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 DOT-OST-2021-0093] RIN 2105-AE94 AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Transportation is making a series of technical amendments to its drug testing procedures rule, which was effective June 1, 2023. The purpose of these technical amendments is to clarify certain provisions of the rule and address omissions of which we have become aware since the publication of the final rule. DATES: This final rule is effective June 21, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bohdan Baczara, Deputy Director, Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590; telephone number 202-366-3784; ODAPCwebmail@dot.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOT published amended procedures for its drug testing program ( 49 CFR part 40 ) on May 2, 2023 ( 88 FR 27596 ). This rule went into effect on June 1, 2023. The final rule authorized oral fluid drug testing as an additional methodology for employers to use as a means of achieving the safety goals of the program. We have determined instances in which the text of various sections of the regulation should be clarified and errors or omissions that should be corrected. This technical amendment is intended to make these clarifications and corrections. Section 40.14 What collection information must employers provide to collectors? In the introductory sentenc…