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and to the Comptroller General of the 

United States. EPA will submit a report 

containing this action and other 

required information to the U.S. Senate, 

the U.S. House of Representatives, and 

the Comptroller General of the United 

States prior to publication of the rule in 

the Federal Register. A major rule 

cannot take effect until 60 days after it 

is published in the Federal Register. 

This action is not a ‘‘major rule’’ as 

defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2). 

Under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean 

Air Act, petitions for judicial review of 

this action must be filed in the United 

States Court of Appeals for the 

appropriate circuit by June 12, 2015. 

Filing a petition for reconsideration by 

the Administrator of this final rule does 

not affect the finality of this action for 

the purposes of judicial review nor does 

it extend the time within which a 

petition for judicial review may be filed, 

and shall not postpone the effectiveness 

of such rule or action. Parties with 

objections to this direct final rule are 

encouraged to file a comment in 

response to the parallel notice of 

proposed rulemaking for this action 

published in the Proposed Rules section 

of this Federal Register, rather than file 

an immediate petition for judicial 

review of this direct final rule, so that 

EPA can withdraw this direct final rule 

and address the comment in the 

proposed rulemaking. This action may 

not be challenged later in proceedings to 

enforce its requirements (see section 

307(b)(2)). 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Incorporation by 

reference, Intergovernmental relations, 

Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements, Volatile 

organic compounds. 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. 

Dated: February 12, 2015. 

Alexis Strauss, 

Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX. 

Part 52, chapter I, title 40 of the Code 

of Federal Regulations is amended as 

follows: 

PART 52 [AMENDED] 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 52 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. 

Subpart F—California 

■ 2. Section 52.220 is amended by 

adding paragraph (c)(456) to read as 

follows: 

§ 52.220 Identification of plan. 

* * * * * 

(c) * * * 

(456) New and amended regulations 

for the following APCDs were submitted 

on February 7, 2008 by the Governor’s 

designee. 

(i) [Reserved] 

(ii) Additional Material. 

(A) Northern Sierra Air Quality 

Management District. 

(1) Reasonably Available Control 

Technology (RACT) State 

Implementation Plan (SIP) Revision for 

Western Nevada County 8-Hour Ozone 

Non-Attainment Area as adopted on 

June 25, 2007. 

■ 3. Section 52.222 is amended by 

adding paragraph (a)(9)(iii) to read as 

follows: 

§ 52.222 Negative declarations. 

(a) * * * 

(9) * * * 

(iii) EPA–453/R–97–004 Aerospace 

CTG and MACT; EPA–450/2–77–008 

Control of Volatile Organic Emissions 

from Existing Stationary Sources— 

Volume II: Surface Coating of Cans, 

Coils, Paper, Fabrics, Automobiles, and 

Light-Duty Trucks; EPA–450/2–78–032, 

Control of Volatile Organic Emissions 

from Existing Stationary Sources— 

Volume VII: Factory Surface Coating of 

Flat Wood Paneling; EPA–450/2–77– 

026, Control of Hydrocarbons from Tank 

Truck Gasoline Loading Terminals; 

EPA–450/2–78–033, Control of Volatile 

Organic Emissions from Existing 

Stationary Sources—Volume III: 

Graphic Arts—Rotogravure and 

Flexography; EPA–450/2–77–034 

Control of Volatile Organic Emissions 

from Existing Stationary Sources— 

Volume V: Surface Coating of Large 

Appliances; EPA–450/3–82–009, 

Control of Volatile Organic Compound 

Emissions from Large Petroleum Dry 

Cleaners; EPA–450/2–77–033 Control of 

Volatile Organic Emissions from 

Existing Stationary Sources—Volume 

IV: Surface Coating of Insulation of 

Magnet Wire; EPA–450/2–77–032 

Control of Volatile Organic Emissions 

from Existing Stationary Sources— 

Volume III: Surface Coating of Metal 

Furniture; EPA–450–83–007, Control of 

Volatile Organic Compound Equipment 

Leaks from Natural Gas/Gasoline 

Processing Plants; EPA–450/2–78–047, 

Control of Volatile Organic Compound 

Emissions from Petroleum Liquid 

Storage in External Floating Roof Tanks; 

