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 DOT-OST-2021-0093] RIN 2105-AF28 AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) proposes to revise its drug testing procedures rule, which became effective on June 1, 2023, to provide interim provisions to require the conduct of directly observed urine tests in situations where oral fluid tests are currently required, but oral fluid testing is not yet available. DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 8, 2025. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. DOT-OST-2021-0093, at https://www.regulations.gov/​ . Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from Regulations.gov. DOT may publish any comment received to its public docket. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. For additional submission methods and general guidance on making effective comments, please visit https://www.transportation.gov/​regulations/​rulemaking-process . 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 . SUPPLEME…