[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR40.5]

[Page 597]
 
                        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.  40.5  Who issues authoritative interpretations of this regulation?

    ODAPC and the DOT Office of General Counsel (OGC) provide written 
interpretations of the provisions of this part. These written DOT 
interpretations are the only official and authoritative interpretations 
concerning the provisions of this part. DOT agencies may incorporate 
ODAPC/OGC interpretations in written guidance they issue concerning drug 
and alcohol testing matters. Only Part 40 interpretations issued after 
August 1, 2001, are considered valid.