[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 130 (Thursday, July 8, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 36957]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-17307]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[FTA Docket No. 99-5923]
Notice of Request for the Extension of Currently Approved
Information Collections
AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the intention of the Federal Transit Administration
(FTA) to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to extend
the following currently approved information collection:
Control of Alcohol Misuse in Transit Operations.
DATES: Comments must be submitted before September 7, 1999.
ADDRESSES: All written comments must refer to the docket number that
appears at the top of this document and be submitted to the United
States Department of Transportation, Central Dockets Office, PL-401,
400 Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20590. All comments received
will be available for examination at the above address from 10:00 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Those desiring notification of receipt of comments must include a self-
addressed, stamped postcard/envelope.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Control of Alcohol Misuse in Transit
Operations--Ms. Judy Meade, Office of Program Management, (202) 366-
2896.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested parties are invited to send
comments regarding any aspect of this information collection,
including: (1) The necessity and utility of the information collection
for the proper performance of the functions of the FTA; (2) the
accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the collected information; and (4) ways to
minimize the collection burden without reducing the quality of the
collected information. Comments submitted in response to this notice
will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB reinstatement
of this information collection.
Title: Control of Alcohol Misuse in Transit Operations (OMB Number:
2132-0557).
Background: The Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act of 1991
(Pub.L. 102-143, October 28, 1991, now codified in relevant part at 49
U.S.C. Section 5331) requires any recipient of Federal financial
assistance under 49 U.S.C. Sections 5309, 5307, or 5311 or under 23
U.S.C. Section 103(e) (4) to establish a program designed to help
prevent accidents and injuries resulting from the misuse of drugs and
alcohol by employees who perform safety-sensitive functions. FTA's
regulation, 49 CFR Part 654, ``Prevention of Alcohol Misuse in Transit
Operations,'' effective March 17, 1994, requires recipients to submit
to FTA annual reports containing data which summarize information
concerning the recipients' alcohol testing program, such as the number
and type of tests given, number of positive test results, and the kinds
of safety-sensitive functions the employees perform. FTA uses these
data to ensure compliance with the rule, to assess the misuse of
alcohol in the transit industry, and to set the random testing rate.
The data will also be used to assess the effectiveness of the rule in
reducing the misuse of alcohol among safety-sensitive transit employees
and making transit safer for the public.
Respondents: State and local government, business or other for-
profit institutions, non-profit institutions, and small business
organizations.
Estimated Annual Burden on Respondents: 20.1 hours for each of the
1,615 repondents.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 32,480 hours.
Frequency: Annual.
Issued: July 1, 1999.
Dorrie Y. Aldrich,
Associate Administrator for Administration.
[FR Doc. 99-17307 Filed 7-7-99; 8:45 am]
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