82 FR 9215 - Random Drug Testing Rate for Covered Crewmembers for 2017
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 22 (February 3, 2017)
Coast Guard
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 22 (February 3, 2017)
| Page Range | 9215-9215 | |
| FR Document | 2017-02337 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 22 (Friday, February 3, 2017)] [Notices] [Page 9215] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-02337] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard [Docket No. USCG-2009-0973] Random Drug Testing Rate for Covered Crewmembers for 2017 AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. ACTION: Notice of minimum random drug testing rate. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has set the calendar year 2017 minimum random drug testing rate at 25 percent of covered crewmembers. DATES: The minimum random drug testing rate is effective January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017. Marine employers must submit their 2016 Management Information System (MIS) reports no later than March 15, 2017. ADDRESSES: Annual MIS reports may be submitted by electronic submission to the following Internet address: http://homeport.uscg.mil/Drugtestreports. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions about this notice, please contact Mr. Patrick Mannion, Drug and Alcohol Prevention and Investigation Program Manager, Office of Investigations and Casualty Analysis (CG-INV), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, telephone 202-372- 1033. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard requires marine employers to establish random drug testing programs for covered crewmembers on inspected and uninspected vessels in accordance with 46 CFR 16.230. Every marine employer is required by 46 CFR 16.500 to collect and maintain a record of drug testing program data for each calendar year, and submit this data by 15 March of the following year to the Coast Guard in an annual MIS report. Each year, the Coast Guard will publish a notice reporting the results of random drug testing for the previous calendar year's MIS data and the minimum annual percentage rate for random drug testing for the next calendar year. The purpose of setting a minimum random drug testing rate is to assist the Coast Guard in analyzing its current approach for deterring and detecting illegal drug abuse in the maritime industry. The Coast Guard announces that the minimum random drug testing rate for calendar year 2017 is 25 percent. The Coast Guard may increase this rate if MIS data indicates a qualitative deficiency of reported data or the positive random testing rate is greater than 1.0 percent in accordance with 46 CFR part 16.230(f)(2). MIS data for 2016 indicates that the positive rate is less than one percent. For 2017, the minimum random drug testing rate will continue at 25 percent of covered employees for the period of January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017 in accordance with 46 CFR 16.230(e). Dated: January 12, 2017. Verne B. Gifford, Jr., Captain, USCG, Director of Inspections and Compliance. [FR Doc. 2017-02337 Filed 2-2-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110-04-P
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND operator, or agent may apply for a through December 31, 2017. Marine
SECURITY COAC. For vessels of special employers must submit their 2016
construction, the cognizant Coast Guard Management Information System (MIS)
Coast Guard District Office determines whether the reports no later than March 15, 2017.
vessel for which the COAC is sought ADDRESSES: Annual MIS reports may be
[Docket No. USCG–2016–1010]
complies as closely as possible with the submitted by electronic submission to
Certificate of Alternative Compliance 72 COLREGS, and decides whether to the following Internet address: http://
for the M/V TURTLE issue the COAC. Once issued, a COAC homeport.uscg.mil/Drugtestreports.
remains valid until information
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
supplied in the COAC application or the
questions about this notice, please
ACTION: Notice. COAC terms become inapplicable to the
contact Mr. Patrick Mannion, Drug and
vessel. Under the governing statute 3
SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces Alcohol Prevention and Investigation
and regulation,4 the Coast Guard must
that the District Five Prevention Program Manager, Office of
publish notice of this action.
Division (Dp) has issued a Certificate of Investigations and Casualty Analysis
The Prevention Division, Fifth Coast
Alternate Compliance (COAC) from the (CG–INV), U.S. Coast Guard
Guard District hereby finds and certifies
International Regulations for Preventing Headquarters, telephone 202–372–1033.
