[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 68 (Friday, April 7, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 18342]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-8624]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

    Periodically, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration (SAMHSA) will publish a list of information collection 
requests under OMB review, in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of these documents, call 
the SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer on (301) 443-7978.

Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs (0930-
0158, revision)

    SAMHSA is requesting OMB approval for the Federal Drug Testing 
Custody and Control Form for Federal agency and federally regulated 
drug testing programs which must comply with the HHS Mandatory 
Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs (59 FR 29908) 
dated June 9, 1994,and for the information provided by laboratories for 
the National Laboratory Certification Program (NLCP). The Federal Drug 
Testing Custody and Control Form is used by all Federal agencies and 
employers regulated by the Department of Transportation to document the 
collection and chain of custody of urine specimens at the collection 
site, for laboratories to report results, and for Medical Review 
Offices to make a determination.
    The Federal Drug Testing Custody and Control Form is being revised. 
Major changes include eliminating the split specimen copy, simplifying 
the chain of custody requirements, revising the outcomes for the 
laboratory test results, revising the collection instructions, and 
ensuring that the form follows the sequence of events. Prior to an 
inspection, a laboratory is required to submit specific information 
regarding its laboratory procedures to allow inspectors to become 
familiar with a laboratory's procedures before arriving at the 
laboratory.
    The annual total burden estimates for the Federal Drug Testing 
Custody and Control Form, the NLCP application, the NLCP inspection 
checklist, and NLCP recordkeeping requirements is 1,790,664 hours.

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                                                          Burden/response       Number of         Total annual
                    Form/respondent                            (hrs.)           responses        burden (hrs.)
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Custody and Control Form:
    Donor..............................................                .08          7,093,000            567,440
    Collector..........................................                .07          7,093,000            496,510
    Laboratory.........................................                .05          7,093,000            354,650
    Medical Review Officer.............................                .05          7,093,000            354,650
Laboratory Application.................................               3.00                  2                  6
Laboratory Inspection Checklist........................               3.00                136                408
Laboratory Recordkeeping...............................             250.00                 68             17,000
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    Total..............................................  .................  .................          1,790,664
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    Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of this notice to: 
Allison Eydt, Human Resources and Housing Branch, Office of Management 
and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, D.C. 
20503.

    Dated: March 31, 2000.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 00-8624 Filed 4-6-00; 8:45 am]
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