FR 71084	11/24/2008
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	74 FR 6203	02/05/2009
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 10

IC Title Form No. Form Name Motor Carrier Automobile Bodily Injury and Property Damage Liability Certificate of Insurance BMC-91 Motor Carrier Automobile Bodily Injury and Property Damage Liaibility Certificate of Insurance Property Broker's Trust Fund Agreement Under 49 U.S.C. 13906 or Notice of Cancellation of the Agreement BMC-85 Property Broker's Trust Fund Agreement Under 49 U.S.C. 13906 or Notice of Cancellation of the Agreement Motor Carrier Cargo Liability Surety Bond Under 49 U.S.C. 13906 BMC-83 Motor Carrier Cargo Liability Surety Bond Under 49 U.S.C. 13906 Motor Carrier Cargo Liability Certificate of Insurance BMC-34 Motor Carrier Cargo Liability Cerrtificate of Insurance Application for Authority to Self-Insure Under 49 U.S.C. 13906 BMC-40 Application for Authority to Self-Insure Under 49 U.S.C. 13906 Property Broker's Surety Bond Under 49 U.S.C. 13906 BMC-84 Property Broker's Surety Bond Under 49 U.S.C. 13906 Motor Carrier Automobile Bodily Injury and Property Damage Liability Certificate of Insurance BMC-91X Motor Carrier Automobile Bodily Injury and Property Damage Liability Certificate of Insurance Notice of Cancellation Motor Carrier Insurance Under 49 U.S.C. 13906 BMC-35 Notice of Cancellation Motor Carrier Insurance Under 49 U.S.C. 13906 Motor Carrier Bobily Injury Liability and Property Damage Liability Surety Bond Under 49 U.S.C. 13906 BMC-82 Motor Carrier Bodily Injury Liability and Property Damage Surety Bond Under 49 U.S.C. 13906 Notice of Cancellation Motor Carrier and Broker's Surety Bonds Under 49 U.S.C. 13906 BMC-36 Notice of Cancellation Motor Carrier and Broker's Surety Bonds Under 49 U.S.C. 13906

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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	400,565	301,037	0	0	99,528	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	66,960	50,770	0	0	16,190	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	1,361,000	0	0	-1,361,000	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: This program adjustment increase of 16,190 annual burden hours [66,960 proposed annual burden hours - 50,770 currently approved annual burden hours = 16,190] is due to an increae in the number of filings from 301,037 to 400,565.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $16,931

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

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

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

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Dorothea Grymes 202-385-2405 [email protected]

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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: 02/27/2009

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