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Global Positioning System Adjacent
Band Compatibility Assessment
Workshop VI
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Research and Technology
(OST–R), Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
The purpose of this notice is
to inform the public that the U.S.
Department of Transportation will host
its sixth workshop on the Global
Positioning System (GPS) Adjacent
Band Compatibility Assessment effort.
The purpose of this workshop is to
discuss the results from testing of
various categories of GPS/Global
Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)
receivers to include aviation (noncertified), cellular, general location/
navigation, high precision and
networks, timing, and space-based
receivers, as well as use-case scenarios
for these categories.
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for all participants. If you need
alternative formats or services because
of a disability, please contact Stephen
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business March 24, 2017.
DATES: Date/Time: March 30, 2017
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workshop, an email containing the
agenda, dial-in, and WebEx information
will be provided.
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of the GPS Adjacent Band Compatibility
Assessment Study is to evaluate the
adjacent radio frequency band power
levels that can be tolerated by GPS/
GNSS receivers, and advance the
Department’s understanding of the
extent to which such power levels
impact devices used for transportation
safety purposes, among other GPS/
GNSS applications. The Department
obtained input from broad public
outreach in development of its GPS
Adjacent Band Compatibility
Assessment Test Plan that included four
public meetings with stakeholders on
September 18 and December 4, 2014,
and March 12 and October 2, 2015,
public issuance of a draft test plan on
September 9, 2015 (see 80 FR 54368),
and comments received regarding the
test plan. The final test plan was
published March 9, 2016 (see 81 FR
12564) and requested voluntary
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interested GPS/GNSS device
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devices. In April 2016, radiated testing
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Research Laboratory at the White Sands
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conducted in July 2016 at Zeta
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test results were presented at a fifth
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Transportation, John A. Volpe National
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Secretary for Research and Technology.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary
[Docket No. DOT–OST–2017–0027]
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.
Notice and request for
comments.
ACTION:
The Department of
Transportation (DOT) invites public
comments about our intention to request
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.
DATES: Comments to this notice must be
received by May 15, 2017.
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
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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–2017–0027] 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.
Privacy Act: In accordance with 5
U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments
from the public to better inform its
rulemaking process. DOT posts these
comments, without edit, including any
personal information the commenter
provides, to www.regulations.gov, as
described in the system of records
notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can
be reviewed at www.dot.gov/privacy.
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 W62–317,
Washington, DC 20590; 202–366–3784
(voice), 202–366–3897 (fax), or
bohdan.baczara@dot.gov (email).
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
including 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.
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Data on each test conducted, including
test results, is necessary to document
that the tests were conducted and is
used to take action, when required, 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 test results for the
negative, positive, and refusal tests. No
employee specific data is collected. 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
industry’s annual random drug and/or
alcohol testing rate.
Respondents: The information will be
used by transportation employers,
Department representatives, and a
variety of service agents. Estimated total
number of respondents is 3,034,690.
Frequency: The information will be
collected annually.
Estimated Total Number Burden
Hours: 748,196.
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 February 24,
2017.
Authority and Issuance
Dated: February 24, 2017.
Patrice M. Kelly,
Acting Director, DOT, Office of Drug and
Alcohol Policy and Compliance, Acting
Director.
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Recruitment Notice for the Taxpayer
Advocacy Panel
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Treasury.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Notice of Open Season for
Recruitment of IRS Taxpayer Advocacy
Panel (TAP) Members
DATES: March 8, 2017 through April 24,
2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred
N. Smith, Jr. 202–317–3087 (not a tollfree call).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
hereby given that the Department of the
Treasury and the Internal Revenue
Service (IRS) are inviting individuals to
help improve the nation’s tax agency by
applying to be members of the Taxpayer
Advocacy Panel (TAP). The mission of
the TAP is to listen to taxpayers,
identify issues that affect taxpayers, and
make suggestions for improving IRS
service and customer satisfaction. The
TAP serves as an advisory body to the
Secretary of the Treasury, the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue, and
the National Taxpayer Advocate. TAP
members will participate in
subcommittees that channel their
feedback to the IRS through the Panel’s
parent committee.
The IRS is seeking applicants who
have an interest in good government, a
personal commitment to volunteer
approximately 200 to 300 hours a year,
and a desire to help improve IRS
customer service. As a federal advisory
committee, TAP is required to have
membership be fairly balanced in terms
of the points of view represented. Thus,
TAP membership represents a crosssection of the taxpaying public with at
least one member from each state, the
District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, in
addition to one member representing
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defined broadly to include U.S. citizens
working, living, or doing business
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary
[Docket No. DOT-OST-2017-0027]
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 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.
DATES: Comments to this notice must be received by May 15, 2017.
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
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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-2017-0027] 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.
Privacy Act: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits
comments from the public to better inform its rulemaking process. DOT
posts these comments, without edit, including any personal information
the commenter provides, to www.regulations.gov, as described in the
system of records notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at
www.dot.gov/privacy.
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 W62-317,
Washington, DC 20590; 202-366-3784 (voice), 202-366-3897 (fax), or
bohdan.baczara@dot.gov (email).
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 including 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. Data on each test
conducted, including test results, is necessary to document that the
tests were conducted and is used to take action, when required, 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 test results for the negative, positive,
and refusal tests. No employee specific data is collected. 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 industry's annual random drug
and/or alcohol testing rate.
Respondents: The information will be used by transportation
employers, Department representatives, and a variety of service agents.
Estimated total number of respondents is 3,034,690.
Frequency: The information will be collected annually.
Estimated Total Number Burden Hours: 748,196.
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 February 24, 2017.
Authority and Issuance
Dated: February 24, 2017.
Patrice M. Kelly,
Acting Director, DOT, Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance,
Acting Director.
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