Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of a Renewed Approval of Information Collection(s): Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs, 20804-20805 [2011-9005]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
• Office of the Secretary

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 13, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20804-20805]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-9005]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. DOT-OST-2011-0057]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of a Renewed Approval of Information Collection(s): 
Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing 
Programs

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OST), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Transportation (DOT) invites public comments 
about our intention to request

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the Office of Management and Budget (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. 
DOT is required to publish this notice in the Federal Register in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13.

DATES: Comments to this notice must be received by June 13, 2011.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
     Web Site: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments on the DOT electronic docket site.
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
     Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket Management Facility, U.S. 
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West 
Building, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 
p.m., Monday through Friday, except on Federal holidays.
    Instructions: You must include the agency name and docket number 
[DOT-OST-2011-0057] of this notice at the beginning of your comment. 
Note that all comments received will be posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov including any personal information provided. 
Please see the Privacy Act section of this document.
    Docket: You may view the public docket through the Internet at 
https://www.regulations.gov or in person at the Docket Management System 
office at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bohdan Baczara, Office of Drug and 
Alcohol Policy and Compliance, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department 
of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Room W62-300, 
Washington, DC 20590; 202-366-3784 (voice), 202-366-3897 (fax), or 
bohdan.baczara@dot.gov (e-mail).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 2105-0529.
    Title: Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol 
Testing Programs.
    Form Numbers: DOT F 1385; DOT F 1380.
    Type of Review: Clearance of a renewal of an information 
collection.
    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. This 
request for a renewal of the information collection for the program 
includes 43 burden items among which are the U.S. Department of 
Transportation Alcohol Testing Form (ATF) [DOT F 1380] and the DOT Drug 
and Alcohol Testing Management Information System (MIS) Data Collection 
Form [DOT F 1385]. 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 conducted, including test results, are 
necessary to document tests 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 positive, negative and refusal test 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.
    Respondents: The information will be used by transportation 
employers, Department representatives, and a variety of service agents. 
Estimated total number of respondents is 2,620,309.
    Frequency: The information will be collected annually.
    Estimated Total Number Burden Hours: 584,841.
    Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of 
this information collection, including (a) Whether the proposed 
collection of information is necessary for DOT's performance; (b) the 
accuracy of the estimated burden; (c) ways for the DOT to enhance the 
quality, utility and clarity of the information collection; and (d) 
ways that the burden could be minimized without reducing the quality of 
the collected information. 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 in Washington, DC, on April 7, 2011.
Patricia Lawton,
DOT PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-9005 Filed 4-12-11; 8:45 am]
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