[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 1]
[Revised as of Octobery 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR16.107]

[Page 268-269]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
         CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
 
PART 16_CHEMICAL TESTING--Table of Contents
 
                            Subpart A_General
 
Sec. 16.107  Waivers.

    (a) To obtain a waiver from 49 CFR 40.21 or from this part you must 
send your request for a waiver to the Commandant (G-MOA).
    (b) Employers for whom compliance with this part would violate the 
domestic laws or policies of another country may request an exemption 
from the drug testing requirements of this part by submitting a written 
request to Commandant (G-MOA), at the address listed in Sec. 16.500(a).
    (c) An employer may request a waiver from the Coast Guard in order 
to stand-down a crewmember following the Medical Review Officer's 
receipt of a laboratory report of a confirmed positive test for a drug 
or drug metabolite, an adulterated test, or a substituted test 
pertaining to the crewmember. Consistent with 49 CFR 40.21, the request 
for a waiver must include as a minimum: Information about the 
organization and the proposed written company policy concerning stand-
down.

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Specific elements required in the written waiver request are contained 
in 49 CFR 40.21(c).

[USCG-2000-7759, 66 FR 42967, Aug. 16, 2001]