DOT's Form Frenzy: Comment on the Paperwork Pile
Published Date: 12/8/2025
Notice
Summary
The Department of Transportation wants your thoughts on a new paperwork plan that affects anyone who provides info to the agency. They’re asking for comments by January 7, 2026, before the Office of Management and Budget decides if the plan moves forward. This process helps keep paperwork fair and manageable, with no new costs announced yet.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
DOT feedback request creates time burden
The Department of Transportation plans a one-time information collection called the Fast Track Generic Clearance to gather qualitative feedback. The notice says the Affected Public includes Individuals and Households, Businesses and Organizations, and State, Local or Tribal Governments, with an estimated 240,000 respondents, 80,000 annual responses, and 60,000 total annual burden hours.
You aren’t required to reply without OMB number
DOT notes that under law a respondent is not required to respond to an information collection unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The ICR lists OMB Control Number 2104-0573 for this Fast Track Generic Clearance.
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