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RIN: 2105-AC50

Publication ID: Fall 2001

Title: Amendments to Modal Alcohol Testing Rules: Pre-Employment Testing
Abstract: This rule would implement a statutory change required by the National Highway Systems Act of 1995, section 342, to the existing pre-employment alcohol testing provisions. It would make pre-employment testing voluntary for employers.
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 219 49 CFR 382 49 CFR 653 49 CFR 654 49 CFR 121
Legal Authority: 49 USC 102 49 USC 301 49 USC 5331 49 USC 20140 49 USC 31306 49 USC 45101 49 USC 45106

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	05/09/1996	61 FR 21149
NPRM Comment Period End	07/08/1996
To Be Withdrawn	04/00/2002

Additional Information: This action involves four operating administrations: FAA, FHWA, FTA, and FRA. On May 10, 1995 (60 FR 24765), DOT suspended its pre-employment alcohol testing requirements after a court decision vacated the requirements of the FHWA alcohol testing rule.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: No	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
Agency Contact: Robert C Ashby Deputy Assistant General Counsel for Regulation and Enforcement Department of Transportation Office of the Secretary 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20590 Phone:202-366-4723 TDD Phone:202-755-7687 Email: bob.ashby@ost.dot.gov