Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration

[FTA Docket No. FTA-99-6495]

Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of request for comments.

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

U.S.C. 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 extension of a currently

approved collection. The ICR describes the nature of the information

collection and its expected burden. The Federal Register Notice with a

60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following collection

of information was published on July 8, 1999, [FR 64 pages 36957].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 17, 1999. A

comment to OMB is most effective if OMB receives it within 30 days of

publication.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sylvia L. Barney, Office of

Administration, Office of Management Planning, (202) 366-6680.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Control of Alcohol Misuse in Transit Operations (OMB Number:

2132-0557).

Abstract: The Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act of 1991

(Pub. L. 102-143, October 28, 1991, now codified in relevant part as 49

U.S.C. Section 5331) requires any recipient of Federal financial

assistance under 49 U.S.C. Sections 5309, 5307, or 5311 or under 23

U.S.C. Section 103(e)(4) to establish a program designed to help

prevent accidents and injuries resulting from the misuse of drugs and

alcohol by employees who perform safety-sensitive functions. FTA's

regulation, 49 CFR part 654, ``Prevention of Alcohol Misuse in Transit

Operations,'' effective March 17, 1994, requires recipients to submit

to FTA annual reports containing data which summarize information

concerning the recipients' alcohol testing program, such as the number

and type of tests given, number of positive test results, and the kinds

of safety-sensitive functions the employees perform. FTA uses these

data to ensure compliance with the rule, to assess the misuse of

alcohol in the transit industry, and to set the random testing rate.

The data will also be used to assess the effectiveness of the rule in

reducing the misuse of alcohol among safety-sensitive transit employees

and making transit safer for the public.

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 27,097 hours.

ADDRESS: All written comments must refer to the docket number that

appears at the top of this document and be submitted to the Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget,

725--17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503, Attention: FTA 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

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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.

Issued: November 4, 1999.

Dorrie Y. Aldrich,

Associate Administrator for Administration.

[FR Doc. 99-29452 Filed 11-16-99; 8:45 am]

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