Prevention of Alcohol Misuse and Prohibited Drug Use in Transit Operations, 93398 [2024-27646]

Download as PDF lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 93398 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 228 / Tuesday, November 26, 2024 / Notices the respondents and the Federal Government; • The collections are noncontroversial and do not raise issues of concern to other Federal agencies; • Any collection is targeted to the solicitation of opinions from respondents who have experience with the program or may have experience with the program in the near future; • Personally identifiable information (PII) is collected only to the extent necessary and is not retained; • Information gathered is used only internally for general service improvement and program management purposes and is not intended for release outside of the agency; • Information gathered is not used for the purpose of substantially informing influential policy decisions; and • Information gathered yields qualitative information; the collections are not designed or expected to yield statistically reliable results or used as though the results are generalizable to the population of study. Feedback collected under this generic clearance will provide useful information, but it will not yield data that can be generalized to the overall population. This type of generic clearance for qualitative information will not be used for quantitative information collections that are designed to yield reliably actionable results, such as monitoring trends over time or documenting program performance. Such data uses require more rigorous designs that address: the target population to which generalizations will be made, the sampling frame, the sample design (including stratification and clustering), the precision requirements or power calculations that justify the proposed sample size, the expected response rate, methods for assessing potential nonresponse bias, the protocols for data collection, and any testing procedures that were or will be undertaken prior to fielding the study. Depending on the degree of influence the results are likely to have, such collections may still be eligible for sub mission for other generic mechanisms that are designed to yield quantitative results. Current Action: Extension of a currently approved collection. Respondents: Individuals and Households, Businesses and Organizations, State, Local or Tribal Government. Estimated Total Annual Respondents: 10,000. Estimated Annual Burden on Respondents: 7,582 hours. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:03 Nov 25, 2024 Jkt 265001 Frequency: Once per request. Kusum Dhyani, Director, Office of Management Planning. [FR Doc. 2024–27704 Filed 11–25–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–57–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Transit Administration Prevention of Alcohol Misuse and Prohibited Drug Use in Transit Operations Federal Transit Administration (FTA), United States Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Notice of calendar year 2025 random drug and alcohol testing rates. AGENCY: This notice announces the calendar year 2025 drug and alcohol random testing rates for specific recipients of FTA financial assistance. The minimum random drug testing rate will remain at 50 percent, and the random alcohol testing rate will remain at 10 percent. DATES: Applicability Date: January 1, 2025. SUMMARY: Iyon Rosario, Senior 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 655, effective August 1, 2001 (66 FR 42002). The regulation maintained a random testing rate for prohibited drugs at 50 percent and the misuse of alcohol at 10 percent. The Administrator may lower the random testing rate to 25 percent if the violation rates drop below 1.0 percent for drug testing and 0.5 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: PO 00000 Frm 00126 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 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). 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). Pursuant to 49 CFR 655.45, the Administrator’s decision to determine 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, obtain additional information or reports from employers, and make appropriate modifications in calculating the industry’s verified positive results and violation rates. For calendar year 2025, the Administrator has determined that the minimum random drug testing rate for covered employees will remain at 50 percent based on a verified positive rate for prohibited drug use of 1.23 percent for calendar year 2023 and 1.090 percent for calendar year 2022. Further, the Administrator has determined that the minimum random alcohol testing rate for the calendar year 2025 will remain at 10 percent because the violation rate was lower than 0.5 percent for the calendar years 2023 and 2022. The random alcohol violation rates were 0.18 percent for 2023 and 0.18 for 2022. 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. Veronica Vanterpool, Deputy Administrator. 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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 26, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 93398]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-27646]


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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), United States Department 
of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of calendar year 2025 random drug and alcohol testing 
rates.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the calendar year 2025 drug and alcohol 
random testing rates for specific recipients of FTA financial 
assistance. The minimum random drug testing rate will remain at 50 
percent, and the random alcohol testing rate will remain at 10 percent.

DATES: Applicability Date: January 1, 2025.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Iyon Rosario, Senior 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 
maintained a random testing rate for prohibited drugs at 50 percent and 
the misuse of alcohol at 10 percent. The Administrator may lower the 
random testing rate to 25 percent 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). 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).
    Pursuant to 49 CFR 655.45, the Administrator's decision to 
determine 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, obtain 
additional information or reports from employers, and make appropriate 
modifications in calculating the industry's verified positive results 
and violation rates.
    For calendar year 2025, the Administrator has determined that the 
minimum random drug testing rate for covered employees will remain at 
50 percent based on a verified positive rate for prohibited drug use of 
1.23 percent for calendar year 2023 and 1.090 percent for calendar year 
2022. Further, the Administrator has determined that the minimum random 
alcohol testing rate for the calendar year 2025 will remain at 10 
percent because the violation rate was lower than 0.5 percent for the 
calendar years 2023 and 2022. The random alcohol violation rates were 
0.18 percent for 2023 and 0.18 for 2022.
    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.

Veronica Vanterpool,
Deputy Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2024-27646 Filed 11-25-24; 8:45 am]
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