[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 248 (Wednesday, December 28, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 76853]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-7897]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2005-23333]


Random Drug Testing Rate for Covered Crewmembers

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of minimum random drug testing rate.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has set the calendar year 2006 minimum random 
drug testing rate at 50 percent of covered crewmembers. Based upon an 
evaluation of the 2004 Management Information System (MIS) data 
collection forms submitted by marine employers, we will maintain the 
minimum random drug testing at 50 percent of covered crewmembers for 
the calendar year 2006. The purpose of setting a minimum random drug 
testing rate is to establish a measure of deterrence for the illegal 
use of controlled substances.

DATES: The minimum random drug testing rate is effective January 1, 
2006 through December 31, 2006. You must submit your 2005 MIS reports 
no later than March 15, 2006.

ADDRESSES: The annual MIS report may be submitted in writing to 
Commandant (G-MOA), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street, 
SW., Room 2404, Washington, DC 20593-0001 or by electronic submission 
to the following Internet address: http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/moa/dapip.htm.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions about this notice, 
please contact Mr. Robert C. Schoening, Drug and Alcohol Program 
Manager, Office of Investigations and Analysis (G-MOA), U.S. Coast 
Guard Headquarters, telephone 202-267-0684. If you have questions on 
viewing the docket, call Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, Dockets 
Operations, Department of Transportation, telephone 202-366-0402.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 46 CFR 16.230, the Coast Guard 
requires marine employers to establish random drug testing programs for 
covered crewmembers on inspected and uninspected vessels. All marine 
employers are required to collect and maintain a record of drug testing 
program data for each calendar year, January 1 through December 31. You 
must submit this data by 15 March of the following year to the Coast 
Guard in an annual MIS report.
    You may either submit your own MIS report or have a consortium or 
other employer representative submit the data in a consolidated MIS 
report. The chemical drug testing data is essential to analyze our 
current approach for deterring and detecting illegal drug abuse in the 
maritime industry.
    Since 2004 MIS data indicates that the positive random testing rate 
is greater than one percent industry-wide (1.53 percent), the Coast 
Guard announces that the minimum random drug testing rate is set at 50 
percent of covered employees for the period of January 1, 2006 through 
December 31, 2006 in accordance with 46 CFR 16.230(e).
    Each year we will publish a notice reporting the results of the 
previous calendar year's MIS data, and the minimum annual percentage 
rate for random drug testing for the next calendar year.

    Dated: December 20, 2005.
T.H. Gilmour,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Marine Safety, 
Security and Environmental Protection.
 [FR Doc. E5-7897 Filed 12-27-05; 8:45 am]
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