[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 6]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR655.5]

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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
                             TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 655--PREVENTION OF ALCOHOL MISUSE AND PROHIBITED DRUG USE IN TRANSIT 
OPERATIONS--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart A--General
 
Sec. 655.5  Stand-down waivers for drug testing.

    (a) An employer subject to this part may petition the FTA for a 
waiver allowing the employer to stand down, per 49 CFR Part 40, an 
employee following a report of a laboratory confirmed positive drug test 
or refusal, pending the outcome of the verification process.
    (b) Each petition for a waiver must be in writing and include facts 
and justification to support the waiver. Each petition must satisfy the 
requirements for obtaining a waiver, as provided in 49 CFR 40.21.
    (c) Each petition for a waiver must be submitted to the Office of 
Safety and Security, Federal Transit Administration, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW. Washington, DC 20590.
    (d) The Administrator may grant a waiver subject to 49 CFR 40.21(d).