FMCSA registers for-hire motor
carriers of regulated commodities and of passengers, surface
freight forwarders, property brokers, and certain Mexico-domiciled
motor carriers, as mandatory reporting. These motor carriers may
conduct transportation services in the United States only if they
are registered with FMCSA. FMCSA is still accepting forms OP-1,
OP-1(P), OP-1(FF), and OP-1(NNA) for existing registrants wishing
to apply for additional authorities. FMCSA requires Form OP-1(MX)
for Mexico-domiciled carriers that wish to operate beyond the U.S.
municipalities on the U.S.-Mexico border and their commercial
zones. Information collected through these forms, as an ICR
extension, aids FMCSA in determining the type of operation a
company may run, the cargo it may carry, and the resulting level of
insurance coverage the applicant will be required to obtain and
maintain to continue its operating authority. The OP-1 series
requests information on the applicant’s familiarity with relevant
safety requirements, the applicant’s willingness to comply with
those requirements during its operations, and the applicant’s
willingness to meet any specific statutory and regulatory
requirements applicable to its proposed operations. FMCSA also uses
information from these forms to prepare (for each applicant) a
public notice of the registration application, which is published
in the “FMCSA Register.” Publication of this notice initiates a
10-day period during which an interested party may file a complaint
seeking denial of the registration on a limited number of statutory
grounds. Effective December 12, 2015, OP-1 series forms, with the
exception of OP-1(MX), can only be used to apply for additional
authorities, not for initial registration with FMCSA. These forms
request information to identify the applicant, the nature and scope
of its proposed operations, a narrative description of the
applicant’s safety policies and procedures, and information
regarding the drivers and vehicles it plans to use in U.S.
operations. There is no requirement for the OP-1, OP-1(P),
OP-1(FF), and OP-1(NNA) forms be filed on a periodic basis. The
forms are filed on an “as needed” basis. Since the rollout of URS
Phase I, the sole purpose of these forms is to allow existing
registrants to apply for additional authorities. A new OP-1(MX)
application form is currently required only if a Mexico-domiciled
carrier wishes to extend the scope of its authority or is applying
for new authority.
The current iteration of this
ICR estimated the average annual burden to be 162,476 annual burden
hours, with 81,209 total annual respondents. For this renewal, the
estimated average annual burden is an increase to 318,656 with
total average annual 159,312 respondents. The annual burden hourly
increase of 156,180 is due to the increase in average annual
respondents that registered from 2020-2022 and were required to
obtain operating authority registration. The average number of
entities which registered in the three-year period 2020 and 2022
increased by 96 percent compared to the number that registered 2017
through 2019. This was used to build the estimates for 2024, 2025
and 2026. Table 26 details the changes in burden estimates.
$49,123,837
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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.
Form OP-1(NNA) IC5: OP-1(NNA)
Justification for Non-Substantive Changes for 2126-0016 08.25.25.docx
30-Day FR for 2126-0016 (89FR38219).pdf
49 U.S.C. 13904.doc
IC5: OP-1(NNA)