# Control of Drug Use and Alcohol Misuse in Natural Gas, Liquefied Natural Gas, and Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Operations Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program **Citation:** 61 FR 60206 **Type / status:** rulemaking / historical **Agency:** Research and Special Programs Administration **Effective:** Not stated **Published:** 1996-11-27 RSPA has received and evaluated the 1995 Management Information System(MIS) Data Collection forms for the drug testing of pipeline industry personnel. The RSPA determined that the random positive drug testing rate for pipeline industry for the period of January 1, 1995, through December 31, 1995, was 0.8 percent. Since this is the second year that data has been collected and the random positive rate for the second year is less than 1 percent, the random testing rate for RSPA is being reduced from 50 percent to 25 percent for calendar year 1997. This means that for calendar year 1997, the operator must randomly select a minimum 25 percent of their covered employees to be tested. ## Document text Federal Register, Volume 61 Issue 230 (Wednesday, November 27, 1996) [Federal Register Volume 61, Number 230 (Wednesday, November 27, 1996)] [Rules and Regulations] [Page 60206] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] [FR Doc No: 96-30317] [[Page 60206]] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Research and Special Programs Administration 49 CFR Part 199 [Docket PS-150, Notice No. 6] Control of Drug Use and Alcohol Misuse in Natural Gas, Liquefied Natural Gas, and Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Operations Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program AGENCY: Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of lower random drug testing rate. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: RSPA has received and evaluated the 1995 Management Information System(MIS) Data Collection forms for the drug testing of pipeline industry personnel. The RSPA determined that the random positive drug testing rate for pipeline industry for the period of January 1, 1995, through December 31, 1995, was 0.8 percent. Since this is the second year that data has been collected and the random positive rate for the second year is less than 1 percent, the random testing rate for RSPA is being reduced from 50 percent to 25 percent for calendar year 1997. This means that for calendar year 1997, the operator must randomly select a minimum 25 percent of their covered employees to be tested. EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 1997, through December 31, 1997. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Catrina M. Pavlik, Office of Pipeline Safety, Compliance and State Programs, (DPS-23), Research and Special Programs Administration, 400 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20590, telephone (202) 366-6199. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a final rule published on December 23, 1993 (58 FR 68257), RSPA announced that it would require operators of gas, hazardous liquid and carbon dioxide pipelines and liquefied natural gas facilities, who are subject to 49 CFR parts 192, 193, and 195, to implement, maintain, and submit an annual report on drug testing program data. Any operator with 51 or more covered employees must submit this information on an annual basis. Operators with 50 or fewer covered employees must maintain this information, and RSPA randomly selected 100 operators in this category to submit their data. The drug testing statistical data is essential for RSPA to analyze its current approach to deterring and detecting illegal drug abuse in the pipeline industry, and, as appropriate, to plan a more efficient and effective approach. The data collected in 1995 was the second year that the data was submitted. Now that RSPA has received two consecutive years of MIS Data Collection forms and the positive random testing rate has been less than 1 percent industry-wide, RSPA announces that in accordance with Sec. 199.11(c)(3) the minimum random drug testing rate is lowered to 25 percent of covered pipeline employees for the period of January 1, 1997, through December 31, 1997. MIS reports must be submitted to the Office of Pipeline Safety, Research and Special Programs Administration, DPS-23, Room 2335, 400 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20590, not later than March 15 of each calendar year. A notice of statistical data will be published in the future to report results of each calendar year's MIS Data Collection results. RSPA will also publish whether or not the random rate will be reduced or increased for the pipeline industry pursuant to Sec. 199.11. Issued in Washington, DC on November 21, 1996. Richard B. Felder, Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety. 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