Document ID: DOT-OST-2008-0088-0001
Agency: dot
Document Type: Rule
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Request for Comments; Clearance of Renewal Approval of Information Collection: Procedures for Transportation Drug and Alcohol Testing Program
Posted Date: 2008-03-17T04:00Z

[Federal Register: March 17, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 52)]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. DOT-OST-2008-0088]

 
Agency Information Collection Activities; Request for Comments; 
Clearance of Renewal Approval of Information Collection: Procedures for 
Transportation Drug and Alcohol Testing Program

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OST), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The OST invite public comments about our intention to request 
the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval to renew an 
information collection. The collection involves Transportation Drug and 
Alcohol Testing. The information to be collected will be used to 
document tests conducted and actions taken to ensure safety in the 
workplace and/or is necessary because under the Omnibus Transportation 
Employee Testing Act of 1991, DOT is required to implement a drug and 
alcohol testing program in various transportation-related industries. 
We are required to publish this notice in the Federal Register by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Please submit comments by May 16, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments.
    Mail or Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of Transportation, Dockets 
Management Facility, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building, Room 
W12-140, Washington, DC 20590. Fax: 202-493-2251.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bohdan Baczara, (202) 366-6364, Office 
of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance, Office of the Secretary, 
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Room 
W62-317, Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 4:30 
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Procedures for Transportation Drug and Alcohol Testing 
Program.
    OMB Control No: 2105-0529.
    Background: Under the Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act 
of 1991, DOT is required to implement a drug and alcohol testing 
program in various transportation-related industries. This specific 
requirement is elaborated in 49 CFR part 40, Procedures for 
Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs. Included in 
this program are the U.S. Department of Transportation Alcohol Testing 
Form (ATF) and the DOT Drug and Alcohol Testing Management Information 
System (MIS) Data Collection Form. The ATF includes the employee's 
name, the type of test taken, the date of the test, and the name of the 
employer. Custody and control is essential to the basic purpose of the 
alcohol testing program. Data on each test is conducted, including test 
results, are necessary to document test conducted and actions taken to 
ensure safety in the workplace.
    The MIS form includes employer-specific drug and alcohol testing 
information such as the reason for the test and the cumulative number 
of results. The MIS data is used by each of the affected DOT Agencies 
(i.e., Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Transit Administration, 
Federal Railroad Administration, Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration, and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 
Administration) and the United States Coast Guard when calculating 
their random testing rates. Provide information for the following 
sections that most effectively describe the nature and estimates for 
your particular collection.
    Respondents: This information will be used by transportation 
employers, Department representatives, and a variety of service agents. 
Estimated total number of respondents are 2,783,195.
    Frequency: The information will be collected annually.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 695,300.
    Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of 
this information collection, including: (1) Whether the proposed 
collection is necessary for DOT's proper performance, including whether 
the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the 
Department's estimated burden of the proposed information collection; 
(3) ways for the DOT to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the collected information; and (4) ways that the burden could be 
minimized without reducing the quality of the collected information on 
respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology. The agency will summarize and/or 
include your comments in the request for OMB's clearance of this 
information collection.

    Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1.48.

    Issued on: March 11, 2008.
Donna K. Seymour,
Associate Chief Information Officer, IT Policy Oversight.
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