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DOT/FRA

RIN: 2130-AC80

Publication ID: Fall 2021

Title: Drug and Alcohol Testing of Mechanical Employees
Abstract: 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.
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
Legal Authority: Pub. L. 115-271, sec. 8102

Legal Deadline:

Action	Source	Description	Date
NPRM	Statutory	The SUPPORT Act requires DOT to expand its drug and alcohol testing regulations to cover all employees of railroad carriers who perform mechanical activities.	09/28/2020

Overall Description of Deadline: The SUPPORT Act requires DOT to expand its drug and alcohol testing regulations to cover all employees of railroad carriers who perform mechanical activities.

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	01/08/2021	86 FR 1418
NPRM Comment Period End	03/09/2021
Final Rule	11/00/2021

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: Amanda Maizel Attorney-Adviser Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590 Phone:202 493-8014 Email: amanda.maizel@dot.gov