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it will set future minimum annual

percentage rates for random alcohol and

drug testing for aviation industry

employers according to the results

which the employers experience

conducting random alcohol and drug

testing during each calendar year. The

rules set forth the formula for

calculating an annual aviation industry

‘‘violation rate’’ for random alcohol

testing and an annual aviation industry

‘‘positive rate’’ for random drug testing.

The ‘‘violation rate’’ for random alcohol

tests means the number of covered

employees found during random tests

given under 14 CFR part 121, appendix

J to have an alcohol concentration of

0.04 or greater plus the number of

employees who refused a random

alcohol test, divided by the total

reported number of employees given

random alcohol tests plus the total

reported number of employees who

refused a random test. The ‘‘positive

rate’’ means the number of positive

results for random drug tests conducted

under 14 CFR part 121, appendix I plus

the number of refusals to take random

drug tests, divided by the total number

of random drug tests plus the number of

refusals to take random drug tests. The

violation rate and the positive rate are

calculated using information required to

be submitted to the FAA by specified

aviation industry employers as part of

an FAA Management Information

System (MIS) and form the basis for

maintaining or adjusting the minimum

annual percentage rates for random

alcohol and drug testing as indicated in

the following paragraphs.

When the annual percentage rate for

random alcohol testing is 25 percent or

more, the FAA Administrator may lower

the rate to 10 percent if data received

under the MIS reporting requirements

for two consecutive calendar years

indicate that the violation rate is less

than 0.5 percent.

When the minimum annual

percentage rate for random alcohol

testing is 50 percent, the FAA

Administrator may lower the rate to 25

percent if data received under the MIS

reporting requirements for two

consecutive calendar years indicate that

the violation rate is less than 1.0 percent

but equal to or greater than 0.5 percent.

When the minimum annual

percentage rate for random alcohol

testing is 10 percent, and the data

received under the MIS reporting

requirements for that calendar year

indicate that the violation rate is equal

to or greater than 0.5 percent but less

than 1.0 percent, the FAA Administrator

must increase the minimum annual

percentage rate for random alcohol

testing to 25 percent.

When the minimum annual

percentage rate for random alcohol

testing is 25 percent or less, and the data

received under the MIS reporting

requirements for that calendar year

indicate that the violation rate is equal

to or greater than 1.0 percent, the FAA

Administrator must increase the

minimum annual percentage rate for

random alcohol testing to 50 percent.

When the minimum annual

percentage rate for random drug testing

is 50 percent, the FAA Administrator

may lower the rate to 25 percent if data

received under the MIS reporting

requirements for two consecutive

calendar years indicate that the positive

rate is less than 1.0 percent.

When the minimum annual

percentage rate for random drug testing

is 25 percent, and the data received

under the MIS reporting requirements

for any calendar year indicate that the

reported positive rate is equal to or

greater than 1.0 percent, the

Administrator will increase the

minimum annual percentage rate for

random drug testing to 50 percent.

There is a one year lag in the

adjustment in the minimum annual

percentage rates for random drug and

alcohol testing because MIS data for a

given calendar year is not reported to

the FAA until the following calendar

year. For example, MIS data for 1998 is

not reported to the FAA until March 15,

1999, and any rate adjustments resulting

from the 1998 data are not effective

until January 1, 2000, following

publication by the FAA of a notice in

the Federal Register.

The minimum annual percentage rate

for random alcohol testing was 10

percent for calendar year 2000. In this

notice, the FAA announces that it has

determined that the violation rate for

calendar year 1999 is less than one

percent positive, at approximately 0.42

percent. Since the data received for that

calendar year do not indicate that the

violation rate is equal to or greater than

0.5 percent but less than 1.0 percent, the

minimum annual percentage rate for

random alcohol testing for aviation

industry employers for calendar year

2001 will remain at 10 percent.

The minimum annual percentage rate

for random drug testing was 25 percent

in calendar year 2000. Therefore, the

FAA is also announcing that it has

determined that the positive rate for

calendar year 1999 is less than 1

percent, at approximately 0.65 percent,

and that the minimum annual

percentage rate for random drug testing

for aviation industry employers for

calendar year 2001 will remain at 25

percent.

Issued in Washington, DC on November 29,

2000.

Jon L. Jordan,

Federal Air Surgeon.

[FR Doc. 00–30922 Filed 11–30–00; 3:24 pm]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Summary Notice No. PE–2000–65]

Petitions For Exemption; Summary of

Petitions Received; Dispositions of

Petitions Issued

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of petitions for

exemption received and of dispositions

of prior petitions.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to FAA’s rulemaking

provisions governing the application,

processing, and disposition of petitions

for exemption Part 11 of Title 14, Code

of Federal Regulations (14 CFR), this

notice contains a summary of certain

petitions seeking relief from special

requirements of 14 CFR, dispositions of

certain petitions previously received,

and corrections. The purpose of this

notice is to improve the public’s

awareness of, and participation in, this

aspect of FAA’s regulatory activities.

Neither publication of this notice nor

the inclusion or omission of information

in the summary is intended to affect the

legal status of any petition or its final

disposition.

DATES: Comments on petitions received

must identify the petition docket

number involved and must be received

on or before December 26, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on any

petition to the Docket Management

System, U.S. Department of

Transportation, Room Plaza 401, 400

Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC

20590–0001. You must identify the

docket number FAA–2000–XXXX at the

beginning of your comments. If you

wish to receive confirmation that FAA

received your comments, include a selfaddressed, stamped postcard.

