[Federal Register: March 18, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 53)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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Part IV
Department of Transportation
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Federal Aviation Administration
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14 CFR Part 121
Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing
Programs: Drug and Alcohol Management Information System Reporting;
Correction; Final Rule
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 121
[Docket No. OST-2002-13435]
RIN 2105-AD35
Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing
Programs: Drug and Alcohol Management Information System Reporting;
Correction
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Correction; technical amendment.
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SUMMARY: This document makes corrections to the final regulations
(Appendix J to part 121) published in the Federal Register on December
31, 2003 (68 FR 75455), which revised reporting requirements and
guidance for drug and alcohol testing for each Department of
Transportation (DOT) agency.
DATES: Effective on December 31, 2003.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diane J. Wood, 202-267-8442.
SUPPLEMENTARY IMFORMATION:
Background
The final regulation that is the subject of this correction
resulted from a rulemaking to conform to a regulation change adopted by
DOT. DOT changed their regulations to simplify the reporting process
for drug and alcohol testing by requiring that each agency in the
department use the same one-page form to record test results. The DOT
rule resulted in a reduction in the data elements for which an employer
must account, and a reduction in paperwork that must be submitted to
each DOT agency.
The DOT rule also required that each agency within the department
change their specific regulations to conform to the new standards
required by DOT.
Need for Correction
As published, the final regulation contains an error that we hoped
to correct during the rulemaking. In our section-by-section discussion
about the changes we intended to make to Appendix J of part 121, we
said we would change the title of section IV.B to make the title
consistent with the same section in Appendix I of part 121. We failed
to make that change in the rule language.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 121
Air carriers, Aircraft, Airmen, Alcohol abuse, Aviation safety,
Charter flights, Drug abuse, Drug testing, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Safety, Transportation.
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Accordingly, 14 CFR part 121 is corrected by making the following
correcting amendment:
PART 121--OPERATING REQUIREMENTS: DOMESTIC, FLAG, AND SUPPLEMENTAL
OPERATIONS
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1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 121 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 40119, 41706, 44101, 44701-
55702, 44705, 44709-44711, 44713, 44716-44717, 44722, 44901, 44903-
44904, 44912, 45101-45105, 46105, 46301.
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2. Revise section IV.B to read as follows:
IV. Handling of Test Results, Record Retention, and Confidentiality * *
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B. Annual Reports
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Issued in Washington, DC, on March 12, 2004.
Donald P. Byrne,
Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.
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