Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of a Renewed Approval of Information Collection(s): Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs (ICR 2105-0529)

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The Department of Transportation (DOT) invites public comments about our intention to request Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew the information collection approved under OMB Control No. 2105-0529, Procedures for Transportation Drug and Alcohol Testing Program. The information to be collected will be used to document tests conducted and actions taken to ensure safety in the workplace or is otherwise necessary to collect under the Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act of 1991, which requires DOT to implement a drug and alcohol testing program in various transportation-related industries. DOT is required to publish this notice in the Federal Register in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 215 (Monday, November 9, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70985-70987]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-22814]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. DOT-OST-2026-4192]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of a Renewed Approval of Information Collection(s): 
Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing 
Programs (ICR 2105-0529)

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OST), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Transportation (DOT) invites public comments 
about our intention to request Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
approval to renew the information collection approved under OMB Control 
No. 2105-0529, Procedures for Transportation Drug and Alcohol Testing 
Program. The information to be collected will be used to document tests 
conducted and actions taken to ensure safety in the workplace or is 
otherwise necessary to collect under the Omnibus Transportation 
Employee Testing Act of 1991, which requires DOT to implement a drug 
and alcohol testing program in various transportation-related 
industries. DOT is required to publish this notice in the Federal 
Register in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Comments to this notice must be received by January 8, 2027.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
    <bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> and follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments.
    <bullet> Mail: Dockets Operations, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, West Building, W58-213, 
Washington, DC 20590-0001;
    <bullet> Hand Delivery: West Building, W58-213, 1200 New Jersey 
Ave. SE, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays. The telephone number is 202-366-9826;
    Instructions: You must include the agency name and docket number 
[DOT-OST-2026-4192] of this notice at the beginning of your comment. 
Note that all comments received will be posted without change to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> including any personal information provided. 
Please see the Privacy Act section of this document.
    Docket: You may view the public docket through the internet at 
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> or in person at the

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Docket Management System office at the above address.
    Privacy Act: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits 
comments from the public to better inform its rulemaking process. DOT 
posts these comments, without edit, including any personal information 
the commenter provides, to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>, as described in the 
system of records notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at 
<a href="http://www.dot.gov/privacy">www.dot.gov/privacy</a>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bohdan Baczara, Office of Drug and 
Alcohol Policy and Compliance, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department 
of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590; 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2669626776657143444b474f4a6642495208414950"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3679727766756153545b575f5a7652594218515940">[email&#160;protected]</span></a> (email).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 2105-0529.
    Title: Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol 
Testing Programs.
    Form Numbers: DOT F 1385; DOT F 1380.
    Type of Review: Clearance of a renewal of an information 
collection.
    Background: Under the Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act 
of 1991, DOT is required to implement a drug and alcohol testing 
program in various transportation related industries. This specific 
requirement is elaborated in 49 CFR part 40, Procedures for 
Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs (Part 40). 
This request for a renewal of the information collection for the 
program includes 45 burden items related to the overall program and two 
official DOT forms: the U.S. Department of Transportation Alcohol 
Testing Form (ATF) [DOT F 1380] and the DOT Drug and Alcohol Testing 
Management Information System (MIS) Data Collection Form [DOT F 1385].
    The ATF includes the employee's name, the type of test taken, the 
date of the test, and the name of the employer. Data on each test 
conducted, including test results, is necessary to document that the 
tests were conducted and is used to take action, when required, to 
ensure safety in the workplace.
    The MIS form includes employer specific drug and alcohol testing 
information such as the reason for the test and the cumulative number 
of test results for the negative, positive, and refusal tests. No 
employee specific data is collected. The form has fields for data 
related to urine and oral fluid drug testing. The MIS data is used by 
each of the affected DOT Agencies (i.e., Federal Aviation 
Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Federal Railroad 
Administration, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, and the 
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration) and the United 
States Coast Guard when calculating their industry's annual random drug 
and/or alcohol testing rate.
    DOT will request OMB approval to revise the MIS Data Collection 
Form. Specifically, in Section I of the form, ``Employer'', in the line 
for PHMSA--Pipeline, DOT will remove the text ``: (Check) Gas 
Gathering_ Gas Transmission_ Gas Distribution_ Transport Hazardous 
Liquids_ Transport Carbon Dioxide_''. Because pipeline operators submit 
other reports to PHMSA, PHMSA already knows the types of pipelines they 
operate; therefore, collecting this data element on the MIS form is 
unnecessary. Furthermore, contractors to pipeline operators who must 
submit an MIS form are not operators and are confused by the options 
because the `type of pipeline' does not apply to them. Removing this 
data element will not hinder the data collection effort or alter the 
form's burden estimate. In the Paperwork Reduction Act Notice section 
of the form, DOT will replace the text `Suite W62-300' with `Rm W75-
211' to reflect the new office location.
    Respondents: The information will be collected from transportation 
employers, Department representatives, and a variety of service agents. 
Estimated total number of respondents is 2,383,126.
    Frequency: The information will be collected annually.
    Estimated Total Number Burden Hours; 723,484.

