2120-AK09 201804 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2120 Federal Aviation Administration FAA 2100 Department of Transportation DOT Drug and Alcohol Testing of Certain Maintenance Provider Employees Located Outside of the United States

This rulemaking would require controlled substance testing of some employees working in repair stations located outside the United States. The intended effect is to increase participation by companies outside of the United States in testing of employees who perform safety critical functions and testing standards similar to those used in the repair stations located in the United States. This action is necessary to increase the level of safety of the flying public. This rulemaking is a statutory mandate under section 308(d) of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (Pub. L. 112-95).

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No Not subject to, not significant 14 CFR 145 49 U.S.C. 106(g) 49 U.S.C. 40113 49 U.S.C. 44701 49 U.S.C. 44702 49 U.S.C. 44707 49 U.S.C. 44709 49 U.S.C. 44717 Statutory NPRM 02/14/2013 Statutory No ANPRM 03/17/2014 79 FR 14621 Comment Period Extended 05/01/2014 79 FR 24631 ANPRM Comment Period End 05/16/2014 Comment Period End 07/17/2014 NPRM 05/00/2018 Yes Businesses Governmental Jurisdictions None No No www.regulations.gov www.regulations.gov Yes Yes Vicky Dunne 2120 Federal Aviation Administration FAA 202 267-8522 vicky.dunne@faa.gov 800 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington DC 20591