[Federal Register: December 20, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 244)]
[Notices]               
[Page 76358]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr20de06-119]                         

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2006-26521]

 
Random Drug Testing Rate for Covered Crewmembers

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of minimum random drug testing rate.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has set the calendar year 2007 minimum random 
drug testing rate at 50 percent of covered crewmembers.

DATES: The minimum random drug testing rate is effective January 1, 
2007 through December 31, 2007. Marine employers must submit their 2006 
Management Information System (MIS) reports no later than March 15, 
2007.

ADDRESSES: Annual MIS reports may be submitted in writing to Commandant 
(CG-3PCA), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street, SW., Room 
2404, Washington, DC 20593-0001 or by electronic submission to the 
following Internet address: http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/moa/dapip.htm.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions about this notice, 
please contact Mr. Robert C. Schoening, Drug and Alcohol Program 
Manager, Office of Investigations and Analysis (CG-3PCA), U.S. Coast 
Guard Headquarters, telephone 202-372-1033. If you have questions on 
viewing the docket, call Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, Dockets 
Operations, Department of Transportation, telephone 202-366-0402.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 46 CFR 16.230, the Coast Guard 
requires marine employers to establish random drug testing programs for 
covered crewmembers on inspected and uninspected vessels.
    Every marine employer is required 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. Marine employers may either submit their own MIS reports or 
have a consortium or other employer representative submit the data in a 
consolidated MIS report.
    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 testing 
rate for calendar year 2006 is 50 percent.
    The Coast Guard may lower this rate if, for two consecutive years, 
the drug test positive rate is less than 1.0 percent, in accordance 
with 46 CFR 16.230(f)(2).
    Since 2005 MIS data indicates that the positive rate is greater 
than one percent industry-wide (1.45 percent), the Coast Guard 
announces that the minimum random drug testing rate will continue at 50 
percent of covered employees for the period of January 1, 2007 through 
December 31, 2007 in accordance with 46 CFR 16.230(e).
    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.

    Dated: December 13, 2006.
C.E. Bone,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Prevention.
[FR Doc. E6-21649 Filed 12-19-06; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910-15-P