[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 249 (Thursday, December 28, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78269-78270]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-22295]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[Docket No.: PHMSA-97-2995]


Pipeline Safety: Random Drug Testing Rate

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), 
DOT.

ACTION: Notice of minimum annual percentage rate for random drug 
testing.

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SUMMARY: PHMSA has determined that the minimum random drug testing rate 
for covered employees will remain at 25 percent during calendar year 
2007.

DATE: Effective January 1, 2007, through December 31, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cindy Ingrao, Director, Drug and 
Alcohol Policy and Investigations, PHMSA, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Room 8406, Washington, DC 
20590, telephone (202) 366-2350 or email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Operators of gas, hazardous liquid, and 
carbon dioxide pipelines and operators of liquefied natural gas 
facilities must select and test a percentage of covered employees for 
random drug testing. Pursuant to 49 CFR part 199.105(c)(2), (3), and 
(4), the PHMSA Administrator's decision on whether to change the 
minimum annual random drug testing rate is based on the reported random 
drug test positive rate for the pipeline industry. The data considered 
by the Administrator comes from operators' annual submissions of 
Management Information System (MIS) reports required by 49 CFR part 
199.119(a). If the reported random drug test positive rate is less than 
1.00 percent, the Administrator may continue the minimum random drug 
testing rate at 25 percent. In 2005, the random drug test positive rate 
was less than 1.00 percent. Therefore, the minimum random drug testing 
rate will remain at 25 percent for calendar year 2007.

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    In reference to the notice published in 70 FR 20800, PHMSA intends 
to publish an Advisory Bulletin specifying the methodology for 
reporting calendar year 2007 MIS contractor data to PHMSA. Therefore, 
operators must ensure records on contract employees continue to be 
maintained in calendar year 2007.

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 5103, 60102, 60104, 60108, 60117, and 
60118; 49 CFR 1.53.

    Issued in Washington, DC on December 20, 2006.
Thomas Barrett,
Administrator, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.
[FR Doc. E6-22295 Filed 12-27-06; 8:45 am]
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