77196 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 245 / Friday, December 20, 2013 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Random Drug and Alcohol Testing 

Percentage Rates of Covered Aviation 

Employees for the Period of January 1, 

2014, Through December 31, 2014 

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, 2014, through December 31, 

2014, will remain at 25 percent of 

safety-sensitive employees for random 

drug testing and 10 percent of safetysensitive employees for random alcohol 

testing. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Vicky Dunne, Office of Aerospace 

Medicine, Drug Abatement Division, 

Program Policy Branch (AAM–820), 

Federal Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue SW., Room 806, 

Washington, DC 20591; Telephone (202) 

267–8442. 

Discussion: Pursuant to 14 CFR 

120.109(b), 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 2012, the random 

drug test positive rate was 0.456%. 

Therefore, the minimum random drug 

testing rate will remain at 25% for 

calendar year 2014. 

Similarly, 14 CFR § 120.217(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 2012, the random alcohol test 

violation rate was 0.132%. Therefore, 

the minimum random alcohol testing 

rate will remain at 10% for calendar 

year 2014. 

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, section 

120.109(b) (for drug testing), and 

120.217(c) (for alcohol testing). 

Issued in Washington, DC, on November 4, 

2013. 

Frederick E. Tilton, 

Federal Air Surgeon. 

[FR Doc. 2013–30332 Filed 12–19–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

[Docket No. FHWA–2013–0059] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Request for Comments for a 

New Information Collection 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of request for extension 

of currently approved information 

collection. 

SUMMARY: The FHWA has forwarded the 

information collection request described 

in this notice to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

renew an information collection. We 

published a Federal Register Notice 

with a 60-day public comment period 

on this information collection on 

August 1, 2013. We are required to 

publish this notice in the Federal 

Register by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995. 

DATES: Please submit comments by 

January 21, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments 

within 30 days to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget, 725 

17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503, 

Attention DOT Desk Officer. You are 

asked to comment on any aspect of this 

information collection, including: (1) 

Whether the proposed collection is 

necessary for the FHWA’s performance; 

(2) the accuracy of the estimated 

burden; (3) ways for the FHWA to 

enhance the quality, usefulness, and 

clarity of the collected information; and 

(4) ways that the burden could be 

minimized, including the use of 

electronic technology, without reducing 

the quality of the collected information. 

All comments should include the 

Docket number FHWA–2013–0059. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Warren, 202–366–2157, 

Jennifer.Warren @dot.gov; Office of 

Safety, Federal Highway 

Administration, Department of 

Transportation, New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. Office 

hours are from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Drug Offender’s Drivers License 

Suspension Certification. 

OMB Control #: 2125–0579. 

Background: States are legally 

required to enact and enforce laws that 

revoke or suspend the drivers licenses 

of any individual convicted of a drug 

offense and to make annual 

certifications to the FHWA on their 

actions. The implementing regulations 

of the Department of Transportation and 

Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 

1993 (Pub. L. 102–388, October 6, 1992) 

require annual certifications by the 

Governors. In this regard, the State must 

submit by January 1 of each year either 

a written certification, signed by the 

Governor, stating that the State is in 

compliance with 23 U.S.C. 159; or a 

written certification stating that the 

Governor is opposed to the enactment or 

enforcement, and that the State 

legislature has adopted a resolution 

expressing its opposition to 23 U.S.C. 

159. 

Beginning in Fiscal Year 1996, States’ 

failure to comply by October 1 of each 

fiscal year resulted in a withholding 

penalty of 10 percent from major 

categories of Federal-aid funds (i.e., 

National Highway System, Surface 

Transportation Program and the 

Interstate Maintenance Program) from 

States’ apportionments for the fiscal 

year. Any funds withheld in Fiscal Year 

1996 and thereafter cannot be restored 

and will be redistributed. 

Respondents: Each of the 50 SDOTs, 

the District of Columbia, and the 

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: Annual average of 5 hours for 

each respondent. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 260 total annual burden hours. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act 

of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; 

and 49 CFR 1.48. 

Issued On: December 17, 2013. 

Michael Howell, 

Information Collection Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2013–30333 Filed 12–19–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

[Docket No. FHWA–2013–0060] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Request for Comments for a 

New Information Collection 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of request for extension 

of currently approved information 

collection. 


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