Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs: Response to Comments on Pre-Employment Inquiry Requirement; Common Preamble for DOT Agency Conforming Rules

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Transportation Office of the Secretary Federal Aviation Administration Coast Guard Research and Special Programs Administration Federal Railroad Administration Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Federal Transit Administration 49 CFR Part 40 14 CFR Part 121 46 CFR Parts 4, 5, and 16 49 CFR Part 199 49 CFR Part 219 49 CFR Part 382 49 CFR Parts 653, 654, and 655 [Docket OST-99-6578] RIN 2105-AD02, 2120-AH15, 2115-AG00, 2137-AD55, 2130-AB43, 2126-AA58, 2132-AA71 AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT. SUMMARY: This document does two things. First, it responds to comments by maritime industry groups and others concerning the pre-employment inquiry provision of the Department-wide ( printed page 41956) regulations on transportation workplace drug and alcohol testing procedures (Part 40 rule). The Department recently opened a 30-day comment period on that issue. Second, this document serves as a “common preamble” discussing issues raised with respect to the Part 40 rule in comments to DOT agency proposals to amend their drug and alcohol testing rules to conform to the Part 40 rule. ADDRESSES: The public may also review the docketed material referred to in this document electronically. The following web address provides instructions and access to the DOT electronic docket: http://dms.dot.gov/​search/​ . FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kenneth C. Edgell, Acting Director, Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance (ODAPC), 400 7th Str…