EPA–450/2–77–025 Control of Refinery 

Vacuum Producing Systems, 

Wastewater Separators, and Process 

Unit Turnarounds; EPA–450/2–78–036 

Control of Volatile Organic Compound 

Leaks from Petroleum Refinery 

Equipment; EPA–450/2–78–029 Control 

of Volatile Organic Emissions from 

Manufacture of Synthesized 

Pharmaceutical Products; EPA–450/2– 

78–030 Control of Volatile Organic 

Emissions from Manufacture of 

Pneumatic Rubber Tires; EPA–450/3– 

83–008 Control of Volatile Organic 

Compound Emissions from Manufacture 

of High-Density Polyethylene, 

Polypropylene, and Polystyrene Resins; 

EPA–450/3–83–006 Control of Volatile 

Organic Compound Leaks from 

Synthetic Organic Chemical Polymer 

and Resin Manufacturing Equipment; 

EPA–450/3–94–032, Shipbuilding/ 

Repair; EPA–450/2–77–022, Control of 

Volatile Organic Emissions from Solvent 

Metal Cleaning; EPA–450/3–84–015 

Control of Volatile Organic Compound 

Emissions from Air Oxidation Processes 

in Synthetic Organic Chemical 

Manufacturing Industry; EPA–450/4– 

91–031 Control of Volatile Organic 

Compound Emissions from Reactor 

Processes and Distillation Operations in 

Synthetic Organic Chemical 

Manufacturing Industry; EPA–453/R– 

96–007, Wood Furniture. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Parts 52 and 81 

[EPA–R03–OAR–2014–0789; FRL–9925–94– 

Region 3] 

Approval and Promulgation of Air 

Quality Implementation Plans; 

Pennsylvania; Redesignation of the 

Allentown Nonattainment Area to 

Attainment for the 2006 24-Hour Fine 

Particulate Matter Standard 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is approving the 

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s 

request to redesignate to attainment the 

Allentown Nonattainment Area 

(Allentown Area or Area) for the 2006 

24-hour fine particulate matter (PM2.5) 

national ambient air quality standard 

(NAAQS or standard). EPA has 

determined that the Allentown Area 

attained the 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS 

and that it continues to attain the 

standard. In addition, EPA is approving, 

as a revision to the Pennsylvania State 

Implementation Plan (SIP), the 

Allentown Area maintenance plan to 

show maintenance of the 2006 24-hour 

PM2.5 NAAQS through 2025 for the 

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the 2017 and 2025 PM2.5 and nitrogen 

oxides (NOX) mobile vehicle emissions 

budgets (MVEBs) for the Area for the 

2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS, which EPA 

is approving for transportation 

conformity purposes. Furthermore, EPA 

is approving the 2007 base year 

emissions inventory, also included in 

the maintenance plan, for the Area for 

the 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS. These 

actions are being taken under the Clean 

Air Act (CAA). 

DATES: This final rule is effective on 

April 13, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a 

docket for this action under Docket ID 

Number EPA–R03–OAR–2014–0789. All 

documents in the docket are listed in 

the www.regulations.gov Web site. 

Although listed in the electronic docket, 

some information is not publicly 

available, i.e., confidential business 

information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Certain other material, such as 

copyrighted material, is not placed on 

the Internet and will be publicly 

available only in hard copy form. 

Publicly available docket materials are 

available either electronically through 

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy for 

public inspection during normal 

business hours at the Air Protection 

Division, U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch Street, 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103. 

Copies of the State submittal are 

available at the Pennsylvania 

Department of Environmental 

Protection, Bureau of Air Quality 

Control, P.O. Box 8468, 400 Market 

Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rose 

Quinto at (215) 814–2182, or by email 

at quinto.rose@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

On September 5, 2014, the 

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 

through the Pennsylvania Department of 

Environmental Protection (PADEP), 

formally submitted a request to 

redesignate the Allentown Area from 

nonattainment to attainment for the 

2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS. 

