[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 113 (Thursday, June 11, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35689-35691]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-12612]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary
[Docket No. DOT-OST-2020-0049]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of a Renewed Approval of Information Collection(s):
Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing
Programs (ICR 2105-0529)
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OST), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Transportation (DOT) invites public comments
about our intention to request Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
approval to renew information collection 2105-0529, Procedures for
Transportation Drug and Alcohol Testing Program (ICR 2105-0529). The
information to be collected will be used to document tests conducted
and actions taken to ensure safety in the workplace and/or are
necessary under the Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act of
1991, which requires DOT to implement a drug and alcohol testing
program in various transportation-related industries. DOT is required
to publish this notice in the Federal Register in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Comments to this notice must be received by August 10, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
Website: http://www.regulations.gov Follow the
instructions for submitting comments on the DOT electronic docket site.
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket Management Facility, U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building,
Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except on Federal holidays.
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Instructions: You must include the agency name and docket number
[DOT-OST-2020-0049] of this notice at the beginning of your comment.
Note that all comments received will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov including any personal information provided.
Please see the Privacy Act section of this document.
Docket: You may view the public docket through the internet at
http://www.regulations.gov or in person at the Docket Management System
office at the above address.
Privacy Act: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits
comments from the public to better inform its rulemaking process. DOT
posts these comments, without edit, including any personal information
the commenter provides, to www.regulations.gov, as described in the
system of records notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at
www.dot.gov/privacy.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bohdan Baczara, Office of Drug and
Alcohol Policy and Compliance, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department
of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590;
202-366-3784 (voice), 202-366-3897 (fax), or [email protected]
(email).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 2105-0529.
Title: Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol
Testing Programs.
Form Numbers: DOT F 1385; DOT F 1380.
Type of Review: Clearance of a renewal of an information
collection.
Background: Under the Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act
of 1991, DOT is required to implement a drug and alcohol testing
program in various transportation related industries. This specific
requirement is elaborated in 49 CFR part 40, Procedures for
Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs. This
request for a renewal of the information collection for the program
includes 41 burden items related to the overall program and 2 official
DOT forms: The U.S. Department of Transportation Alcohol Testing Form
(ATF) [DOT F 1380] and the DOT Drug and Alcohol Testing Management
Information System (MIS) Data Collection Form [DOT F 1385].
The ATF includes the employee's name, the type of test taken, the
date of the test, and the name of the employer. Data on each test
conducted, including test results, is necessary to document that the
tests were conducted and is used to take action, when required, to
ensure safety in the workplace. The MIS form includes employer specific
drug and alcohol testing information such as the reason for the test
and the cumulative number of test results for the negative, positive,
and refusal tests. No employee specific data is collected. The MIS data
is used by each of the affected DOT Agencies (i.e., Federal Aviation
Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Federal Railroad
Administration, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, and the
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration) and the United
States Coast Guard when calculating their industry's annual random drug
and/or alcohol testing rate.
Respondents: The information will be collected from transportation
employers, Department representatives, and a variety of service agents.
Estimated total number of respondents is 3,593,202.
Frequency: The information will be collected annually.
Estimated Total Number Burden Hours: 1,287,811.
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Total
Number of Number of Total salary
PRA item respondents responses Burden per response burden costs ($)
hours \1\
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Exemptions from Regulation Provisions Requests 1 1 180 min (3 hours)................................. 3 $104
[40.7(a)].
Employer Stand-down Waiver Requests [40.21(b)].. 0 0 480 min (8 hours)................................. 0 0
Employee Testing Records from Previous Employers 584,628 3,538,179 8 min............................................. 471,757 16,379,410
[40.25(a)].
Employee Release of Information [40.25(f)]...... 3,538,179 3,538,179 4 min............................................. 235,878 8,189,704
MIS Form Submission [40.26]..................... 17,840 17,840 90 min (1.5 hours)................................ 26,760 929,107
Collector (Qualification and Refresher) Training 5,000 5,000 4 min............................................. 333 11,561
Documentation (40.33(b) & (e)].
Collector Error Correction Training 12,000 19,625 4 min............................................. 1,308 45,425
Documentation [40.33(f)].
Laboratory Reports to DOT Regarding Unlisted 0 0 30 min............................................ 0 0
Adulterant [40.91(e)].
Semi-Annual Laboratory Reports to Employers 23 385,854 4 min............................................. 25,723 893,123
[40.111(a)].
Semi-Annual Laboratory Reports to DOT 23 46 4 min............................................. 3 106
[40.111(d)].
Medical Review Officer (MRO) (Qualifications and 1,000 1,000 4 min............................................. 66 2,291
Continuing Education) Training Documentation
[40.121(c) & (d)].
