[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 86 (Friday, May 3, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22478-22479]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-11059]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

[USCG-2002-12187]


Chemical Testing; List of Drug Testing Service Agents

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice; request for submissions.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard receives numerous daily inquiries from 
mariners asking for the location of drug testing centers that will 
satisfy the USCG chemical drug testing requirements for licensing or 
Merchant Mariner Document (MMD) transactions. The Coast Guard wants to 
identify for mariners those service agents who provide a complete drug 
test service and to make available to merchant mariners a list of those 
drug testing service agents. The list would assist mariners in locating 
a drug testing service agent.

DATES: In order to be included on the initial listing, submissions 
should be received no later than June 17, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Submissions should be mailed to: Robert C. Schoening, Drug 
and Alcohol Program Manager, U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Investigations 
and Analysis (G-MOA-1), 2100 Second Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593-
0001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice, contact Robert C. Schoening, U.S. Coast Guard at 202-267-0684 
or e-mail address [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    There are approximately 48,000 mariner credentialing transactions 
annually that require a drug test. The Coast Guard receives numerous 
daily inquires from mariners asking for the location of drug testing 
centers that will satisfy the USCG chemical drug testing requirements 
for licensing or Merchant

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Mariner Document (MMD) transactions. Given the sheer volume of 
inquiries, the Coast Guard has determined that making available a list 
of service agents that provide a complete drug test service would be 
beneficial to mariners.

Request for Submissions

    The Coast Guard wants to identify for mariners those service agents 
who provide a complete drug test service. A complete drug test service 
includes the specimen collection, analysis at a Substance Abuse Mental 
Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) accredited laboratory, review 
of the test result by a Medical Review Officer, and providing of the 
drug test results to the mariner. The Coast Guard proposes to develop a 
list of those service agents that provide a complete drug test service. 
Agents that provide a complete drug test service and who wish to be 
included in a Coast Guard list should submit a request for inclusion.

Eligibility for Listing

    To be included on this list, all drug testing services offered to 
mariners must be done in accordance with the requirements of 49 CFR 
part 40.

Required Contents of Submission

    To be listed, the service agent must submit:

1. Name of entity
2. Address of entity (Street address or PO box; City, State, Zip Code)
3. Point of Contact
4. Phone number
5. Days and Hours of operation
6. Geographic areas served:
     State (if local service only is to be provided)
     Nationwide all states, including Alaska, Hawaii, and all 
territories
     International (Indicate if you offer service on an 
international basis. Do not submit a list of countries where service 
can be provided.)

Dissemination to Mariners

    Mariners will be able to request a listing of service agents from a 
USCG Regional Examination Center (REC). Service agents will be listed 
by state. The mariner will receive a listing for the states requested 
as well as a list of agents who provide a nationwide drug testing 
service.
    A listing by state will be made available on the Internet through a 
USCG web page for the Office of Investigations and Analysis, Drug and 
Alcohol Program Information. A mariner will be able to retrieve a 
listing of those service agents within a particular state or for all 
entities that are providing service nationally and internationally. 
Each listing will have complete name and contact information for each 
entity listed. Listings submitted by Service Agents will be added to 
the list periodically.
    Qualified Service Agents who wish to be included on the Coast Guard 
list should submit requests to: Robert C. Schoening, at the address 
provided under ADDRESSES or email to [email protected].
    Service agents who are on the Notice of Suspension List maintained 
by the DOT Office of Drug and Alcohol Program Compliance (ODAPC) will 
be immediately removed from this list.

    Dated: April 26, 2002.
Joseph J. Angelo,
Director of Standards, Marine Safety, Security and Environmental 
Protection.
[FR Doc. 02-11059 Filed 5-2-02; 8:45 am]
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