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Drug and Alcohol Testing of Certificated Repair Station Employees Located Outside of the United States
Abstract
This final rule requires certificated repair stations located outside the territory of the United States (U.S.) whose employees perform safety-sensitive maintenance functions on certain air carrier aircraft to conduct alcohol and controlled substance testing in a manner acceptable to the Administrator and consistent with the applicable laws of the country in which the repair station is located. The final rule directs the repair station to comply with the requirements of the Drug and Alcohol Testing Program published by the FAA and the Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug Testing Programs published by the Department of Transportation, as proposed. However, this final rule also allows foreign governments, on behalf of certificated repair stations within their territories, and individual foreign repair stations subject to the rule to obtain the Administrator's recognition of a compatible alternative that contains minimum criteria in lieu of compliance with certain components of the Drug and Alcohol Testing Program.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 243 (Wednesday, December 18, 2024)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 103416-103451] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2024-29837]
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14 CFR Part 120
Drug and Alcohol Testing of Certificated Repair Station Employees Located Outside of the United States; Final Rule
Federal Register / Vol. 89 , No. 243 / Wednesday, December 18, 2024 / Rules and Regulations
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 120
[Docket No.: FAA-2012-1058; Amdt. No. 120-3] RIN 2120-AK09
Drug and Alcohol Testing of Certificated Repair Station Employees Located Outside of the United States
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This final rule requires certificated repair stations located outside the territory of the United States (U.S.) whose employees perform safety-sensitive maintenance functions on certain air carrier aircraft to conduct alcohol and controlled substance testing in a manner acceptable to the Administrator and consistent with the applicable laws of the country in which the repair station is located. The final rule directs the repair station to comply with the requirements of the Drug and Alcohol Testing Program published by the FAA and the Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug Testing Programs published by the Department of Transportation, as proposed. However, this final rule also allows foreign governments, on behalf of certificated repair stations within their territories, and individual foreign repair stations subject to the rule to obtain the Administrator's recognition of a compatible alternative that contains minimum criteria in lieu of compliance with certain components of the Drug and Alcohol Testing Program.
DATES: This rule is effective January 17, 2025, except for amendatory instructions 3, 8, and 11, which are effective December 20, 2027. The compliance date for this final rule is December 20, 2027.
ADDRESSES: For information on where to obtain copies of rulemaking documents and other information related to this final rule, see ``How to Obtain Additional Information'' in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Rodriguez Brown, Office of Aerospace Medicine, Drug Abatement Division, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) 267-8442; email: [email protected].
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