MRO Review of Negative Results Documentation 5,000 381,055 4 min............................................. 25,403 873,000
[40.127(b)(2)(ii)].
MRO Failure to Contact Donor Documentation 5,000 63,827 4 min............................................. 4,255 147,738
[40.131(c)(1)].
MRO Effort to Contact DER Documentation 5,000 63,827 4 min............................................. 4,255 147,738
[40.131(c)(2)(iii)].
DER Successful Contact Employee Documentation 51,061 51,061 4 min............................................. 3,404 118,190
[40.131(d)].
DER Failure to Contact Employee Documentation 12,765 12,765 4 min............................................. 851 29,547
[40.131(d)(2)(i)].
MRO Verification of Positive Result Without 5,000 12,765 4 min............................................. 851 29,547
Interview Documentation [40.133].
Adulterant/Substitution Evaluation Physician 0 0 30 min............................................ 0 0
Statements [40.145(g)(2)(ii)(d)].
MRO Cancellation of Adulterant/Substitution for 0 0 30 min............................................ 0 0
Legitimate Reason Reports [40.145(g)(5)].
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Employee Admission of Adulterating/Substituting 40 40 4 min............................................. 3 104
Specimen MRO Determination [40.159(c)].
Split Specimen Requests by MRO [40.171(c)]...... 5,000 7,206 4 min............................................. 480 16,680
Split Failure to Reconfirm for Drugs Reports by 35 34 4 min............................................. 2 69
MRO [40.187(b)].
Split Failure to Reconfirm for Adulterant/ 5 5 5 min............................................. 1 34
Substitution Reports by MRO [40.187(c)].
Shy Bladder Physician Statements [40.193(f)].... 773 773 5 min............................................. 64 2,238
MRO Statements Regarding Physical Evidence of 0 0 0................................................. 0 0
Drug Use [40.195(b) & (c)].
Drug Test Correction Statements [40.205(b)(1) & 25,000 154,732 8 min............................................. 20,630 716,308
(2)].
Breath Alcohol Technician (BAT)/Screening Test 2,000 2,000 4 min............................................. 133 4,617
Technician (STT) (Qualification and Refresher)
Training Documentation [40.213(b)(c) & (e)].
BAT/STT Error Correction Training Documentation 168 168 4 min............................................. 11 390
[40.213(f)].
Complete DOT Alcohol Testing Forms [40.225(a)].. 10,000 3,378,454 8 min............................................. 450,460 15,639,989
Evidential Breath Testing Device Quality 10,000 10,000 4 min............................................. 666 23,123
Assurance/Calibration Records [40.233(c)(4)].
Shy Lung Physician Statements [40.265(c)(2)].... 168 168 4 min............................................. 11 390
Alcohol Test Correction Statements [40.271(b)(1) 337 337 4 min............................................. 22 781
& (2)].
Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) 3,334 3,334 4 min............................................. 222 7,707
(Qualification and Continuing Education)
Training Documentation [40.281(c) & (d)].
Employer SAP Lists to Employees [40.287]........ 10,000 115,713 4 min............................................. 7,714 267,837
SAP Reports to Employers [40.311(c)(d) & (e)]... 10,000 94,456 4 min............................................. 6,297 218,634
Correction Notices to Service Agents [40.373(a)] 25 25 60 min............................................ 25 868
Notice of Proposed Exclusion (NOPE) to Service 5 5 600 min (10 hours)................................ 50 1,736
Agents [40.375(a)].
Service Agent Requests to Contest Public 2 2 60 min............................................ 2 69
Interest Exclusions (PIE) [40.379(b)].
Service Agent Information to Argue PIE 2 2 120 min........................................... 8 277
[40.379(b)(2)].
Service Agent Information to Contest PIE 2 2 240 min (4 hours)................................. 8 277
[40.381(a) & (b)].
Notices of PIE to Service Agents [40.399]....... 1 1 60 min............................................ 1 34
Notices of PIE to Employer and Public [40.401(b) 1 1 60 min............................................ 1 34
& (d)].
Service Agent PIE Notices to Employers 1 300 30 min............................................ 150 5,208
[40.403(a)].
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Total New................................... 3,593,202 11,841,478 2,196 min. (36.6 hours)........................... 1,287,811 44,703,995
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\1\ All salary costs are based upon the Department of Labor's bureau of Labor Statistics average employee compensation hourly cost I 2019.
Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of
this information collection, including (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for DOT's performance; (b) The
accuracy of the estimated burden that the collection would impose on
respondents; (c) Ways for the DOT to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) Ways that the
burden could be minimized without reducing the quality of the collected
information. The agency will summarize and/or include your comments in
the request for OMB's clearance of this information collection.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1:48.
Issued in Washington, DC, on June 5, 2020.
Bohdan Baczara,
Deputy Director, DOT, Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance.
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