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Listening Sessions
In addition to the submission of
written comments, members of the
CCAM Workgroup on TA will also
conduct up to five ‘‘Listening Sessions‘‘
during meetings hosted by national
organizations being held across the
country. Organizations interested in
hosting a listening session on TA in
human service transportation
coordination, should submit a written
request to unitedweride@fta.dot.gov no
later than May 1, 2005. Date and times
for listening sessions will be posted at
unitedweride@fta.dot.gov.
Dated: March 3, 2005.
Jennifer L. Dorn,
FTA Administrator.
[FR Doc. 05–4609 Filed 3–8–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
Prevention of Alcohol Misuse and
Prohibited Drug Use in Transit
Operations
Federal Transit Administration
(FTA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of random drug and
alcohol testing rates.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
random testing rates for employers
subject to the Federal Transit
Administration’s (FTA) drug and
alcohol rules.
DATES: Effective Date: March 9, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerry
Powers, Drug and Alcohol Program
Manager for the Office of Safety and
Security, (202) 366–2896 (telephone)
and (202) 366–z7951 (fax). Electronic
access to this and other documents
concerning FTA’s drug and alcohol
testing rules may be obtained through
the FTA World Wide Web home page at
https://www.fta.dot.gov, click on ‘‘Safety
and Security.’’
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FTA
required large transit employers to begin
drug and alcohol testing employees
performing safety-sensitive functions on
January 1, 1995, and to begin reporting
annually by March 15 of each year
beginning in 1996. The annual reporting
includes the number of such employees
who had a verified positive for the use
of prohibited drugs, and the number of
such employees who tested positive for
the misuse of alcohol. Small employers
commenced their FTA-required testing
on January 1, 1996, and began reporting
the same information as the large
employers beginning March 15, 1997.
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The 1994 rules, which were updated on
August 1, 2001, established a random
testing rate for prohibited drugs and the
misuse of alcohol.
The rules require that employers
conduct random drug tests at a rate
equivalent to at least 50 percent of their
total number of safety-sensitive
employees for prohibited drug use and
at least 25 percent for the misuse of
alcohol. The rules provide that the drug
random testing rate may be lowered to
25 percent if the ‘‘positive rate’’ for the
entire transit industry is less than one
percent for two preceding consecutive
years. Once lowered, it may be raised to
50 percent if the positive rate equals or
exceeds one percent for any one year
(‘‘positive rate’’ means the number of
positive results for random drug tests
conducted under 49 CFR 655.45 plus
the number of refusals of random tests
required by 49 CFR 655.49, divided by
the total number of random drug tests,
plus the number of refusals of random
tests required by 49 CFR 655.)
The alcohol provisions provide that
the random rate may be lowered to 10
percent if the ‘‘violation rate’’ for the
entire transit industry is less than .5
percent for two consecutive years. It
will remain at 25 percent if the
‘‘violation rate’’ is equal to or greater
than .5 percent but less than one
percent, and it will be raised to 50
percent if the ‘‘violation rate’’ is one
percent or greater for any one year
(‘‘violation rate’’ means the number of
covered employees found during
random tests given under 49 CFR 655.45
to have an alcohol concentration of .04
or greater, plus the number of
employees who refuse a random test
required by 49 CFR 655.49, divided by
the total reported number of random
alcohol tests plus the total number of
refusals of random tests required by 49
CFR 655.)
In 2004, the FTA required a random
drug testing rate of 50 percent of the
total number of their ‘‘safety-sensitive’’
employees for prohibited drugs based
on the ‘‘positive rate’’ for random drug
test data from 2001 and 2002. FTA has
received and analyzed the latest
available data (CY2003) from a
representative sample of transit
employers. Because the random drug
rate was not lower than 1.0 percent for
the two preceding consecutive years
(1.05 percent for 2002 and 0.96 percent
for 2003), the random drug testing rate
will remain at 50 percent for 2005.
In 2004, the FTA retained the random
alcohol testing rate of 10 percent
(reduced previously from 25 percent)
based on the ‘‘positive rate’’ for random
alcohol test data from 2002 and 2003.
Because the random alcohol violation
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rate was again lower than .5 percent for
the two preceding consecutive years
(0.22 for 2002 and 0.20 percent for
2003), the random alcohol testing rate
will remain at 10 percent for 2005.
FTA detailed reports on the drug and
alcohol testing data collected from
transit employers may be obtained from
the Office of Safety and Security,
Federal Transit Administration, 400
Seventh Street, SW., Room 9301,
Washington, DC 20590, (202) 366–2896
or at https://transit-safety.volpe.dot.gov/
Publications.
Issued On: March 3, 2005.
Jennifer L. Dorn,
Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA–2005–20428; Notice 1]
Hankook Tire America Corp., Receipt
of Petition for Decision of
Inconsequential Noncompliance
Hankook Tire America Corp.
