28400 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 100 / Wednesday, May 23, 2001 / Rules and Regulations

adopted May 16, 2001, and released

May 18, 2001. The full text of this

Commission decision is available for

inspection and copying during normal

business hours in the FCC Reference

Center 445 12th Street, SW.,

Washington, DC. The complete text of

this decision may also be purchased

from the Commission’s copy contractor,

International Transcription Services,

Inc., (202) 857–3800, 1231 20th Street,

NW., Washington, DC 20036.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73

Television, Digital television

broadcasting.

Part 73 of Title 47 of the Code of

Federal Regulations is amended as

follows:

47 CFR Part 73—[Amended]

1. The authority citation for Part 73

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 334, 336.

§ 73.622 [Amended]

2. Section 73.622(b), the Table of

Digital Television Allotments under

Montana, is amended by removing DTV

channel 2 and adding DTV channel 33

at Butte.

Federal Communications Commission.

Barbara A. Kreisman,

Chief, Video Services Division, Mass Media

Bureau.

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 01–1220, MM Docket No. 01–41, RM–

10058]

Digital Television Broadcast Service;

Merced, CA

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: The Commission, at the

request of Sainte 51, L.P., permittee of

station KNSO(TV), substitutes DTV

channel 5 for DTV channel 38 at

Merced, California. See 66 FR 10982,

February 21, 2001. DTV channel 5 can

be allotted to Merced in compliance

with the principle community coverage

requirements of section 73.625(a) at

reference coordinates (37–04–18 N. and

119–25–53 W.) with a power of 12.9,

HAAT of 532 meters and with a DTV

service population of 1452 thousand.

With this action, this proceeding is

terminated.

DATES: Effective July 2, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam

Blumenthal, Mass Media Bureau, (202)

418–1600.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s Report

and Order, MM Docket No. 01–41,

adopted May 16, 2001, and released

May 18, 2001. The full text of this

Commission decision is available for

inspection and copying during normal

business hours in the FCC Reference

Center 445 12th Street, SW.,

Washington, DC. The complete text of

this decision may also be purchased

from the Commission’s copy contractor,

International Transcription Services,

Inc., (202) 857–3800, 1231 20th Street,

NW., Washington, DC 20036.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73

Television, Digital television

broadcasting.

Part 73 of Title 47 of the Code of

Federal Regulations is amended as

follows:

47 CFR Part 73—[Amended]

1. The authority citation for Part 73

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 334, 336.

§ 73.622 [Amended]

2. Section 73.622(b), the Table of

Digital Television Allotments under

California, is amended by removing

DTV channel 38 and adding DTV

channel 5 at Merced.

Federal Communications Commission.

Barbara A. Kreisman,

Chief, Video Services Division, Mass Media

Bureau.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

49 CFR Part 40

[Docket No. OST–1999–6578]

Procedures for Transportation

Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing

Programs; Early Compliance Allowed

for Electronic Reporting

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT.

ACTION: Compliance date on final rule.

SUMMARY: In its final drug and alcohol

testing rule published on December 19,

2000, and effective August 1, 2001, the

Department authorized laboratories,

certified by the Department of Health

and Human Services (HHS), to report

negative drug testing results to medical

review officers (MRO) using only

electronic reports and mandated the use

of the new Federal Drug Testing

Custody and Custody Form (CCF). To

provide laboratories lead-time to

accomplish the transition to the new

CCF, the Department, in coordination

with HHS, has determined that earlier

compliance with this reporting

procedure should be permitted.

Additionally, the Department is also

permitting early compliance with the

reporting of all non-negative results to

the MRO using faxed or scanned copies

of the laboratory copy of the new CCF.

This document authorizes HHS

certified laboratories to initiate

electronic reporting as the only

reporting necessary for negative results

on specimens submitted to laboratories

using the new CCF and the reporting of

non-negative results using faxed or

scanned copies of Copy 1 of the new

CCF. Laboratories may continue to use

current procedures utilizing mail or

courier services.

DATES: This document permits as of

May 23, 2001 early compliance with the

electronic reporting provisions in the

final rule published at 65 FR 79462, and

effective August 1, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Don

Shatinsky, Drug and Alcohol Policy

Advisor, Office of Drug and Alcohol

Policy and Compliance, Department of

Transportation, 400 7th Street, SW.,

Room 10403, Washington, DC 20590, at

(202) 366–3784 (voice), (202) 366–3897

(fax), or don.shatinsky@ost.dot.gov/.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the

December 19, 2000, Federal Register (65

FR 79462), the Department published a

comprehensive revision to its drug and

alcohol procedures testing regulation

(49 CFR Part 40). This complete revision

becomes effective August 1, 2001. In

this revision, the Department authorizes

laboratories to report drug testing results

to the MRO electronically and mandates

use of the new shorter-version of the

Federal Drug Testing Custody and

Control Form (CCF).

Currently, the Department and HHS

permit laboratories and employers to

use the new CCF. The laboratory may

transmit all results (negative and nonnegative) to the MRO by mail or courier

or by either faxing the completed

laboratory copy (Copy 1) of the CCF or

transmitting a scanned image of the

form via computer. On August 1, 2001,

for all negative results, laboratories will

be permitted to send to MROs an

electronically generated laboratory

report and will not need to mail,

courier, fax or send a scanned copy,

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thus initiating substantial savings

related to processing paper records.

Additionally, since all laboratories

and employers must use the new shorter

form as of August 1, 2001, HHS has

directed laboratories to treat submission

of specimens for drug testing using the

older (seven-part) form as a correctable

flaw which the laboratory must correct

using a memorandum for record from

the collection site. Laboratories have

indicated to HHS and the Department

that without a transition period to

change over to the new forms and

without gradual phasing in of electronic

reporting, they foresee substantial

implementation problems. From

previous experiences, laboratories have

learned that collection sites are

reluctant to destroy old forms and

continue to use them until they deplete

their supply. Without a phase-in period,

laboratories are concerned that the

continued use of old forms after August

1, will create a substantial paper

burden. Also, the new forms were

designed specifically to be used with

the electronic reporting process. Until

this reporting process is in place, there

is little motivation to initiate the use of

the new forms.

The Department is convinced that

authorizing the laboratories and

employers to initiate the use of

electronic reporting (as provided in the

new § 40.97) a few months earlier would

have a beneficial impact on the

industry. Through this document, the

Department consents to laboratories

using the procedures provided in the

new rule before August 1, 2001.

Laboratories are not required to use

electronic reporting, however.

Issued this 10th day of May 2001, at

Washington, DC.

Kenneth C. Edgell,

Acting Director, Office of Drug and Alcohol,

Policy and Compliance.

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