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

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## Record

- **Collection:** Federal Register
- **Document type:** Notice
- **Published:** April 7, 1997
- **Citation:** 62 FR 16639

## Text

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]
BILLING CODE 4910-62-P

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