[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 28 (Tuesday, February 11, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6300-6301]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-3304]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[FTA Docket No. 97-2117]


Notice of Request for the Extension of Currently Approved 
Information Collection

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the intention of the Federal Transit Administration 
(FTA) to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to extend 
the following currently approved information collection:
    Prevention of Prohibited Drug Use in Transit Operations.

DATES: Comments must be submitted before April 14, 1997.

ADDRESSES: All written comments must refer to the docket number that 
appears at the top of this document and be submitted to the United 
States

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Department of Transportation, Central Dockets Office, PL-401, 400 
Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. All comments received will 
be available for examination at the above address from 10:00 a.m. to 
5:00 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Those 
desiring notification of receipt of comments must include a self-
addressed, stamped postcard/envelope.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Prevention of Prohibited Drug Use in 
Transit Operations--Ms. Judy Meade, Office of Program Management, (202) 
366-2896.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested parties are invited to send 
comments regarding any aspect of this information collection, 
including: (1) The necessity and utility of the information collection 
for the proper performance of the functions of the FTA; (2) the 
accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the collected information; and (4) ways to 
minimize the collection burden without reducing the quality of the 
collected information. Comments submitted in response to this notice 
will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval of 
this information collection.

Title: Prevention of Prohibited Drug Use in Transit Operations (OMB 
Number: 2132-0557)

    Background: The Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act of 1991 
(Pub. L. 102-143, October 28, 1991, now codified in relevant part at 49 
U.S.C. 5331) requires any recipient of Federal financial assistance 
under 49 U.S.C. Sections 5309, 5307, or 5311 or under 23 U.S.C. Section 
103(e) (4) to establish a program designed to help prevent accidents 
and injuries resulting from the misuse of drugs and alcohol by 
employees who perform safety-sensitive functions. FTA's regulation, 49 
CFR Part 653, ``Prevention of Prohibited Drug Use in Transit 
Operations,'' effective March 17, 1994, requires recipients to submit 
to FTA annual reports containing data which summarize information 
concerning the recipients' drug testing program, such as the number and 
type of tests given, number of positive test results, and the kinds of 
safety-sensitive functions the employees perform. FTA uses these data 
to ensure compliance with the rule, to assess the misuse of drugs in 
the transit industry, and to set the random testing rate. The data will 
also be used to assess the effectiveness of the rule in reducing the 
misuse of drugs among safety-sensitive transit employees and making 
transit safer for the public.
    Respondents: State and local government, business or other for-
profit institutions, non-profit institutions, and small business 
organizations.
    Estimated Annual Burden on Respondents: 26.5 hours for each of the 
1,615 respondents.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 42,799 hours.
    Frequency: Annual.

    Issued: February 4, 1997.
Gordon J. Linton,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 97-3304 Filed 2-10-97; 8:45 am]
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