[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 2 (Tuesday, January 4, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 317-318]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-93]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Research and Special Programs Administration
[Docket RSPA-98-4957; Notice 17]


Notice of Extension of Existing Information Collection

AGENCY: Research and Special Programs Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Request for OMB approval and public comments.

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SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Research and Special Programs Administration's (RSPA) published its 
intention to renew 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 
(October 22, 1999, 64 FR 57183). No comments were received. The purpose 
of this notice is to allow the public an additional 30 days from the 
date of this notice to send in their comments.
    RSPA believes that its drug testing requirements are an important 
tool for operators to monitor drug usage in the industry. RSPA has 
found that drug use in the pipeline industry is less than 1% of 
employees.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before February 
3, 2000 to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Comments should identify the docket number of this notice, 
RSPA-98-4957, and be mailed directly to Office of Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget, ATTN: RSPA Desk Officer, 726 Jackson 
Place, NW., Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marvin Fell, Office of Pipeline 
Safety, Research and Special Programs Administration, Department of 
Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590, (202) 
366-6205 or by electronic mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Management Information System (MIS) Standardized Data 
Collection and Reporting of Drug Testing Materials.
    OMB Number: 2137-0579.
    Type of Request: Extension of an existing information collection.
    Abstract: Drug abuse is a major societal problem and it is 
reasonable to assume the problem exists in the pipeline industry as it 
does in society as a whole. The potential harmful effect of drug abuse 
on safe pipeline operations warrants imposing comprehensive drug 
testing regulations on the pipeline industry. These rules are found in 
49 CFR 199. These regulations require annual information collection of 
the results of the drug testing program.
    Respondents: Pipeline operators.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,419.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 8,264.
    Copies of this information collection can be reviewed at the 
Dockets Facility, Plaza 401, U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 
Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday 
through Friday except Federal holidays. They also can be viewed over 
the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov.

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    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.

    Issued in Washington, DC on December 29, 1999.
Richard B. Felder,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
[FR Doc. 00-93 Filed 1-3-00; 8:45 am]
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