[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 4 (Tuesday, January 7, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 1022]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-285]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

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

AGENCY: Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 
et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection 
Requests (ICRs) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICRs 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 
August 12, 1996 (61 FR page 41820) and March 28, 1996 (61 FR page 
13918) respectively.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 6, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marvin Fell, (202) 366-6205, Office of 
Pipeline Safety, Research and Special Programs Administration, 
Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20590 and refer to the OMB Control Number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Research and Special Programs Administration 
(RSPA).
    Title: Management Information System (MIS) Standardized Data 
Collection and Reporting of Drug Testing Materials.
    OMB Control Number: 2137-0579.
    Form Number(s): N/A.
    Affected Entities: Pipeline operators.
    Type of Request: Extension of an existing information collection.
    Abstract: Drug abuse is a major societal problem and it is 
reasonable to assume the problem exists in the pipeline industry as it 
does in society as a whole. The potential harmful effect of drug abuse 
on safe pipeline operations warrants imposing comprehensive drug 
testing regulations on the pipeline industry. These rules are found in 
49 CFR Part 199. These regulations require annual information 
collection of the results of the drug testing program.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: The estimated burden 
is 59,755 hours annually.
    Title: Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program.
    OMB Number: 2137-0587.
    Form Number(s): N/A.
    Type of Request: Extension of an existing information collection.
    Affected Entities: Pipeline Operators.
    Abstract: Alcohol misuse has been identified by the Federal 
government as a significant danger to safety in the United States, and 
it is reasonable to assume that the problem exists in the pipeline 
industry. The potential harmful effects of alcohol misuse on safe 
pipeline operations warrant the comprehensive alcohol misuse testing 
regulation imposed on the pipeline industry. These rules (49 CFR Part 
199) require information collection in the form of an alcohol misuse 
prevention plan and associated recordkeeping.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: The estimated burden is 10,278 hours 
annually.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725-17th Street, NW, 
Washington, DC 20503, Attention DOT Desk Officer.
    Comments are invited on: the need for the proposed collection of 
information for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility; the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed 
collection of information including the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used; 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 those who are to respond, including the 
use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other 
technological collection techniques.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on December 30, 1996.
Phillip A. Leach,
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 97-285 Filed 1-6-97; 8:45 am]
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