[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 145 (Tuesday, July 29, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40564-40565]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-19952]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary
Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency Information
Collection Activity Under OMB Review
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act 1995 (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35), this notice announces that the Information Collection
Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describes
the nature of the information collection and its expected burden. The
Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting
comments on the following collection of information was published on
November 22, 1996 [61 FR 59484].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Federal Highway Administration
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 28, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. David R. Miller, Office of Motor
Carrier Research and Standards, (202) 366-4009, Federal Highway
Administration, Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.,
e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Title: Controlled Substances and Alcohol Testing.
OMB Number: 2125-0543.
Type Request: Reinstatement, with change, of a previously approved
collection for which approval has expired.
Form(s): FHWA: MCS-154, FHWA: MCS-155, OMB No: 9999-0023, OMB no:
2105-0529
Affected Public: 553,238 motor carriers.
Abstract: Title 49 U.S.C. 31306 requires the Secretary of
Transportation to promulgate regulations that require motor carriers to
test their drivers for the use of alcohol and controlled substances.
The Secretary has adopted regulations that require commercial motor
vehicle (CMV) drivers to submit to testing by motor carriers.
The information collection is required for motor carriers to
document compliance with the controlled substances and alcohol testing
regulations, show driver's Constitutional rights andprivacy are
sufficiently protected, show that drug-positive drivers and drivers
with any
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alcohol concentration of 0.02 or greater in their body, are not being
used to operate CMVs on public roads, and show that drivers who have
tested positive have received necessary assistance in resolving their
use problem. The records are used by the FHWA, and its State and local
partners in the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program, to determine
whether drivers have driven CMVs while using alcohol and drugs in
violation of the law.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 2,309,703 hours.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725-17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20503, Attention FHWA Desk Officer.
Interested parties are invited to send comments regarding any
aspect of this collection of information, including, but not limited
to: whether the proposed collection of information isnecessary for the
proper performance of the functions of the Department, including
whether the information will have practical utility; the accuracy of
the Department's estimate of the burden of the proposed information
collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected; and ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Issued in Washington, DC, on July 23,1997.
Phillip A. Leach,
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 97-19952 Filed 7-28-97; 8:45 am]
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