[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 61 (Thursday, March 28, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 13918]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-7563]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Research and Special Programs Administration
[Docket PS-148]


Notice of Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Research and Special Programs Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the Research and Special Programs Administration's 
(RSPA) intention to request extension of an existing information 
collection in support of the Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS) for 
Management Information System (MIS) Standardized Data Collection and 
Reporting of Drug Testing Materials.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before May 28, 
1996 to be assured of consideration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marvin Fell, Office of Pipeline 
Safety, Research and Special Programs Administration, Department of 
Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20950, (202) 
366-1640.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Management Information System (MIS) Standardized Data 
Collection and Reporting of Drug Testing Materials.
    OMB Number: 2137-0579.
    Expiration Date of Approval: 12/31/96.
    Type of Request: Extension of an existing information collection.
    Abstract: This rule requiring information and recordkeeping 
procedures on drug testing is found in 49 CFR sections 199.1-199.25. 
This annual data collection is the basis for monitoring implementation 
and addressing compliance and enforcement issues and evaluating the 
overall effectiveness of the operator's drug testing programs.
    Estimate of Burden: The average burden hours per response is 5.96 
hours.
    Respondents: Pipeline operators.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,419.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 12,809 hours.
    Copies of this information collection can be reviewed at the 
Dockets Unit, Room 8421, Research and Special Programs Administration, 
U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh St., S.W. Washington, 
D.C.
    Comments are invited on: (a) The need for the proposed collection 
of information for the proper performance of the functions of the 
agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; 
(b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed 
collection of information including the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity 
of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden 
of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including 
the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other 
technological collection techniques. Send written comments to the 
Dockets Unit, Room 8421, Research and Special Programs Administration, 
U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 7th Street, S.W., Washington, DC 
20590-0001.
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval. All comments will also be a matter of public 
record.

    Issued in Washington, DC on March 22, 1996.
Richard B. Felder,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
[FR Doc. 96-7563 Filed 3-27-96; 8:45 am]
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