Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs; Correction

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-AAC49 AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT. ACTION: Final rule; correction. SUMMARY: In its final drug and alcohol testing rule published on December 19, 2000, the Department made an editorial error in the numbering of a section in the complete new version regulation. This document corrects this error by inserting the proper numbering. In addition, the Department inadvertently omitted one item from its amendments to the existing regulation. This document adds this item, which concerns the responsibilities of the medical review officer in reviewing chain of custody documentation. EFFECTIVE DATES: The correction to the amendments to the current 49 CFR Part 40 (i.e., the addition of § 40.227) is effective January 18, 2001. The correction to the revised 49 CFR Part 40 (i.e., corrected designation of § 40.33(f)) is effective August 1, 2001. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert C. Ashby, Deputy Assistant General Counsel for Regulation and Enforcement, Department of Transportation, 400 7th Street, SW., Room 10424, Washington, DC 20590, at (202) 366-9306 (voice), (202) 366-9313 (fax), (202) 755-7687 (TDD), or bob.ashby@ost.dot.gov (e-mail). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the December 19, 2000, Federal Register ( 65 FR 79462 ), the Department published a comprehensive revision to its drug and alcohol procedures testing regulation ( 49 CFR Part 40 ). This complete…