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o f Authorizatio n 09FJGL13) . I n additio n t o a n LO A fo

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Service s Inc . i s requestin g a n exemptio n t o combin e it s dru g an dalcoho l testin g program s int o on e for eas e o f administratio n an dt o avoi dhavin g covere demployee s wh o performdutie s i n bothtype s o f operation s fromhavin g t o b e liste do n separat e lists . I n effect , thes e covere demployee s hav e double dthei r rate s o f rando mtesting . I believ e thi s reques t

woul db e i n th e publi c interes t fo r th e followin g reasons : • Les s duplicatio n o f

effor t (separat e list s fo

r th e sam e pilot s at

th e sam e office ) mean s les s complexit y an dmor e accurat e compliance ; • Lowe r

cost s o f administerin g th e progra mtranslate s t o increase defficienc y sindlowe r cos t o f servic e to,th e public ; • Covere demployee s ar e no t "penalized " withincrease dtestin g rate s jus t becaus e the y performdutie s i n both operations . Exercisin g thi s exemptio n wil l no t adversel y afiEbc

t safet y sinc e eac hcovere demploye e i s stil l include di n th e dru g an d alcoho l testin g program . A n argumen t ca n b e mad e tha t

th e progra mwill b e mor e effectiv e b y reducin g complexit y an d redundancy . Fo r

example , acovere demploye e o n tw o separat e list s ma y b e designate dfo r arando mdru g tes t

fo r bot h list s i n th e sam e quarter . On e ca n envision th e paperwor k confiisio n tha t

coul dresult . Wit hon e list , th e testin g rate s fo r eac henjploye e wil l b e unaffecte dan dadministratio n o f on e progra mwil l b e muc heasie r tha n tw o sid e b y side . I n summary , Orio n Fligh t Service s lac . request s a n exemptio n from91.14 7 an d120.11 7 b y bein g abl e t o maintai n on e dru g an dalcoho l testin g progra man don e covere demploye e lis t fo r bothth e LO A an dth e Ai r Carrie r Certificate . Safet y an deffectivenes s wil l b e unaffecte dan dlikel y enhanced . 

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