80_FR_69987 80 FR 69770 - Random Drug and Alcohol Testing Percentage Rates of Covered Aviation Employees for the Period of January 1, 2016, Through December 31, 2016

80 FR 69770 - Random Drug and Alcohol Testing Percentage Rates of Covered Aviation Employees for the Period of January 1, 2016, Through December 31, 2016

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 217 (November 10, 2015)

Page Range69770-69771
FR Document2015-28647

The FAA has determined that the minimum random drug and alcohol testing percentage rates for the period January 1, 2016, through December 31, 2016, will remain at 25 percent of safety- sensitive employees for random drug testing and 10 percent of safety- sensitive employees for random alcohol testing.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 217 (Tuesday, November 10, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 217 (Tuesday, November 10, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69770-69771]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-28647]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Random Drug and Alcohol Testing Percentage Rates of Covered 
Aviation Employees for the Period of January 1, 2016, Through December 
31, 2016

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The FAA has determined that the minimum random drug and 
alcohol testing percentage rates for the period January 1, 2016, 
through December 31, 2016, will remain at 25 percent of safety-
sensitive employees for random drug testing and 10 percent of safety-
sensitive employees for random alcohol testing.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Vicky Dunne, Office of Aerospace 
Medicine, Drug Abatement Division, Program Policy Branch (AAM-820), 
Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Room 806,