that M/V TURTLE is a vessel of special
Collisions at Sea, 1972 (72 COLREGS) construction or purpose, and that, with SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast
for the M/V TURTLE as required by respect to the position of the masthead Guard requires marine employers to
statue. Due to the construction and light, it is not possible to comply fully establish random drug testing programs
placement of the pilothouse aft and with the requirements of the provisions for covered crewmembers on inspected
starboard of amidships it cannot fully enumerated in the 72 COLREGS, and uninspected vessels in accordance
comply with the masthead light without interfering with the operations with 46 CFR 16.230. Every marine
provisions of the 72 COLREGS without of the vessel as an open deck vehicle employer is required by 46 CFR 16.500
interfering with the vessel’s operations ferry. The Prevention Division, Fifth to collect and maintain a record of drug
as an open deck vehicle ferry as there Coast Guard District, further finds and testing program data for each calendar
are no structures forward of amidships certifies that the proposed placement of year, and submit this data by 15 March
to affix a masthead light. This notice the masthead light is in the closest of the following year to the Coast Guard
promotes the Coast Guard’s maritime possible compliance with the applicable in an annual MIS report.
safety and stewardship missions. provisions of the 72 COLREGS and that Each year, the Coast Guard will
ADDRESSES: Documents mentioned in full compliance with the 72 COLREGS publish a notice reporting the results of
the preamble are part of docket USCG– would not significantly enhance the random drug testing for the previous
2016–1010. To view documents safety of the vessel’s operation. calendar year’s MIS data and the
mentioned in this preamble as being This notice is issued under authority minimum annual percentage rate for
available in the docket, go to the Federal of 33 U.S.C. 1605(c) and 33 CFR 81. random drug testing for the next
eRulemaking Portal at http:// calendar year. The purpose of setting a
Dated: January 24, 2017.
www.regulations.gov, type the docket minimum random drug testing rate is to
Capt. Jerry R. Barnes, assist the Coast Guard in analyzing its
number in the ‘‘SEARCH’’ box and click
Chief, Prevention Division, U.S. Coast Guard. current approach for deterring and
‘‘SEARCH.’’ Click on Open Docket
Folder on the line associate with this [FR Doc. 2017–02248 Filed 2–2–17; 8:45 am] detecting illegal drug abuse in the
notice. BILLING CODE 9110–04–P maritime industry.
The Coast Guard announces that the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For minimum random drug testing rate for
information or questions about this DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND calendar year 2017 is 25 percent. The
notice call or email: CDR Scott W. SECURITY Coast Guard may increase this rate if
Muller, District Five, Chief, Inspections MIS data indicates a qualitative
and Investigations, U.S. Coast Guard, Coast Guard
deficiency of reported data or the
telephone 757–398–6389, email: positive random testing rate is greater
[Docket No. USCG–2009–0973]
Scott.W.Muller@uscg.mil. than 1.0 percent in accordance with 46
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Random Drug Testing Rate for CFR part 16.230(f)(2). MIS data for 2016
United States is signatory to the Covered Crewmembers for 2017 indicates that the positive rate is less
International Maritime Organization’s than one percent.
International Regulations for Preventing AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
For 2017, the minimum random drug
Collisions at Sea, 1972 (72 COLREGS), ACTION: Notice of minimum random testing rate will continue at 25 percent
as amended. The special construction or drug testing rate. of covered employees for the period of
purpose of some vessels makes them January 1, 2017 through December 31,
unable to comply with the light, shape, SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has set the 2017 in accordance with 46 CFR
and sound signal provisions of the 72 calendar year 2017 minimum random 16.230(e).
COLREGS. Under statutory law 1 and drug testing rate at 25 percent of
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covered crewmembers. Dated: January 12, 2017.
Coast Guard regulation,2 a vessel may
instead meet alternative requirements DATES: The minimum random drug
Verne B. Gifford, Jr.,
and the vessel’s owner, builder, testing rate is effective January 1, 2017 Captain, USCG, Director of Inspections and
Compliance.
1 33 U.S.C. 1605(c). 3 33 U.S.C. 1605(c). [FR Doc. 2017–02337 Filed 2–2–17; 8:45 am]
2 33 CFR 81.3. 4 33 CFR 81.18. BILLING CODE 9110–04–P
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| Category | Regulatory Information | |
| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of minimum random drug testing rate. | |
| Dates | The minimum random drug testing rate is effective January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017. Marine employers must submit their 2016 Management Information System (MIS) reports no later than March 15, 2017. | |
| Contact | For questions about this notice, please contact Mr. Patrick Mannion, Drug and Alcohol Prevention and Investigation Program Manager, Office of Investigations and Casualty Analysis (CG-INV), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, telephone 202-372- 1033. | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 9215 |
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