The collection has been approved for a period of 18 months due to noncompliance with the Government Paperwork Elimination Act. Upon resubmission, the agency shall allow an electronic submission option or provide a memo to OMB/OIRA on their timeline to reach GPEA compliance. Further, the agency shall assess if questions from Form M can be eliminated to lower its burden. This assessment will be in consultation with the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The results of this assessmen will be included in the supporting documents upon resubmission.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
09/30/2020
36 Months From Approved
02/28/2019
98
0
308
865
0
2,772
38,870
0
308
The purpose of this request is two-fold. The request is first to renew the OMB approval of the mandatory use of Form M, the "Class I & II Motor Carriers of Property and Household Goods Annual Report." The annual report is used to collect financial, operating, equipment and employment data from individual motor carriers of property and household goods.
Class I and Class II motor carriers of property are required to file Form M. Class I carriers are those with $10 million or more average annual gross transportation operating revenue (including interstate and intrastate), and Class II motor carriers are those with $3 million or more, but less than $10 million in operating revenue (including interstate and intrastate).
The 2nd purpose of this request is to revise the ICR to incorporate the already OMB approved âAnnual Report of Class I Motor Carriers of Passengersâ ICR, OMB Control No. 2126-0031 (which is due to expire October 31, 2020), for mandatory use of the MP-1 Form, the âAnnual Report Form (Motor Carriers of Passengers)â with this ICR. As a result of the ICR merge, FMCSA proposes to rename the 2126-0032 ICR as the âAnnual Report of Class I and Class II For-Hire Motor Carriersâ ICR. After OMB approval of the merged ICR, FMCSA proposes to submit a request to withdraw the previously approved âAnnual Report of Class I Motor Carriers of Passengersâ ICR, OMB Control No. 2126-0031.
Class I motor carriers of passengers are required to file Form MP-1. Class I carriers are those with $5 million or more in operating revenue.
The data collected will be available to users in its original form. The data is not used by the DOT. 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. The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) also uses the data to inform the national annual input-output and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) estimates. And BEA uses the data to prepare estimates of industry output and provide details on inputs to supplement the information on motor carriers of passengers collected by the U.S. Census Bureau.
The program adjustment decrease of 1,908 estimated annual burden hours [2,772 currently approved hours â 864 proposed hours] for information collection 1 (Form M) is due to updated information and estimates of the number of responses. The updated estimate of the number respondents decreased from 308 in the previously approved ICR to 96. No program adjustments were made for information collection 2 (Form MP-2).
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.
Form Form M Annual Report of Class I and Class II Motor Carriers of Property (OMB 2139-0004)
30-Day FR for 2126-0032.pdf
PRA-2126-0032 SS Form M and MP1 2.22.19.docx
49 CFR 369.Report of Motor Carriers.doc
Annual Report of Class I and Class II Motor Carriers of Property (OMB 2139-0004)