2130-AC80 202204 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2130 Federal Railroad Administration FRA 2100 Department of Transportation DOT Drug and Alcohol Testing of Mechanical Employees

This rule responds to section 8102 of the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act (SUPPORT Act), which requires DOT to expand its drug and alcohol testing regulations to cover all employees of railroad carriers who perform mechanical activities. This rule would also define the term, "mechanical activities", as the statute requires.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Completed Actions No No 49 CFR 219 Pub. L. 115-271, sec. 8102 Statutory NPRM 09/28/2020 The SUPPORT Act requires DOT to expand its drug and alcohol testing regulations to cover all employees of railroad carriers who perform mechanical activities. The SUPPORT Act requires DOT to expand its drug and alcohol testing regulations to cover all employees of railroad carriers who perform mechanical activities. No NPRM 01/08/2021 86 FR 1418 NPRM Comment Period End 03/09/2021 Final Rule 02/02/2022 87 FR 5719 Final Action Effective 03/04/2022 No Businesses None No No www.regulations.gov www.regulations.gov No No Amanda Maizel Attorney Adviser 2130 Federal Railroad Administration FRA 202 308-3753 amanda.maizel@dot.gov 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington DC 20590