[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 53 (Thursday, March 18, 2004)]
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Part IV





Department of Transportation





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Federal Aviation Administration



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14 CFR Part 121



Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing 
Programs: Drug and Alcohol Management Information System Reporting; 
Correction; Final Rule

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 121

[Docket No. OST-2002-13435]
RIN 2105-AD35


Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing 
Programs: Drug and Alcohol Management Information System Reporting; 
Correction

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Correction; technical amendment.

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SUMMARY: This document makes corrections to the final regulations 
(Appendix J to part 121) published in the Federal Register on December 
31, 2003 (68 FR 75455), which revised reporting requirements and 
guidance for drug and alcohol testing for each Department of 
Transportation (DOT) agency.

DATES: Effective on December 31, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diane J. Wood, 202-267-8442.

SUPPLEMENTARY IMFORMATION:

Background

    The final regulation that is the subject of this correction 
resulted from a rulemaking to conform to a regulation change adopted by 
DOT. DOT changed their regulations to simplify the reporting process 
for drug and alcohol testing by requiring that each agency in the 
department use the same one-page form to record test results. The DOT 
rule resulted in a reduction in the data elements for which an employer 
must account, and a reduction in paperwork that must be submitted to 
each DOT agency.
    The DOT rule also required that each agency within the department 
change their specific regulations to conform to the new standards 
required by DOT.

Need for Correction

    As published, the final regulation contains an error that we hoped 
to correct during the rulemaking. In our section-by-section discussion 
about the changes we intended to make to Appendix J of part 121, we 
said we would change the title of section IV.B to make the title 
consistent with the same section in Appendix I of part 121. We failed 
to make that change in the rule language.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 121

    Air carriers, Aircraft, Airmen, Alcohol abuse, Aviation safety, 
Charter flights, Drug abuse, Drug testing, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements, Safety, Transportation.


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Accordingly, 14 CFR part 121 is corrected by making the following 
correcting amendment:

PART 121--OPERATING REQUIREMENTS: DOMESTIC, FLAG, AND SUPPLEMENTAL 
OPERATIONS

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1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 121 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 40119, 41706, 44101, 44701-
55702, 44705, 44709-44711, 44713, 44716-44717, 44722, 44901, 44903-
44904, 44912, 45101-45105, 46105, 46301.

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2. Revise section IV.B to read as follows:

IV. Handling of Test Results, Record Retention, and Confidentiality * * 
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B. Annual Reports
* * * * *

    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 12, 2004.
Donald P. Byrne,
Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.
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