Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency Information

Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. Chapter 3501, et seq.) this notice announces that the

Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below has been

forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and

comment. The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and

it's expected cost and burden. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-

day comment period soliciting comments on the following collection of

information was published on December 19, 1996 [FR 61, page 67091-

67092].

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before May 7,

1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Kenneth C. Edgell, DOT Drug

Program Office, Office of the Secretary, S-1, DEPC, Room 10317,

Department of Transportation, at the address above. Telephone: (202)

366-3784.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Office of the Secretary, Drug Program Office

Title: U. S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Breath Alcohol

Testing Form.

OMB Control Number: 2105-0529.

Affected Public: Transportation industries.

Abstract: Under the Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act of

1991, DOT is required to implement an alcohol testing program in

various transportation industries.

Breath-alcohol technicians (BAT) must fill out testing form. The

form includes the employee's name, the type of test taken, the date of

the test, and the name of the employer. Custody and control is

essential to the basis purpose of the alcohol testing program. Data on

each test conducted, including test results, are necessary to document

tests conducted and actions taken to ensure safety in the workplace.

Need: This specific requirement is elaborated in 49 CFR Part 40,

Procedures for Transportation workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing

Programs.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 1 hour annually.

Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Office of Management and Budget, 725-17th Street, NW., Washington, DC

20503, Attention DOT Desk Officer.

Comments are invited on: 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; the accuracy of the Department's estimate of the burden of the

proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility

and clarity of the information to be collected; and 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.

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Issued in Washington, DC, on April 1, 1997.

Vanester M. Williams,

Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.

[FR Doc. 97-8822 Filed 4-4-97; 8:45 am]

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