(Hankook Tire) has determined that
certain tires it produced in 2003 and
2004 do not comply with S6.5(d) of 49
CFR 571.119, Federal Motor Vehicle
Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 119, New
pneumatic tires for vehicles other than
passenger cars.
Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 30118(d) and
30120(h), Hankook Tire has petitioned
for a determination that this
noncompliance is inconsequential to
motor vehicle safety and has filed an
appropriate report pursuant to 49 CFR
Part 573, ‘‘Defect and Noncompliance
Reports.’’
This notice of receipt of an
application is published under 49
U.S.C. 30118 and 30120 and does not
represent any agency decision or other
exercise of judgment concerning the
merits of the application.
A total of approximately 41,716 tires
are involved, which were produced
during the period April 1, 2003 through
December 20, 2004. S6.5(d) of FMVSS
No. 119 requires that the maximum load
rating and corresponding inflation
pressure of the tires be marked on the
tire in both English and metric units.
The noncompliant tires do not have the
metric markings.
Hankook believes that the
noncompliance is inconsequential to
motor vehicle safety and that no
corrective action is warranted. Hankook
states that the noncompliance does not
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
Prevention of Alcohol Misuse and Prohibited Drug Use in Transit
Operations
AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of random drug and alcohol testing rates.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the random testing rates for employers
subject to the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) drug and alcohol
rules.
DATES: Effective Date: March 9, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerry Powers, Drug and Alcohol Program
Manager for the Office of Safety and Security, (202) 366-2896
(telephone) and (202) 366-z7951 (fax). Electronic access to this and
other documents concerning FTA's drug and alcohol testing rules may be
obtained through the FTA World Wide Web home page at https://
www.fta.dot.gov, click on ``Safety and Security.''
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FTA required large transit employers to
begin drug and alcohol testing employees performing safety-sensitive
functions on January 1, 1995, and to begin reporting annually by March
15 of each year beginning in 1996. The annual reporting includes the
number of such employees who had a verified positive for the use of
prohibited drugs, and the number of such employees who tested positive
for the misuse of alcohol. Small employers commenced their FTA-required
testing on January 1, 1996, and began reporting the same information as
the large employers beginning March 15, 1997. The 1994 rules, which
were updated on August 1, 2001, established a random testing rate for
prohibited drugs and the misuse of alcohol.
The rules require that employers conduct random drug tests at a
rate equivalent to at least 50 percent of their total number of safety-
sensitive employees for prohibited drug use and at least 25 percent for
the misuse of alcohol. The rules provide that the drug random testing
rate may be lowered to 25 percent if the ``positive rate'' for the
entire transit industry is less than one percent for two preceding
consecutive years. Once lowered, it may be raised to 50 percent if the
positive rate equals or exceeds one percent for any one year
(``positive rate'' means the number of positive results for random drug
tests conducted under 49 CFR 655.45 plus the number of refusals of
random tests required by 49 CFR 655.49, divided by the total number of
random drug tests, plus the number of refusals of random tests required
by 49 CFR 655.)
The alcohol provisions provide that the random rate may be lowered
to 10 percent if the ``violation rate'' for the entire transit industry
is less than .5 percent for two consecutive years. It will remain at 25
percent if the ``violation rate'' is equal to or greater than .5
percent but less than one percent, and it will be raised to 50 percent
if the ``violation rate'' is one percent or greater for any one year
(``violation rate'' means the number of covered employees found during
random tests given under 49 CFR 655.45 to have an alcohol concentration
of .04 or greater, plus the number of employees who refuse a random
test required by 49 CFR 655.49, divided by the total reported number of
random alcohol tests plus the total number of refusals of random tests
required by 49 CFR 655.)
In 2004, the FTA required a random drug testing rate of 50 percent
of the total number of their ``safety-sensitive'' employees for
prohibited drugs based on the ``positive rate'' for random drug test
data from 2001 and 2002. FTA has received and analyzed the latest
available data (CY2003) from a representative sample of transit
employers. Because the random drug rate was not lower than 1.0 percent
for the two preceding consecutive years (1.05 percent for 2002 and 0.96
percent for 2003), the random drug testing rate will remain at 50
percent for 2005.
In 2004, the FTA retained the random alcohol testing rate of 10
percent (reduced previously from 25 percent) based on the ``positive
rate'' for random alcohol test data from 2002 and 2003. Because the
random alcohol violation rate was again lower than .5 percent for the
two preceding consecutive years (0.22 for 2002 and 0.20 percent for
2003), the random alcohol testing rate will remain at 10 percent for
2005.
FTA detailed reports on the drug and alcohol testing data collected
from transit employers may be obtained from the Office of Safety and
Security, Federal Transit Administration, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Room
9301, Washington, DC 20590, (202) 366-2896 or at https://transit-
safety.volpe.dot.gov/Publications.
Issued On: March 3, 2005.
Jennifer L. Dorn,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 05-4532 Filed 3-8-05; 8:45 am]
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