[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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