[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 237 (Tuesday, December 12, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 86206-86208]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-27001]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. DOT-OST-2023-0143]


Information Collection Activities; Requests for Comments

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OST), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for public comment and submission to OMB for 
clearance of renewed approval of information collection.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) 
abstracted below will be forwarded to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and comments. The ICR describes the nature of 
the information collection and its expected burden. A Federal Register 
Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the 
following information collection was published on September 29, 2023. 
No public comments were received. The purpose of this Notice is to 
allow 30 days for public comment.

DATES: Comments to this notice must be received by January 11, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this information 
collection by selecting ``Currently under Review--Open for Public 
Comments'' or by using the search function. Please note that comments 
submitted in response to this Notice are public record. Before 
including any detailed personal information, you should be aware that 
your comments as submitted, including your personal identification 
information, will be available for public view.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Huntley, 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.
    Type of Review: Clearance of a renewal of an information 
collection.
    Form Numbers: DOT F 1385; DOT F 1380.
    Respondents: The information will be used by transportation 
employers, Department representatives, and a variety of service agents.
    Abstract: 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 45 burden items 
including 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

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Administration) and the United States Coast Guard when calculating 
their industry's annual random drug and/or alcohol testing rate.
    On May 2, 2023, part 40 was amended to include oral fluid testing 
as an additional methodology for drug testing that gives employers a 
choice that will help combat employee cheating on urine drug tests and 
provide a less intrusive means of achieving the safety goals of the 
program [88 FR 27596]. As a result of the rule to include oral fluid 
testing as an additional methodology for drug testing, two new burden 
items have been added to this collection: (1) Oral Fluid Collector 
(Qualification and Refresher) Training Documentation [Sec.  40.35(b) & 
(e)]; and (2) Oral Fluid Collector Error Correction Training 
Documentation [Sec.  40.35(f)]. These new burden items are analogous to 
the existing burden items for urine collectors and screening test 
technicians and breath alcohol technicians.
    Also as a result of the May 2023 rule to include oral fluid as an 
additional methodology for drug testing, DOT will request OMB approval 
for a revision of the MIS Data Collection Form to facilitate the 
collection of oral fluid testing data from employers. Specifically, in 
Section III of the form, ``Drug Testing Data,'' DOT will add additional 
rows under each ``Type of Test'' (e.g., Pre-Employment, Random, Post-
Accident, Reasonable Suspicion/Cause, Return-to-Duty, Follow-Up, and 
Total) for employers to enter the number of urine tests, the number of 
oral fluid tests, and the number of total tests conducted.
    Estimated Total Number of Respondents: 1,426,662.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 11,459,756.
    Frequency of Response: The information will be collected annually.
    Estimated Total Number Burden Hours; 1,469,136.
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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 
in 2023.

