Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs; Technical Amendments

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 49 CFR Part 40 [Docket OST-99-6578] RIN 2105-AD02 AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The Department of Transportation is making a series of technical amendments to its drug and alcohol testing procedural rule, which goes into effect August 1, 2001. The purpose of these technical amendments is to clarify certain provisions of the rule and address omissions or problems which have been called to our attention since the publication of the final rule in December 2000. DATES: This rule is effective August 1, 2001. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert C. Ashby, Deputy Assistant General Counsel for Regulation and Enforcement, 400 7th Street, SW., Room 10424, Washington, DC 20590, 202-366-9310 (voice), 202-366-9313 (fax), or bob.ashby@ost.dot.gov (e-mail); or Kenneth Edgell, Acting Director, Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance (ODAPC), 400 7th Street, SW., Room 10403, Washington, DC, 20590, 202-366-3784 (voice), 202-366-3897 (fax); or kenneth.edgell@ost.dot.gov (e-mail). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Transportation published revised procedures for its drug and alcohol testing program ( 49 CFR Part 40 ) on December 19, 2000 ( 65 FR 79462 ). This revised rule goes into effect, in its entirety, on August 1, 2001, replacing the previous version of Part 40. The new Part 40 is a comprehensive revision of the Department's testing procedures, making numerous and detailed substan…