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Washington, DC 20591; Telephone (202) 267-8442.
    Discussion: Pursuant to 14 CFR 120.109(b), the FAA Administrator's 
decision on whether to change the minimum annual random drug testing 
rate is based on the reported random drug test positive rate for the 
entire aviation industry. If the reported random drug test positive 
rate is less than 1.00%, the Administrator may continue the minimum 
random drug testing rate at 25%. In 2014, the random drug test positive 
rate was 0.534%. Therefore, the minimum random drug testing rate will 
remain at 25% for calendar year 2016.
    Similarly, 14 CFR 120.217(c), requires the decision on the minimum 
annual random alcohol testing rate to be based on the random alcohol 
test violation rate. If the violation rate remains less than 0.50%, the 
Administrator may continue the minimum random alcohol testing rate at 
10%. In 2014, the random alcohol test violation rate was 0.106%. 
Therefore, the minimum random alcohol testing rate will remain at 10% 
for calendar year 2016.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: If you have questions about how the annual 
random testing percentage rates are determined please refer to the Code 
of Federal Regulations Title 14, section 120.109(b) (for drug testing), 
and 120.217(c) (for alcohol testing).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 29, 2015.
James R. Fraser,
Federal Air Surgeon.
[FR Doc. 2015-28647 Filed 11-9-15; 8:45 am]
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69770 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 217 / Tuesday, November 10, 2015 / Notices (2) The permittee shall hold harmless DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Form Numbers: There are no FAA and indemnify the United States from forms associated with this collection of any claimed or adjudged liability arising Federal Aviation Administration information. out of construction, connection, Type of Review: Renewal of an operation, or maintenance of the Agency Information Collection information collection. Activities: Requests for Comments; Background: The Federal Register facilities, including but not limited to Clearance of Renewed Approval of Notice with a 60-day comment period environmental contamination from the Information Collection: Operating soliciting comments on the following release or threatened release or Requirements: Domestic, Flag and collection of information was published discharge of hazardous substances and Supplemental Operations hazardous waste. on August 12, 2015 (80 FR 48390). AGENCY: Federal Aviation Under the authority of Title 49 CFR, (3) The permittee shall maintain the Section 44701, Federal Aviation United States facilities and every part Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Notice and request for Regulations Part 121, prescribe the thereof in a condition of good repair for terms, conditions, and limitations as are their safe operation, and in compliance comments. necessary to ensure safety in air with prevailing environmental SUMMARY: In accordance with the transportation. Each operator which standards and regulations. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA seeks to obtain, or is in possession of, Article 9. The permittee shall take all invites public comments about our an air carrier operating certificate must necessary measures to prevent or intention to request the Office of comply with the requirements of FAR mitigate adverse impacts on, or Management and Budget (OMB) Part 121 in order to maintain data which disruption of, the human environment approval to renew an information is used to determine if the air carrier is in connection with connection, collection. 14 CFR part 121 prescribes operating in accordance with minimum operation and maintenance of the the requirements governing air carrier safety standards. United States facilities. Such measures operations. The information collected is Respondents: Approximately 75 air will include any mitigation and control used to determine air operators’ operators/applicants. compliance with the minimum safety Frequency: Information is collected plans that are already approved or that standards and the applicants’ eligibility on occasion. are approved in the future by the for air operations certification. Estimated Average Burden per Department of State or other relevant Response: 27.52 hours. federal or state agencies, and any other DATES: Written comments should be submitted by December 10, 2015. Estimated Total Annual Burden: measures deemed prudent by the 1,430,987 hours. permittee. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on Issued in Washington, DC, on November 4, Article 10. The permittee shall file the proposed information collection to 2015. with the appropriate agencies of the the Office of Information and Regulatory Ronda Thompson, United States Government such Affairs, Office of Management and FAA Information Collection Clearance statements or reports under oath with Budget. Comments should be addressed Officer, Performance, Policy & Records respect to the United States facilities, to the attention of the Desk Officer, Management Branch (ASP±110). and/or permittee’s activities and Department of Transportation/FAA, and [FR Doc. 2015–28612 Filed 11–9–15; 8:45 am] operations in connection therewith as sent via electronic mail to oira_ BILLING CODE 4910–13–P are now, or may hereafter, be required submission@omb.eop.gov, or faxed to under any laws or regulations of the (202) 395–6974, or mailed to the Office United States Government or its of Information and Regulatory Affairs, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION agencies. The permittee shall file Office of Management and Budget, electronic Export Information where Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th Federal Aviation Administration required. Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. Random Drug and Alcohol Testing Article 11. The permittee shall Public Comments Invited: You are Percentage Rates of Covered Aviation provide information upon request to the asked to comment on any aspect of this Employees for the Period of January 1, Department of State with regard to the information collection, including (a) 2016, Through December 31, 2016 United States facilities. Such requests Whether the proposed collection of could include, for example, information information is necessary for FAA’s AGENCY: Federal Aviation concerning current conditions or performance; (b) the accuracy of the Administration (FAA), DOT. anticipated changes in ownership or estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA to ACTION: Notice. control, construction, connection, enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information collection; and (d) SUMMARY: The FAA has determined that operation, or maintenance of the U.S. ways that the burden could be the minimum random drug and alcohol facilities. minimized without reducing the quality testing percentage rates for the period IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, the Under of the collected information. The agency January 1, 2016, through December 31, Secretary of State for Economic Growth, will summarize and/or include your 2016, will remain at 25 percent of Energy, and the Environment, have comments in the request for OMB’s safety-sensitive employees for random hereunto set my hand this 3rd day of clearance of this information collection. drug testing and 10 percent of safety- asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES November 2015 in the City of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: sensitive employees for random alcohol Washington, District of Columbia. Ronda Thompson at (202) 267–1416, or testing. Catherine A. Novelli, by email at: Ronda.Thompson@faa.