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                                                                          Burden per     Total
                 PRA item                      Number of     Number of     response     burden     Total salary
                                              respondents    responses    (minutes)     (hours)    costs ($) \1\
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Exemptions from Regulation Provisions                    1            1          180           3            $122
 Requests [40.7(a)].......................
Employer Stand-down Waiver Requests                      0            0          480           0               0
 [40.21(b)]...............................
Employee Testing Records from Previous             549,029      990,596            8     132,079       5,387,502
 Employers [40.25(a)].....................
Employee Release of Information [40.25(f)]         549,029      990,596            8     132,079       5,387,502
MIS Form Submission [40.26]...............          19,699       19,699           90      29,549       1,205,304
Urine Collector (Qualification and                   5,000        5,000            4         333          13,583
 Refresher) Training Documentation
 [40.33(b) & (e)].........................
Urine Collector Error Correction Training           17,980       17,980            4       1,199          48,907
 Documentation [40.33(f)].................
Oral Fluid Collector (Qualification and              5,000        5,000            4         333          13,583
 Refresher) Training Documentation
 [40.35(b) & (e)].........................
Oral Fluid Collector Error Correction               17,980       17,980            4       1,199          48,907
 Training Documentation [40.35(f)]........
Laboratory Reports to DOT Regarding                      0            0           30           0               0
 Unlisted Adulterant [40.87(e)]...........
Semi-Annual Laboratory Reports to                       19      365,983            4      24,399         995,235
 Employers [40.111(a)]....................
Semi-Annual Laboratory Reports to DOT                   19          456            4          30           1,224
 [40.111(d)]..............................
Medical Review Officer (MRO)                         1,000        1,000            4          67           2,733
 (Qualifications and Continuing Education)
 Training Documentation [40.121(c) & (d)].
MRO Review of Negative Results                       5,000      351,135            4      23,409         954,853
 Documentation [40.127(b)(2)(ii)].........
MRO Failure to Contact Donor Documentation           5,000       50,787            4       3,386         138,115
 [40.131(c)(1)]...........................
MRO Effort to Contact DER Documentation              5,000       57,624            4       3,842         156,715
 [40.131(c)(2)(iii)]......................
DER Successful Contact Employee                     46,099       46,099            4       3,073         125,348
 Documentation [40.131(d)]................
DER Failure to Contact Employee                     11,525       11,525            4         768          31,327
 Documentation [40.131(d)(2)(i)]..........
MRO Verification of Positive Result                  5,000       11,525            4         768          31,327
 Without Interview Documentation [40.133].
Adulterant/Substitution Evaluation                       0            0           30           0               0
 Physician Statements
 [40.145(g)(2)(ii)(d)]....................
MRO Cancellation of Adulterant/                          0            0           30           0               0
 Substitution for Legitimate Reason
 Reports [40.145(g)(5)]...................
Employee Admission of Adulterating/                     40           40            4           3             122
 Substituting Specimen MRO Determination
 [40.159(c)]..............................
Split Specimen Requests by MRO [40.171(c)]           5,000       11,932            4         795          32,428
Split Failure to Reconfirm for Drugs                    70           70            4           5             204
 Reports by MRO [40.187(b)]...............
Split Failure to Reconfirm for Adulterant/               8            8            5           1              41
 Substitution Reports by MRO [40.187(c)]..
Shy Bladder Physician Statements                       719          719            5          60           2,447
 [40.193(f)]..............................
MRO Statements Regarding Physical Evidence               0            0            0           0               0
 of Drug Use [40.195(b) & (c)]............
Drug Test Correction Statements [40.205             25,000      143,840            8      19,179         782,311
 (b)(1) & (2)]............................
Breath Alcohol Technician (BAT)/Screening            2,000        2,000            4         133           5,425
 Test Technician (STT) (Qualification and
 Refresher) Training Documentation
 [40.213(b)(c)&(e)].......................
BAT/STT Error Correction Training                      401          401            4          27           1,101
 Documentation [40.213(f)]................
Complete DOT Alcohol Testing Forms                  10,000    8,025,159            8   1,070,021      43,646,157
 [40.225(a)]..............................
Evidential Breath Testing Device Quality            10,000       10,000            4         667          27,166
 Assurance/Calibration Records
 [40.233(c)(4)]...........................
Shy Lung Physician Statements                          401          401            4          27           1,101
 [40.265(c)(2)]...........................
Alcohol Test Correction Statements                     803          803            4          54           2,203
 [40.271(b)(1)&(2)].......................
Substance Abuse Professional (SAP)                   3,334        3,334            4         222           9,055
 (Qualification and Continuing Education)
 Training Documentation [40.281(c)&(d)]...
Employer SAP Lists to Employees [40.287]..         116,467      116,467            4       7,764         316,694
SAP Reports to Employers [40.311(c), (d) &          10,000      201,258            4      13,417         547,279
 (e)].....................................
Correction Notices to Service Agents                    25           25           60          25           1,020
 [40.373(a)]..............................
Notice of Proposed Exclusion (NOPE) to                   5            5          600          50           2,040
 Service Agents [40.375(a)]...............
Service Agent Requests to Contest Public                 2            2           60           2              82
 Interest Exclusions (PIE) [40.379(b)]....
Service Agent Information to Argue PIE                   2            2          240           8             326
 [40.379(b)(2)]...........................
Service Agent Information to Contest PIE                 2            2          240           8             326
 [40.381(a) & (b)]........................
Notices of PIE to Service Agents [40.399].               1            1           60           1              41
Notices of PIE to Employer and Public                    1            1           60           1              41
 [40.401 (b) & (d)].......................
Service Agent PIE Notices to Employers                   1          300           30         150           6,119
 [40.403 (a)].............................
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    Total New.............................       1,426,662   11,459,756        2,328   1,469,136      59,926,016
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    Public Comments Invited: (1) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the Department, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (2) the accuracy of the Department's estimate of the burden of 
the proposed information collection; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology.

(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 December 5, 2023.

    Authority and Issuance.

Bohdan S. Baczara,
Deputy Director, DOT, Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2023-27001 Filed 12-11-23; 8:45 am]
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