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. Departmen t

of Transportatio n Docket Managemen t

Syste m 1200 Ne w Jerse y Avenue , S E Wes t Buildin g Groun dFloor , Roo mW12-14 0 Washington , D C 2059 0 Dear Si r o r Madam : Rhinelande r

Flyin g Servic e Inc. , aFA RPar t 13 5 an dPar t

91.14 7 operator , request s a n exemptio n fro mth e requiremen t of havin g multipl e dru g an dalcoho l testin g program s a s mandate db y 1 4 CF RPar t 120.117(a)
. I n orde r t o accomplis h th e requirement s of FARPar t

120 an dtha t

of 4 9 CF RPar t

40 , w e ar e requestin g tha t

both of thes e program s b e pointe dt o an dcovere dunde r ou r 1 4 CF R Par t 13 5 Anti-dru g (ADP ) an dAlcoho l Misus e Preventio n Progra m(AMPP ) fo r administration
. Rhinelande r

Flyin g Servic e an dWausa u Flyin g Servic e i s asmal l company , unde r th e sam e managemen t

an doperatin g a s on e entity , with les s tha n 2 0 full o r par t tim e employee s locate da t th e Rhinelande r

an dWausau , Wisconsi n airports
. A t thi s time , w e ar e require d t o hav e tw o separat e DER' s t o administe r tw o separat e FA

A mandate dDru g an dAlcoho l testin g program s fo r

atota l of eigh t pilot s an dmechanics...thre e of whic h ar e o n th e 91.14 7 testin g program...mos t

o f thes e employee s ar e par t tim e only
. Thi s require s u s t o maintai n different dat amanagemen t

system s t o kee p th e informatio n separat e (an dconfidential ) betwee n th e tw o programs . Thi s ha s become acumbersom e proces s fo r u s an dth e MRO , no t t o mentio n th e additiona l cos t involved
. Ou r compan y employ s severa l pilot s an daircraf t whic h ar e use dfo r

bot h Par t

13 5 an d 91.14 7 Sceni c Fligh t

Ai r Tours
. Th e proble marise s fro mho w the y accomplis h thei r differen t role s whil e employe da t

on e company . Th e 13 5 pilot s mus t operat e a n Ai r

Tou r flight a s a13 5 flight

whil e a91.14 7 Sceni c pilo t ca n operat e th e sam e aircraf t withou t th e extr aburde n o

f 13 5 rule s an dregulations , resultin g i n les s cos t t o u s an dth e public
. Th e maintenanc e rule s differ

fro ma13 5 maintaine daircraf t tha n on e unde r

Par t 91. 1 amno t sur e i f th e mechanic s mus t

b e unde r tw o dru g program s t o maintai n adua l us e (13 5 an d 91.147 ) aircraft
. Al l o f

ou r mechanic s ar e o n th e 13 5 Drug/Alcoho l testin g program . Accordin g t o FA RPar t

120.10 3 an d.203 , th e purpos e of thi s rul e i s t o establis h aprogra m designe dt o hel p preven t

accident s an dinjurie s resultin g fro mth e us e of prohibite ddrug s an dmisus e o

f alcoho l b y employee s wh o perfor msafet y sensitiv e function s a t

Rhinelande r Flyin g Servicb
. B y allowin g u s t o scree n ou r employee s unde r

on e comprehensiv e Dru g ^n ^Alcoho l Testin g Program , w e wil l b e i n abette r positio n t o catc h mistake s i n screenin g fo r unwante dsubstance s rathe r tha n spendin g wastefu l tim e administerin g multipl e redundan t programs . Fo r

this , an dfo r

th e othe r

reason s discusse dabove , I believ e w e wil l b e abl e t o provid e amuc h safe r

environmen t

t o th e genera l public
. Than k yo u fo r you r consideratio n i n thi s matter
. Pleas e le t m e kno w i f

yo u hav e an y furthe r questions
.
SincereJ t ^t^

v . Charle s Turne r Presiden t Rhinelande r

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