95-1629. Single State Insurance Registration [Petition of Lee's Permit Service, et al.]

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 14 (Monday, January 23, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 4397]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-1629]



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INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION

49 CFR Part 1023

[Ex Parte No. MC-100 (Sub-No. 6)]


Single State Insurance Registration [Petition of Lee's Permit 
Service, et al.]

AGENCY: Interstate Commerce Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule; withdrawal.

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SUMMARY: The Commission is withdrawing its proposal to provide 
registration procedures tailored to the operations of carriers under 
temporary authorities. On evaluating the public comments on its 
proposal, the Commission has determined that the proposed procedures 
are unnecessary.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kenneth H. Schwartz, [phone] or 
Joseph H. Dettmar, [phone]. [TDD for the hearing impaired: (202) 
927-5721.]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In response to a petition jointly filed by 
motor carrier consulting companies Lee's Permit Service and Little 
Debby's Tag Service, the Commission proposed to amend the Single State 
Registration System (SSRS) rules it had promulgated in Single State 
Insurance Registration, 9 I.C.C.2d 610 (1993). Petitioners had stated 
that delays by States in issuing registration receipts for new grants 
of emergency temporary authority or temporary authority had in turn 
delayed initiation of service, thereby diminishing or negating the 
usefulness of those authorities.
    To address this problem, the Commission proposed expedited 
registration procedures for carriers operating under temporary 
authorities. The Commission published notice of its proposal in the 
Federal Register on May 25, 1994 (59 FR 27002) and invited interested 
parties to submit comments.
    The Commission received comments from the National Conference of 
State Transportation Specialists and the National Association of 
Regulatory Utility Commissioners, among others, opposing the proposed 
regulations. It received only a few terse comments in favor of the 
regulations. No commenters cited any specific examples of delays by 
States in issuing registration receipts. The Commission concludes that 
the comments do not show that the procedures under the rules currently 
in effect pose problems for motor carriers. Rather, it appears that the 
States are resolving any problems they encounter in the incipient 
stages of the registration program and that modification of the 
registration regulations is unnecessary. The Commission is therefore 
withdrawing the proposed rules and discontinuing the proceeding.
    Additional information is contained in the Commission's decision. 
To obtain a copy of the full decision, write to, call, or pick up in 
person from: Office of the Secretary, Room 2215, Interstate Commerce 
Commission, 1201 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20423. 
Telephone: [phone]. [Assistance for the hearing impaired is 
available through TDD service [phone].]
    This action will not significantly affect either the quality of the 
human environment or the conservation of energy resources.

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 10321 and 11506; 5 U.S.C. 553.

    Decided: January 9, 1995.

    By the Commission, Chairman McDonald, Vice Chairman Morgan, and 
Commissioners Simmons and Owen.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-1629 Filed 1-20-95; 8:45 am]
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