Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs

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-AC49 AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT. ACTION: Notice of public meetings on implementation of final rule. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is scheduling two one-day public meetings to provide interested parties a detailed overview of the Department's revised drug and alcohol testing procedures, published in the Federal Register on December 19, 2000 ( 65 FR 79462 ). The meetings are scheduled approximately 60 days after the publication of the rule to provide the public time to read and review the document. The intent of the meetings is to provide the transportation industry and other interested parties a more in depth overview of the changes in the new rule and to clarify to the attendees issues, which they may raise at the meetings. DATES: The public meetings will be held on February 21 and 22, 2001, at 9:00 am-5:30 pm on both days. ADDRESSES: The public meetings will be held at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Auditorium, 3rd Floor Center, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591. Meeting format and registration procedures are specified under supplementary information below. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general meeting information and to register for one of the meetings, contact Minnie McDonald or Don Shatinsky at the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance, 400, 7th Street, SW.,…