Document ID: DOT-OST-2017-0027-0001
Agency: dot
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs
Posted Date: 2017-03-15T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 15, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13924-13925]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-05114]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. DOT-OST-2017-0027]

Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of a Renewed Approval of Information Collection(s): 
Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing 
Programs

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

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Transportation (DOT) invites public comments 
about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget 
(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. DOT is required to publish this notice in the 
Federal Register in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995.

DATES: Comments to this notice must be received by May 15, 2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
     Web Site: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments on the DOT electronic docket site.
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
     Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket Management Facility, U.S. 
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey

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Avenue SE., West Building, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590, between 
9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except on Federal holidays.
    Instructions: You must include the agency name and docket number 
[DOT-OST-2017-0027] of this notice at the beginning of your comment. 
Note that all comments received will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov including any personal information provided. 
Please see the Privacy Act section of this document.
    Docket: You may view the public docket through the Internet at 
http://www.regulations.gov or in person at the Docket Management System 
office at the above address.
    Privacy Act: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits 
comments from the public to better inform its rulemaking process. DOT 
posts these comments, without edit, including any personal information 
the commenter provides, to www.regulations.gov, as described in the 
system of records notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at 
www.dot.gov/privacy.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bohdan Baczara, 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; 202-366-3784 (voice), 202-366-3897 (fax), or 
bohdan.baczara@dot.gov (email).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 2105-0529.
    Title: Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol 
Testing Programs.
    Form Numbers: DOT F 1385; DOT F 1380.
    Type of Review: Clearance of a renewal of an information 
collection.
    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. This 
request for a renewal of the information collection for the program 
includes 43 burden items including the U.S. Department of 
Transportation Alcohol Testing Form (ATF) [DOT F 1380] and the DOT Drug 
and Alcohol Testing Management Information System (MIS) Data Collection 
Form [DOT F 1385].
    The ATF includes the employee's name, the type of test taken, the 
date of the test, and the name of the employer. Data on each test 
conducted, including test results, is necessary to document that the 
tests were conducted and is used to take action, when required, 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 test results for the negative, positive, 
and refusal tests. No employee specific data is collected. 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 industry's annual random drug 
and/or alcohol testing rate.
    Respondents: The information will be used by transportation 
employers, Department representatives, and a variety of service agents. 
Estimated total number of respondents is 3,034,690.
    Frequency: The information will be collected annually.
    Estimated Total Number Burden Hours: 748,196.
    Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of 
this information collection, including (a) Whether the proposed 
collection of information is necessary for DOT's performance; (b) The 
accuracy of the estimated burden; (c) Ways for the DOT to enhance the 
quality, utility and clarity of the information collection; and (d) 
Ways that the burden could be minimized without reducing the quality of 
the collected information. 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 in Washington, DC, on February 24, 2017.

Authority and Issuance

    Dated: February 24, 2017.
Patrice M. Kelly,
Acting Director, DOT, Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance, 
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. 2017-05114 Filed 3-14-17; 8:45 am]
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