[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 145 (Tuesday, July 29, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40564-40565]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-19952]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary


Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency Information 
Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35), this notice announces that the Information Collection 
Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describes 
the nature of the information collection and its expected burden. The 
Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting 
comments on the following collection of information was published on 
November 22, 1996 [61 FR 59484].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Federal Highway Administration

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 28, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. David R. Miller, Office of Motor 
Carrier Research and Standards, (202) 366-4009, Federal Highway 
Administration, Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., 
e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    Title: Controlled Substances and Alcohol Testing.
    OMB Number: 2125-0543.
    Type Request: Reinstatement, with change, of a previously approved 
collection for which approval has expired.
    Form(s): FHWA: MCS-154, FHWA: MCS-155, OMB No: 9999-0023, OMB no: 
2105-0529
    Affected Public: 553,238 motor carriers.
    Abstract: Title 49 U.S.C. 31306 requires the Secretary of 
Transportation to promulgate regulations that require motor carriers to 
test their drivers for the use of alcohol and controlled substances. 
The Secretary has adopted regulations that require commercial motor 
vehicle (CMV) drivers to submit to testing by motor carriers.
    The information collection is required for motor carriers to 
document compliance with the controlled substances and alcohol testing 
regulations, show driver's Constitutional rights andprivacy are 
sufficiently protected, show that drug-positive drivers and drivers 
with any

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alcohol concentration of 0.02 or greater in their body, are not being 
used to operate CMVs on public roads, and show that drivers who have 
tested positive have received necessary assistance in resolving their 
use problem. The records are used by the FHWA, and its State and local 
partners in the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program, to determine 
whether drivers have driven CMVs while using alcohol and drugs in 
violation of the law.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 2,309,703 hours.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725-17th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20503, Attention FHWA Desk Officer.
    Interested parties are invited to send comments regarding any 
aspect of this collection of information, including, but not limited 
to: whether the proposed collection of information isnecessary for the 
proper performance of the functions of the Department, including 
whether the information will have practical utility; the accuracy of 
the Department's estimate of the burden of the proposed information 
collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on respondents, including the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on July 23,1997.
Phillip A. Leach,
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 97-19952 Filed 7-28-97; 8:45 am]
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