[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  ($)
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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.
[FR Doc. 2020-12612 Filed 6-10-20; 8:45 am]
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