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Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 52 / Monday, March 17, 2008 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary
[Docket No. DOT–OST–2008–0088]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Request for Comments;
Clearance of Renewal Approval of
Information Collection: Procedures for
Transportation Drug and Alcohol
Testing Program
AGENCY:
Office of the Secretary (OST),
DOT.
Notice and request for
comments.
ACTION:
The OST invite public
comments about our intention to request
the Office of Management and Budget’s
(OMB) approval to renew an
information collection. The collection
involves Transportation Drug and
Alcohol Testing. The information to be
collected will be used to document tests
conducted and actions taken to ensure
safety in the workplace and/or is
necessary because under the Omnibus
Transportation Employee Testing Act of
1991, DOT is required to implement a
drug and alcohol testing program in
various transportation-related
industries. We are required to publish
this notice in the Federal Register by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Please submit comments by May
16, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Federal eRulemaking Portal:
Go to https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for
submitting comments.
Mail or Hand Delivery: U.S.
Department of Transportation, Dockets
Management Facility, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., West Building, Room
W12–140, Washington, DC 20590. Fax:
202–493–2251.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bohdan Baczara, (202) 366–6364, Office
of Drug and Alcohol Policy and
Compliance, Office of the Secretary,
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue, SE., Room W62–
317, Washington, DC 20590. Office
hours are from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Procedures for Transportation
Drug and Alcohol Testing Program.
OMB Control No: 2105–0529.
Background: Under the Omnibus
Transportation Employee Testing Act of
1991, DOT is required to implement a
drug and alcohol testing program in
various transportation-related
industries. This specific requirement is
elaborated in 49 CFR part 40,
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Procedures for Transportation
Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing
Programs. Included in this program are
the U.S. Department of Transportation
Alcohol Testing Form (ATF) and the
DOT Drug and Alcohol Testing
Management Information System (MIS)
Data Collection Form. The ATF includes
the employee’s name, the type of test
taken, the date of the test, and the name
of the employer. Custody and control is
essential to the basic purpose of the
alcohol testing program. Data on each
test is conducted, including test results,
are necessary to document test
conducted and actions taken to ensure
safety in the workplace.
The MIS form includes employerspecific drug and alcohol testing
information such as the reason for the
test and the cumulative number of
results. The MIS data is used by each of
the affected DOT Agencies (i.e., Federal
Aviation Administration, Federal
Transit Administration, Federal
Railroad Administration, Federal Motor
Carrier Safety Administration, and the
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration) and the United States
Coast Guard when calculating their
random testing rates. Provide
information for the following sections
that most effectively describe the nature
and estimates for your particular
collection.
Respondents: This information will be
used by transportation employers,
Department representatives, and a
variety of service agents. Estimated total
number of respondents are 2,783,195.
Frequency: The information will be
collected annually.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 695,300.
Public Comments Invited: You are
asked to comment on any aspect of this
information collection, including: (1)
Whether the proposed collection is
necessary for DOT’s proper
performance, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of the Department’s
estimated burden of the proposed
information collection; (3) ways for the
DOT to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the collected information; and
(4) ways that the burden could be
minimized without reducing the quality
of the collected information on
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
The agency will summarize and/or
include your comments in the request
for OMB’s clearance of this information
collection.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended;
and 49 CFR 1.48.
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Issued on: March 11, 2008.
Donna K. Seymour,
Associate Chief Information Officer, IT Policy
Oversight.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA 2008–0032]
Insurance Cost Information Regulation
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces
publication by NHTSA of the 2008 text
and data for the annual insurance cost
information booklet that all car dealers
must make available to prospective
purchasers, pursuant to 49 CFR 582.4.
This information is intended to assist
prospective purchasers in comparing
differences in passenger vehicle
collision loss experience that could
affect auto insurance costs.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons may
obtain a copy of this booklet or read
background documents by going to
https://regulations.dot.gov at any time or
to Room W12–140 on the ground level
of the West Building, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between
9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal Holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Carlita Ballard, Office of International
Policy, Fuel Economy and Consumer
Programs, NHTSA, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
Ms. Ballard’s telephone number is (202)
366–0846. Her fax number is (202) 493–
2990.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to section 201(e) of the Motor Vehicle
Information and Cost Savings Act, 15
U.S.C. 1941(e), on March 5, 1993, 58 FR
12545, the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA)
amended 49 CFR part 582, Insurance
Cost Information Regulation, to require
all dealers of automobiles to distribute
to prospective customers information
that compares differences in insurance
costs of different makes and models of
passenger cars based on differences in
damage susceptibility.
Pursuant to 49 CFR 582.4, all
automobile dealers are required to make
available to prospective purchasers
booklets that include this comparative
information as well as certain
mandatory explanatory text that is set
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary
[Docket No. DOT-OST-2008-0088]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Request for Comments;
Clearance of Renewal Approval of Information Collection: Procedures for
Transportation Drug and Alcohol Testing Program
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OST), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The OST invite public comments about our intention to request
the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval to renew an
information collection. The collection involves Transportation Drug and
Alcohol Testing. The information to be collected will be used to
document tests conducted and actions taken to ensure safety in the
workplace and/or is necessary because under the Omnibus Transportation
Employee Testing Act of 1991, DOT is required to implement a drug and
alcohol testing program in various transportation-related industries.
We are required to publish this notice in the Federal Register by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Please submit comments by May 16, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.
Mail or Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of Transportation, Dockets
Management Facility, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building, Room
W12-140, Washington, DC 20590. Fax: 202-493-2251.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bohdan Baczara, (202) 366-6364, Office
of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance, Office of the Secretary,
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Room
W62-317, Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Procedures for Transportation Drug and Alcohol Testing
Program.
OMB Control No: 2105-0529.
Background: Under the Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act
of 1991, DOT is required to implement a drug and alcohol testing
program in various transportation-related industries. This specific
requirement is elaborated in 49 CFR part 40, Procedures for
Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs. Included in
this program are the U.S. Department of Transportation Alcohol Testing
Form (ATF) and the DOT Drug and Alcohol Testing Management Information
System (MIS) Data Collection Form. The ATF includes the employee's
name, the type of test taken, the date of the test, and the name of the
employer. Custody and control is essential to the basic purpose of the
alcohol testing program. Data on each test is conducted, including test
results, are necessary to document test conducted and actions taken to
ensure safety in the workplace.
The MIS form includes employer-specific drug and alcohol testing
information such as the reason for the test and the cumulative number
of results. The MIS data is used by each of the affected DOT Agencies
(i.e., Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Transit Administration,
Federal Railroad Administration, Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration, and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration) and the United States Coast Guard when calculating
their random testing rates. Provide information for the following
sections that most effectively describe the nature and estimates for
your particular collection.
Respondents: This information will be used by transportation
employers, Department representatives, and a variety of service agents.
Estimated total number of respondents are 2,783,195.
Frequency: The information will be collected annually.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 695,300.
Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of
this information collection, including: (1) Whether the proposed
collection is necessary for DOT's proper performance, including whether
the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the
Department's estimated burden of the proposed information collection;
(3) ways for the DOT to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
the collected information; and (4) ways that the burden could be
minimized without reducing the quality of the collected information on
respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology. The agency will summarize and/or
include your comments in the request for OMB's clearance of this
information collection.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1.48.
Issued on: March 11, 2008.
Donna K. Seymour,
Associate Chief Information Officer, IT Policy Oversight.
[FR Doc. E8-5289 Filed 3-14-08; 8:45 am]
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