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RIN: 2120-AK01

Publication ID: Fall 2013

Title: Combined Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs for Operators Conducting Commercial Air Tours (RRR)
Abstract: This rulemaking would allow air carrier operators and commuter or on-demand operators that also conduct commercial air tour operations to combine the drug and alcohol testing required for each operation into one testing program. The current rule requires those operators to conduct separate testing programs for their commercial air tour operations. This results in an unnecessary duplication of effort. The intended effect of this rulemaking is to decrease operating costs by eliminating the requirement for duplicate programs while maintaining the level of safety intended by existing rules. This rulemaking would also clarify existing instructions within the rule, would correct a typographical error, and would remove language describing a practice that has been discontinued.
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 14 CFR 120 14 CFR 91
Legal Authority: 49 USC 106(g) 49 USC 40101 to 40103 49 USC 40113 49 USC 41721 49 USC 44106 49 USC 44701 49 USC 44702 49 USC 44703 49 USC 44709 49 USC 44710 49 USC 44711 49 USC 45101 to 45105 49 USC 46105 49 USC 46306

Legal Deadline:

Action	Source	Description	Date
Final	Statutory	Final rule	12/31/2013

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	07/02/2012	77 FR 39194
NPRM Comment Period End	08/31/2012
Final Rule	07/15/2013	78 FR 41999
Final Rule Effective	09/13/2013

Additional Information: SB: N, IC: N, SLT: N Anticipated Costs/Benefits: Currently, part 121 operators or part 135 operators who also conduct air tour operations must have separate drug and alcohol testing programs for the air tour operations and their other (part 121 or part 135) operations. The intended effect of this rulemaking is to decrease this duplicative drug and alcohol testing by eliminating the requirement for two testing programs while maintaining the level of safety required by the current drug and alcohol testing regulations. This may reduce operators' costs by allowing them to eliminate one testing program and its associated costs. This final rule will also reduce the FAA's costs by reducing the number of drug and alcohol testing programs that the FAA will have to inspect. Project Status: The final rule published 07/15/2013. The effective date is September 13, 2013.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: Businesses	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Information URL: www.regulations.gov	Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Margo Banks Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration 800 Independence Ave, SW, Washington, DC 20591 Phone:202 267-8442 Email: margo.d.banks@faa.gov