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Vicky Dunne, Office of Aerospace Under Secretary of State for Economic, Medicine, Drug Abatement Division, OMB Control Number: 2120–0008. Growth, Energy, and the Environment. 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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 217 / Tuesday, November 10, 2015 / Notices 69771 Washington, DC 20591; Telephone (202) planning, airport engineering and Estimated Total Annual Burden: 267–8442. federal grants analysis, aeronautical 8,870 hours. Discussion: Pursuant to 14 CFR chart and flight information Issued in Washington, DC, on November 4, 120.109(b), the FAA Administrator’s publications, and the promotion of air 2015. decision on whether to change the commerce as required by statute. Ronda Thompson, minimum annual random drug testing DATES: Written comments should be FAA Information Collection Clearance rate is based on the reported random submitted by January 11, 2016. Officer, Performance, Policy, and Records drug test positive rate for the entire ADDRESSES: Send comments to the FAA Management Branch, ASP±110. aviation industry. If the reported at the following address: Ronda [FR Doc. 2015–28618 Filed 11–9–15; 8:45 am] random drug test positive rate is less Thompson, Room 441, Federal Aviation BILLING CODE 4910–13–P than 1.00%, the Administrator may Administration, ASP–110, 950 L’Enfant continue the minimum random drug Plaza SW., Washington, DC 20024. testing rate at 25%. In 2014, the random Public Comments Invited: You are DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION drug test positive rate was 0.534%. asked to comment on any aspect of this Therefore, the minimum random drug information collection, including (a) Federal Aviation Administration testing rate will remain at 25% for Whether the proposed collection of calendar year 2016. Agency Information Collection information is necessary for FAA’s Similarly, 14 CFR 120.217(c), requires Activities: Requests for Comments; performance; (b) the accuracy of the the decision on the minimum annual Clearance of Renewed Approval of estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA to random alcohol testing rate to be based Information Collection: Commercial Air enhance the quality, utility and clarity on the random alcohol test violation Tour Operator Reports of the information collection; and (d) rate. If the violation rate remains less ways that the burden could be AGENCY: Federal Aviation than 0.50%, the Administrator may minimized without reducing the quality Administration (FAA), DOT. continue the minimum random alcohol of the collected information. The agency ACTION: Notice and request for testing rate at 10%. In 2014, the random will summarize and/or include your alcohol test violation rate was 0.106%. comments. comments in the request for OMB’s Therefore, the minimum random clearance of this information collection. SUMMARY: In accordance with the alcohol testing rate will remain at 10% Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: for calendar year 2016. invites public comments about our Ronda Thompson at (202) 267–1416, or SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: If you intention to request the Office of by email at: Ronda.Thompson@faa.gov. have questions about how the annual Management and Budget (OMB) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: random testing percentage rates are approval to renew an information OMB Control Number: 2120–0015. determined please refer to the Code of collection. The commercial air tour Title: FAA Airport Master record. Federal Regulations Title 14, section Form Numbers: FAA Forms 5010–1, operational data provided to the FAA 120.109(b) (for drug testing), and 5010–2, 5010–3, 5010–5. and NPS will be used by the agencies as 120.217(c) (for alcohol testing). Type of Review: Renewal of an background information useful in the Issued in Washington, DC, on October 29, information collection. development of air tour management 2015. Background: 49 U.S.C. 329(b) plans and voluntary agreements for James R. Fraser, empowers and directs the Secretary of purposes of meeting the mandate of the Federal Air Surgeon. Transportation to collect and National Parks Air Tour Management [FR Doc. 2015–28647 Filed 11–9–15; 8:45 am] disseminate information on civil Act (NPATMA) of 2000. BILLING CODE P aeronautics. Aeronautical information is DATES: Written comments should be required by the FAA in order to carry submitted by December 10, 2015. out agency missions such as those ADDRESSES: Interested persons are DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION related to aviation flying safety, flight invited to submit written comments on planning, airport engineering and the proposed information collection to Federal Aviation Administration federal grants analysis, aeronautical the Office of Information and Regulatory chart and flight information Affairs, Office of Management and Agency Information Collection publications, and the promotion of air Budget. Comments should be addressed Activities: Requests for Comments; commerce as required by statute. The to the attention of the Desk Officer, Clearance of Renewed Approval of safety information collected includes, Department of Transportation/FAA, and Information Collection: FAA Airport but is not limited to, the following: sent via electronic mail to oira_ Master Record Airport name, associated city, airport submission@omb.eop.gov, or faxed to AGENCY: Federal Aviation owner and airport manager, airport (202) 395–6974, or mailed to the Office Administration (FAA), DOT. latitude, longitude, elevation, runway of Information and Regulatory Affairs, ACTION: Notice and request for description, services available, runway Office of Management and Budget, comments. approach light systems, Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th communications frequency, airport use, Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. SUMMARY: In accordance with the number of operations and based aircraft, Public Comments Invited: You are Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA asked to comment on any aspect of this asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES obstruction data, and pertinent general invites public comments about our remarks. information collection, including (a) intention to request the Office of Respondents: Approximately 19,800 Whether the proposed collection of Management and Budget (OMB) Airport owners/managers and state information is necessary for FAA’s approval to renew an information inspectors. performance; (b) the accuracy of the collection. Aeronautical information is Frequency: Information is collected estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA to required by the FAA in order to carry on occasion. enhance the quality, utility and clarity out agency missions such as those Estimated Average Burden per of the information collection; and (d) related to aviation flying safety, flight Response: 1 hour. ways that the burden could be VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:41 Nov 09, 2015 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00140 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\10NON1.SGM 10NON1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
ContactMs. Vicky Dunne, Office of Aerospace Medicine, Drug Abatement Division, Program Policy Branch (AAM-820), Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Room 806, Washington, DC 20591; Telephone (202) 267-8442.
FR Citation80 FR 69770 
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