Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 214 / Friday, November 5, 2004 / Notices 64623

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration 

Random Drug and Alcohol Testing 

Percentage Rates of Covered Aviation; 

Employees for the Period of January 1, 

2005, Through December 31, 2005

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The FAA has determined that 

the minimum random drug and alcohol 

testing percentage rates for the period 

January 1, 2005, through December 31, 

2005, will remain at 25 percent of 

covered aviation employees for random 

drug testing and 10 percent of covered 

aviation employees for random alcohol 

testing.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Mark Crispi, Office of Aerospace 

Medicine, Drug Abatement Division, 

Program Analysis Branch (AAM–810), 

Federal Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) 

267–8442. 

Discussion: Pursuant to 14 CFR part 

121, appendix I, section V.C, the FAA 

Administrator’s decision on whether to 

change the minimum annual random 

drug testing rate is based on the 

reported random drug test positive rate 

for the entire aviation industry. If the 

reported random drug test positive rate 

is less than 1.00%, the Administrator 

may continue the minimum random 

drug testing rate at 25%. In 2003, the 

random drug test positive rate was 

0.56%. Therefore, the minimum random 

drug testing rate will remain at 25% for 

calendar year 2005. 

Similarly, 14 CFR part 121, appendix 

J, section III.C, requires the decision on 

the minimum annual random alcohol 

testing rate to be based on the random 

alcohol test violation rate. If the 

violation rate remains less than 0.50%, 

the Administrator may continue the 

minimum random alcohol testing rate at 

10%. In 2003, the random alcohol test 

violation rate was 0.10%. Therefore, the 

minimum random alcohol testing rate 

will remain at 10% for calendar year 

2005.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: If you 

have questions about how the annual 

random testing percentage rates are 

determined please refer to the Code of 

Federal Regulations Title 14: part 121, 

appendix I, section V.C (for drug 

testing), and appendix J, section III.C 

(for alcohol testing).

Issued in Washington, DC on October 29, 

2004. 

Jon L. Jordan, 

Federal Air Surgeon.

[FR Doc. 04–24690 Filed 11–4–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration 

[Docket No. FHWA–2004–19524] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Request for Comments; 

Renewed Approval of an Information 

Collection; FHWA Highway Design 

Handbook for Older Drivers and 

Pedestrians Workshop Participants’

Feedback Survey

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The FHWA invites public 

comments about our intention to request 

the Office of Management and Budget’s 

(OMB) approval to renew an 

information collection, which is 

summarized below under 

Supplementary Information. We are 

required to publish this notice in the 

Federal Register by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Please submit comments by 

January 4, 2005.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by DOT DMS Docket Number 

FHWA–2004–19524 by any of the 

following methods: 

• Web site: http://dms.dot.gov.

Follow the instructions for submitting 

comments on the DOT electronic docket 

site. 

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility; 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 

Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, 

Room PL–401, Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: Room PL–401 on 

the plaza level of the Nassif Building, 

400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, 

DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to http://

dms.dot.gov at any time or to Room PL–

401 on the plaza level of the Nassif 

Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., 

Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Shirley Thompson, 202–366–2154, 

Office of Safety, Federal Highway 

Administration, Department of 

Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, 

SW., Washington, DC 20590. Office 

hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: FHWA Highway Design 

Handbook For Older Drivers and 

Pedestrians Workshop Participants’

Feedback Survey. 

Background: This information 

collection involves a survey of 

participants who have attended the 

FHWA Highway Design Handbook For 

Older Drivers and Pedestrians 

Workshop, to determine the extent of 

use and barriers to the 

recommendations and guidelines 

discussed in the handbook and 

workshop. The FHWA had developed 

and published in 1998 an ‘‘Older Driver 

Highway Design Handbook, 

Recommendation and Guidelines’’ for 

highway designers, traffic engineers, 

and highway safety specialists involved 

in the design and operation of highway 

facilities. The handbook provides 

information about the characteristics of 

the older driver road user to highway 

design, operational, and traffic 

engineering practitioners by addressing 

specific roadway features. A revised 

handbook, ‘‘Guidelines and 

Recommendations to Accommodate 

Older Drivers and Pedestrians,’’ was 

published in 2001 that documents new 

research findings and technical 

developments since the 1998 

publication. A series of workshops 

began in 1998 to familiarize 

practitioners with the recommendations 

and guidelines. Workshops continue to 

be held to provide information to 

practitioners from the revised 

handbook. 

This survey is needed to determine if 

recommendations and guidelines 

presented to practitioners in past 

workshops are being utilized in new 

and redesigned highway facilities to 

accommodate the needs and functional 

limitations of an aging population of 

road users. The survey is also needed to 

gauge the success of the workshop 

presentations in providing information, 

and to determine if adjustments should 

be considered for future workshops. The 

survey will be mailed, and for those 

participants with known e-mail 

addresses, the survey will be 

administered electronically to reduce 

completion time. 

Respondents: Participants in past 

workshops, including highway 

designers, highway engineers and 

highway safety specialists.