You may also submit comments

through the Internet to http://

dms.dot.gov. You may review the public

docket containing the petition, any

comments received, and any final

disposition in person in the Dockets

Office between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, except Federal

holidays. The Dockets Office (telephone

1–800–647–5527) is on the plaza level

of the NASSIF Building at the

Department of Transportation at the

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above address. Also, you may review

public dockets on the Internet at http:/

/dms.dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Forest Rawls (202) 267–8033, or

Vanessa Wilkins (202) 267–8029, Office

of Rulemaking (ARM–1), Federal

Aviation Administration, 800

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20591.

This notice is published pursuant to

14 CFR 11.85 and 11.91 of Part 11.

Issued in Washington, DC, on November

30, 2000.

Donald P. Byrne,

Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.

Petitions for Exemptions

Docket No.: FAA–2000–8218

Petitioner: Bombardier Aerospace,

Inc.

Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR

25.1435(b)(1)

Description of Relief Sought: To

permit Bombardier Aerospace, Inc. an

exemption from the 14 CFR

25.1435(b)(1) requirements for static

testing of a complete hydraulic system

to 1.5 times the design operation

pressure for the CL–600–2D24 (Regional

Jet CRF–900) airplane.

[FR Doc. 00–30924 Filed 12–4–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

Environmental Impact Statement:

Jackson County, Michigan

AGENCY: Federal Highway

Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Intent.

SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this

notice to advise the public that an

environmental impact statement will be

prepared for a proposed I–94 Jackson

Urban Area Study between M–60 and

Sargent Road in Jackson County,

Michigan.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

James Kirschensteiner, Programs and

Environmental Engineer, Federal

Highway Administration, 315 W.

Allegan Street, Room 207, Lansing,

Michigan 48933, Telephone (517) 377–

1880 or Mr. Ron Kinney, Manager,

Environmental Section, Bureau of

Transportation Planning, Michigan

Department of Transportation, PO Box

30050, Lansing, Michigan 48909,

Telephone (517) 335–2621.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

FHWA in cooperation with Michigan

Department of Transportation (MDOT)

will prepare an Environmental Impact

Statement (EIS) on a proposal to

improve I–94 in the Jackson Urban Area.

The proposed study location is

approximately 9 miles of the I–94

corridor commencing at the M–60/I–

94BL interchange, then proceeding

easterly to the Sargent Road

interchange. Various rehabilitations and

maintenance of this section of I–94 have

occurred since its initial construction in

1949 to improve the ride quality and

operational characteristics of the route,

but it still remains suboptimal by

modern day freeway standards.

Alternatives under consideration

include (1) do-nothing, and (2) widen

from two lanes in each direction to three

lanes in each direction. The proposed

work will include interchange

reconstruction.

Scoping documents describing the

proposed action and soliciting

comments will be sent to appropriate

Federal, state, local agencies, private

organizations, and citizens who have

previously expressed or are known to

have interest in this proposal. A series

of public meetings will be held as well

as a formal public hearing. Public notice

will be given of the time and place of

the meetings and hearing. The draft EIS

will be available for public and agency

review and comment prior to the public

hearing. No formal scoping meeting is

planned at this time.

Comments and suggestions are invited

from all interested parties to insure that

the full range of issues related to this

proposed action are addressed and all

significant issues are identified.

Questions or comments concerning this

proposed action and the EIS should be

directed to the FHWA at the address

provided above.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Number 20.205, Highway Research,

Planning, and Construction. The regulations

implementing Executive Order 12372

regarding intergovernmental consultation on

Federal programs and activities apply to this

program.)

Issued on: November 28, 2000.

James J. Steele,

Division Administrator, Lansing, Michigan.

[FR Doc. 00–30920 Filed 12–4–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

Environmental Impact Statement:

Rankin County, Mississippi

AGENCY: Federal Highway

Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this

notice to advise the public that an

environmental impact statement will be

prepared for the proposed extension of

Airport Parkway from Old Brandon

Road south to I–20 along Highway 475

in Rankin County, Mississippi.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Cecil Vick, Environmental Coordinator,

Federal Highway Administration, 666

North Street, Suite 105, Jackson, MS

39202–3199, Telephone: (601) 965–

4217. Contacts at the State and local

level, respectively are: Mr. Claiborne

Barnwell, Environmental/Location

Division Engineer, Mississippi

Department of Transportation, P.O. Box

1850, Jackson, MS, 39215–1850,

telephone: (601) 359–7920; and Mr.

William R. May, District Engineer,

Mississippi Department of

Transportation, 7759 Highway 80 W.,

Newton, MS, 39345, telephone (601)

683–3341.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

FHWA, in cooperation with the

Mississippi Department of

Transportation (MDOT), will prepare an

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

for the proposed extension of Airport

Parkway from Old Brandon Road south

to I–20 along Highway 475 in Rankin

County, Mississippi.

The project as proposed would be a

facility with full access controls. The

study area for the proposed project is

bounded by Old Brandon Road to the

north, Interstate 20 to the south, and

extends a sufficient distance beyond

these boundaries to allow for alternative

concepts. The boundaries will extend to

the vicinity of Fox Hall Drive on the

west and approximately 300 meters

(1,000 feet) east of the existing

roundabout at the airport. Alternatives

under consideration include (1) taking

no action and (2) build alternative.

A scoping process will be initiated

that involves all appropriate federal and

state agencies. This will continue

throughout the study as an ongoing

process. A formal scoping meeting will

be held for the project. Coordination

will be continued with federal, state,

and local agencies, and with private

organizations and citizens who express

or are known to have interest in this

proposal. A formal public involvement

process will be initiated, and public

meetings will be held as appropriate.

The draft EIS will be available for public

and agency review and comment prior

to the official public hearing.

To ensure that the full range of issues

related to this proposed action are

addressed and all significant issues

identified, comments, and suggestions

are invited from all interested parties.