Drug and Alcohol Testing Requirements

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 Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 121 [Docket No. FAA-1998-4521; Amendment No. 121-332] RIN 2120-AF07 AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT. ACTION: Final rule; technical amendment. SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is making minor technical changes to update references to various types of commercial operators within the drug and alcohol testing regulations. In the final rule, “National Air Tour Safety Standards” (Air Tours) published on February 13, 2007, we changed the regulatory sections that referred to sightseeing operators that did not hold a certificate but that continued to be subject to drug and alcohol testing requirements. In addition, this technical amendment updates other references in the drug and alcohol testing regulations including addresses. The intent of this amendment is to avoid confusion created by inconsistent terms and references within the FAA's regulations. DATES: Effective Dates: Effective on March 15, 2007. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrice M. Kelly, Deputy Division Manager, Drug Abatement Division, Office of Aerospace Medicine, 800 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC, 20591. (202) 267-3123; patrice.kelly@faa.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Technical Amendment This technical amendment will update several references in the FAA's drug and alcohol testing regulations in Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR), part 121, appendices I and J. In addition, th…