[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR40.7]

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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
          SUBTITLE A--OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 40--PROCEDURES FOR TRANSPORTATION WORKPLACE DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING PROGRAMS--Table of Contents
 
                  Subpart A--Administrative Provisions
 
Sec. 40.7  How can you get an exemption from a requirement in this regulation?

    (a) If you want an exemption from any provision of this part, you 
must request it in writing from the Office of the Secretary of 
Transportation, under the provisions and standards of 49 CFR part 5. You 
must send requests for an exemption to the following address: Department 
of Transportation, Deputy Assistant General Counsel for Regulation and 
Enforcement, 400 7th Street, SW., Room 10424, Washington, DC 20590.
    (b) Under the standards of 49 CFR part 5, we will grant the request 
only if the request documents special or exceptional circumstances, not 
likely to be generally applicable and not contemplated in connection 
with the rulemaking that established this part, that make your 
compliance with a specific provision of this part impracticable.
    (c) If we grant you an exemption, you must agree to take steps we 
specify to comply with the intent of the provision from which an 
exemption is granted.
    (d) We will issue written responses to all exemption requests.

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