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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), Department of Transportation
(DOT).
ACTION: Notice of calendar year 2022
random drug and alcohol testing rates.
AGENCY:
This notice announces the
calendar year 2022 drug and alcohol
random testing rates for transit agency
employers. The minimum random drug
testing rate will remain at 50 percent,
and the random alcohol testing rate will
remain at 10 percent.
DATES: Applicable Date: January 1,
2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Iyon
Rosario, Drug and Alcohol Program
Manager in the Office of Transit Safety
and Oversight, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
SE, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone:
202–366–2010 or email: Iyon.Rosario@
dot.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
January 1, 1995, FTA required large
transit employers to begin drug and
alcohol testing of employees performing
safety-sensitive functions, and to submit
annual reports by March 15 of each year
beginning in 1996, pursuant to drug and
alcohol regulations adopted by FTA at
49 CFR parts 653 and 654 in February
1994. The annual report includes the
number of employees who had a
verified positive test for the use of
prohibited drugs, and the number of
employees who tested positive for the
misuse of alcohol during the reported
year. Small employers commenced the
required testing on January 1, 1996, and
began reporting the same information as
the large employers beginning March
15, 1997.
FTA updated the testing rules by
merging them into a new 49 CFR part
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655, effective August 1, 2001 (66 FR
42002). The regulation maintains a
random testing rate for prohibited drugs
at 50 percent and the misuse of alcohol
at 10 percent, which the Administrator
may lower if the violation rates drop
below 1.0 percent for drug testing and
0.5 percent for alcohol testing for two
consecutive years. Accordingly, in 2007,
FTA reduced the random drug testing
rate from 50 percent to 25 percent (72
FR 1057, January 7, 2007). In 2018,
however, FTA returned the random
drug testing rate to 50 percent for
calendar year 2019 based on verified
industry data for calendar year 2017,
which showed that the rate had
exceeded 1 percent (83 FR 63812,
December 12, 2018).
Pursuant to 49 CFR 655.45, the
Administrator’s decision to increase or
decrease the minimum annual
percentage rate for random drug and
alcohol testing is based, in part, on the
reported positive drug and alcohol
violation rates for the entire public
transportation industry. The
information used for this determination
is drawn from the drug and alcohol
Management Information System (MIS)
reports required by 49 CFR 655.72. To
ensure the reliability of the data, the
Administrator must consider the quality
and completeness of the reported data,
may obtain additional information or
reports from employers, and may make
appropriate modifications in calculating
the industry’s verified positive results
and violation rates.
For calendar year 2022, the
Administrator has determined that the
random drug testing rate for covered
employees will remain at 50 percent
based on a verified positive rate of 1.08
percent for calendar year 2020. Further,
the Administrator has determined that
the random alcohol testing rate for
calendar year 2022 will remain at 10
percent, because the violation rate again
was lower than 0.5 percent for calendar
years 2019 and 2020. The random
alcohol violation rates were 0.16 percent
for 2019 and 0.17 for 2020.
Detailed reports on FTA’s drug and
alcohol testing data collected from
transit employers may be obtained from
FTA, Office of Transit Safety and
Oversight, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590, (202) 366–2010,
or at: https://transit-safety.fta.dot.gov/
DrugAndAlcohol/Publications/
Default.aspx.
Nuria I. Fernandez,
Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request for Form 1116, Schedule B,
and Schedule C
Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
The Internal Revenue Service,
as part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on proposed
and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA). The IRS is soliciting comments
concerning the Foreign Tax Credit used
by individuals, estate, or trusts.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before December 27, 2021
to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Andres Garcia, Internal Revenue
Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the form and instructions
should be directed to Paul Adams, at
(737)–800–6149, Internal Revenue
Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224, or
through the internet, at paul.d.adams@
irs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Currently,
the IRS is seeking comments concerning
the following information collection
tools, reporting, and record-keeping
requirements:
Title: Foreign Tax Credit (Individual,
Estate, or Trust).
OMB Number: 1545–0121.
Form Number: 1116, Schedules B and
Schedule C.
Abstract: Form 1116, Schedules B and
Schedule C are used by individuals
(including nonresident aliens), estates,
or trusts who paid foreign income taxes
on U.S. taxable income, to compute the
foreign tax credit. This information is
used by the IRS to determine if the
foreign tax credit is properly computed.
Current Actions: Two new schedules
are being added to this approval
package. These new items will have an
impact on the overall burden and cost
estimates requested for this approval
package, and are reflected below.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
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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), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of calendar year 2022 random drug and alcohol testing
rates.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the calendar year 2022 drug and alcohol
random testing rates for transit agency employers. The minimum random
drug testing rate will remain at 50 percent, and the random alcohol
testing rate will remain at 10 percent.
DATES: Applicable Date: January 1, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Iyon Rosario, Drug and Alcohol Program
Manager in the Office of Transit Safety and Oversight, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: 202-366-2010 or email:
[email protected]).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 1, 1995, FTA required large
transit employers to begin drug and alcohol testing of employees
performing safety-sensitive functions, and to submit annual reports by
March 15 of each year beginning in 1996, pursuant to drug and alcohol
regulations adopted by FTA at 49 CFR parts 653 and 654 in February
1994. The annual report includes the number of employees who had a
verified positive test for the use of prohibited drugs, and the number
of employees who tested positive for the misuse of alcohol during the
reported year. Small employers commenced the required testing on
January 1, 1996, and began reporting the same information as the large
employers beginning March 15, 1997.
FTA updated the testing rules by merging them into a new 49 CFR
part 655, effective August 1, 2001 (66 FR 42002). The regulation
maintains a random testing rate for prohibited drugs at 50 percent and
the misuse of alcohol at 10 percent, which the Administrator may lower
if the violation rates drop below 1.0 percent for drug testing and 0.5
percent for alcohol testing for two consecutive years. Accordingly, in
2007, FTA reduced the random drug testing rate from 50 percent to 25
percent (72 FR 1057, January 7, 2007). In 2018, however, FTA returned
the random drug testing rate to 50 percent for calendar year 2019 based
on verified industry data for calendar year 2017, which showed that the
rate had exceeded 1 percent (83 FR 63812, December 12, 2018).
Pursuant to 49 CFR 655.45, the Administrator's decision to increase
or decrease the minimum annual percentage rate for random drug and
alcohol testing is based, in part, on the reported positive drug and
alcohol violation rates for the entire public transportation industry.
The information used for this determination is drawn from the drug and
alcohol Management Information System (MIS) reports required by 49 CFR
655.72. To ensure the reliability of the data, the Administrator must
consider the quality and completeness of the reported data, may obtain
additional information or reports from employers, and may make
appropriate modifications in calculating the industry's verified
positive results and violation rates.
For calendar year 2022, the Administrator has determined that the
random drug testing rate for covered employees will remain at 50
percent based on a verified positive rate of 1.08 percent for calendar
year 2020. Further, the Administrator has determined that the random
alcohol testing rate for calendar year 2022 will remain at 10 percent,
because the violation rate again was lower than 0.5 percent for
calendar years 2019 and 2020. The random alcohol violation rates were
0.16 percent for 2019 and 0.17 for 2020.
Detailed reports on FTA's drug and alcohol testing data collected
from transit employers may be obtained from FTA, Office of Transit
Safety and Oversight, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590,
(202) 366-2010, or at: https://transit-safety.fta.dot.gov/DrugAndAlcohol/Publications/Default.aspx.
Nuria I. Fernandez,
Administrator.
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