Feds Want Comments on Bad Driver Database Paperwork
Published Date: 3/28/2025
Notice
Summary
The Department of Transportation wants to keep collecting info for the National Driver Register, which helps track drivers with serious violations. This affects states and agencies that share or use driver info, and they’re asking for your thoughts by May 27, 2025. No big costs or changes are planned—just making sure the info collection keeps running smoothly.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
States Must Query National Driver Register
All 50 States and the District of Columbia must continue to use the National Driver Register (NDR) and submit an inquiry to the NDR for every driver's license applicant before issuing a license. NHTSA estimates 51 respondents (the 50 States and DC), average annual maintenance burden of 265 hours and $8,700 per State, and a total annual burden of 13,763 hours and $467,347 in labor costs across all States.
Who May Receive NDR Information
Authorized users may receive NDR information from a State driver licensing agency for transportation safety purposes. The document explicitly lists employers of motor vehicle operators and locomotive operators, the Federal Aviation Administration, the U.S. Coast Guard, the National Transportation Safety Board, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, air carriers, and individuals being vetted for national security or Federal employment.
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