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                                                                            Burden per    Total
                  PRA item                       Number of     Number of     response    burden    Total salary
                                                respondents    responses      (min)       hours      costs ($)
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Exemptions from Regulation Provisions                    700          700          180     2,100         $97,860
 Requests [40.7(a)].........................
Employer Stand-down Waiver Requests                        1            1          480         8             373
 [40.21(b)].................................
Employee Testing Records from Previous                24,477      668,581            8    89,144       4,154,110
 Employers [40.25(a)].......................
Employee Release of Information [40.25(f)]..          24,447      668,581            4    44,572       2,077,055
MIS Form Submission [40.26].................          27,680       27,680           90    41,520       1,934,832
Urine Collector (Qualification and                     5,000        5,000            4       333          15,518
 Refresher) Training Documentation (40.33(b)
 & (e)].....................................
Urine Collector Error Correction Training              5,000       39,770            4     2,651         123,537
 Documentation [40.33(f)]...................
Oral Fluid Collector (Qualification and                5,000        5,000            4       333          15,518
 Refresher) Training Documentation (40.35(b)
 & (e)].....................................
Oral Fluid Collector Error Correction                  5,000        2,993            4       199           9,273
 Training Documentation [40.35(f)]..........
Laboratory Reports to DOT Regarding Unlisted  ..............  ...........           30  ........  ..............
 Adulterant [40.87(e)]......................
Semi-Annual Laboratory Reports to Employers               14      365,951            4    24,396       1,136,854
 [40.111(a)]................................
Semi-Annual Laboratory Reports to DOT                     14          336            4        22           1,025
 [40.111(d)]................................
Medical Review Officer (MRO) (Qualifications           1,000        1,000            4        67           3,122
 and Continuing Education) Training
 Documentation [40.121(c) & (d)]............
MRO Review of Negative Results Documentation           1,708      345,636            4    23,042       1,073,757
 [[40.127(b)(2)(ii)]........................
MRO Failure to Contact Donor Documentation             1,708       46,899            4     3,127         145,718
 [40.131(c)(1)].............................
MRO Effort to Contact DER Documentation                1,708       46,899            4     3,127         145,718
 [40.131(c)(2)(iii)]........................
DER Successful Contact Employee                      549,477       37,519            4     2,501         116,547
 Documentation [40.131(d)]..................
DER Failure to Contact Employee                      549,477        9,379            4       625          29,125
 Documentation [40.131(d)(2)(i)]............
MRO Verification of Positive Result Without            1,708        9,379            4       625          29,125
 Interview Documentation [40.133]...........
Adulterant/Substitution Evaluation Physician               0            0           30         0               0
 Statements [40.145(g)(2)(ii)(d)]...........
MRO Cancellation of Adulterant/Substitution                0            0           30         0               0
 for Legitimate Reason Reports
 [40.145(g)(5)].............................
Employee Admission of Adulterating/                       40           40            4         3             124
 Substituting Specimen MRO Determination
 [40.159(c)]................................

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Split Specimen Requests by MRO [40.171(c)]..           1,708       10,943            4       730          34,018
Split Failure to Reconfirm for Drugs Reports           1,708           91            4         6             280
 by MRO [40.187(b)].........................
Split Failure to Reconfirm for Adulterant/                 7            7            5         1              47
 Substitution Reports by MRO [40.187(c)]....
Shy Bladder Physician Statements [40.193(f)]           1,708          701            5        58           2,703
MRO Statements Regarding Physical Evidence    ..............  ...........  ...........  ........  ..............
 of Drug Use [40.195(b) & (c)]..............
Drug Test Correction Statements [40.205               25,000      142,028            8    18,937         882,464
 (b)(1) & (2)]..............................
Breath Alcohol Technician (BAT)/Screening              2,000        2,000            4       133           6,213
 Test Technician (STT) (Qualification and
 Refresher) Training Documentation
 [40.213(b)(c)&(e)].........................
BAT/STT Error Correction Training                     10,000          167            4        12             559
 Documentation [40.213(f)]..................
Complete DOT Alcohol Testing Forms                    10,000    3,357,739            8   447,699      20,862,773
 [40.225(a)]................................
Evidential Breath Testing Device Quality              10,000       10,000            4       667          31,082
 Assurance/Calibration Records
 [40.233(c)(4)].............................
Shy Lung Physician Statements [40.265(c)(2)]             144          144            4        10             466
Alcohol Test Correction Statements                    10,000          336            4        22           1,025
 [40.271(b)(1)&(2)].........................
Substance Abuse Professional (SAP)                     5,998        3,334            4       222          10,345
 (Qualification and Continuing Education)
 Training Documentation [40.281(c)&(d)].....
Employer SAP Lists to Employees [40.287]....         549,477      107,008            4     7,134         332,444
SAP Reports to Employers [40.311(c),(d) &            549,477      138,928            4     9,262         431,609
 (e)].......................................
Correction Notices to Service Agents                      25           25           60        25           1,660
 [40.373(a)]................................
Notice of Proposed Exclusion (NOPE) to                     1            1          600        10             664
 Service Agents [40.375(a)].................
Service Agent Requests to Contest Public                   1            1            1         1              66
 Interest Exclusions (PIE) [40.379(b)]......
Service Agent Information to Argue PIE                     1            1          240         4             266
 [40.379(b)(2)].............................
Service Agent Information to Contest PIE                   1            1          240         4             186
 [40.381(a) & (b)]..........................
Notices of PIE to Service Agents [40.399]...               1            1           60         1              66
Notices of PIE to Employer and Public                      1            1           60         1              66
 [40.401 (b) & (d)].........................
Service Agent PIE Notices to Employers                     1          300           30       150           6,990
 [40.403 (a)]...............................
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    Total New...............................       2,383,126    6,055,101        2,270   723,484      33,715,186
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    Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of 
this information collection, including (a) Whether the proposed 
collection of information is necessary for DOT's performance; (b) The 
accuracy of the estimated burden that the collection would impose on 
respondents; (c) Ways for the DOT to enhance the quality, utility and 
clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) Ways that the 
burden could be minimized without reducing the quality of the collected 
information. The agency will summarize or include your comments in the 
request for OMB's clearance of this information collection.
    Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 
35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1:48.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on November 5, 2026.

    Authority and Issuance.
Bohdan Baczara,
Deputy Director, DOT, Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2026-22814 Filed 11-6-26; 8:45 am]
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