[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR382.119]

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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 382_CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES AND ALCOHOL USE AND TESTING--Table of 
Contents
 
                            Subpart A_General
 
Sec. 382.119  Stand-down waiver provision.

    (a) Employers are prohibited from standing employees down, except 
consistent with a waiver from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration as required under this section.
    (b) An employer subject to this part who seeks a waiver from the 
prohibition against standing down an employee before the MRO has 
completed the verification process shall follow the procedures in 49 CFR 
40.21. The employer must send a written request, which includes all of 
the information required by that section to the Federal Motor Carrier 
Safety Administrator (or the Administrator's designee), U.S. Department 
of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590.
    (c) The final decision whether to grant or deny the application for 
a waiver will be made by the Administrator or the Administrator's 
designee.
    (d) After a decision is signed by the Administrator or the 
Administrator's designee, the employer will be sent a copy of the 
decision, which will include the terms and conditions for the waiver or 
the reason for denying the application for a waiver.
    (e) Questions regarding waiver applications should be directed to 
the Office of Enforcement and Compliance, Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. The 
telephone number is (202) 366-5720.

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