Concurrently, PADEP submitted a 

maintenance plan for the Area as a SIP 

revision to ensure continued attainment 

throughout the Area over the next 10 

years. The maintenance plan includes 

the 2017 and 2025 PM2.5 and NOX

MVEBs for the Area for the 2006 24- 

hour PM2.5 NAAQS, which EPA is 

approving for transportation conformity 

purposes. PADEP also submitted a 2007 

comprehensive emissions inventory that 

was included in the maintenance plan 

for the 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS for 

PM2.5, NOX, sulfur dioxide (SO2), 

volatile organic compounds (VOC), and 

ammonia (NH3). 

On February 4, 2015 (80 FR 6019), 

EPA published a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPR) for the 

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. In the 

NPR, EPA proposed approval of 

Pennsylvania’s September 5, 2014 

request to redesignate the Allentown 

Area to attainment for the 2006 24-hour 

PM2.5 NAAQS. EPA also proposed 

approval of the associated maintenance 

plan as a revision to the Pennsylvania 

SIP for the 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS, 

which includes the 2017 and 2025 for 

PM2.5 and NOX MVEBs for the 2006 24- 

hour PM2.5 NAAQS, which EPA 

proposed to approve for purposes of 

transportation conformity. In addition, 

EPA proposed approval of the 2007 

emissions inventory to meet the 

emissions inventory requirement of 

section 172(c)(3) of the CAA. 

The details of Pennsylvania’s 

submittal and the rationale for EPA’s 

proposed actions are explained in the 

NPR and will not be restated here. No 

adverse public comments were received 

on the NPR. 

II. Final Actions 

EPA is taking final actions on the 

redesignation request and SIP revisions 

submitted on September 5, 2014 by the 

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 

through PADEP for the Allentown Area 

for the 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS. 

First, EPA finds that the monitoring data 

demonstrates that the Area has attained 

the 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS, and 

continues to attain the standard. 

Approval of this redesignation request 

will change the official designation of 

the Allentown Area from nonattainment 

to attainment for the 2006 24-hour PM2.5

NAAQS. Second, EPA is approving 

Pennsylvania’s redesignation request for 

the 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS, 

because EPA has determined that the 

request meets the redesignation criteria 

set forth in section 107(d)(3)(E) of the 

CAA for this standard. Third, EPA is 

approving the associated maintenance 

plan for the Allentown Area as a 

revision to the Pennsylvania SIP for the 

2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS because it 

meets the requirements of section 175A 

of the CAA. The maintenance plan 

includes the 2017 and 2025 PM2.5 and 

NOX MVEBs submitted by Pennsylvania 

for the Allentown Area for 

transportation conformity purposes. In 

addition, EPA is approving the 2007 

emissions inventory as meeting the 

requirement of section 172(c)(3) of the 

CAA for the standard. 

In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(d), 

EPA finds there is good cause for this 

rulemaking action to become effective 

immediately upon publication. A 

delayed effective date is unnecessary 

due to the nature of a redesignation to 

attainment, which eliminates CAA 

obligations that would otherwise apply. 

The immediate effective date for this 

rulemaking action is authorized under 

both 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(1), which provides 

that rulemaking actions may become 

effective less than 30 days after 

publication if the rule ‘‘grants or 

recognizes an exemption or relieves a 

restriction,’’ and section 553(d)(3), 

which allows an effective date less than 

30 days after publication ‘‘as otherwise 

provided by the agency for good cause 

found and published with the rule.’’ 

The purpose of the 30-day waiting 

period prescribed in section 553(d) is to 

give affected parties a reasonable time to 

adjust their behavior and prepare before 

the final rule takes effect. Today’s 

rulemaking action, however, does not 

create any new regulatory requirements 

such that affected parties would need 

time to prepare before the rule takes 

effect. Rather, today’s rulemaking action 

relieves the Commonwealth of 

Pennsylvania of the obligation to 

comply with nonattainment-related 

planning requirements for the Area 

pursuant to part D of the CAA and 

approves certain emissions inventories 

and MVEBs for the Area. For these 

reasons, EPA finds good cause under 5 

U.S.C. 553(d) for this rulemaking action 

to become effective on the date of 

publication. 

III. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

A. General Requirements 

Under the CAA, redesignation of an 

area to attainment and the 

accompanying approval of the 

maintenance plan under CAA section 

107(d)(3)(E) are actions that affect the 

status of a geographical area and do not 

impose any additional regulatory 

requirements on sources beyond those 

required by state law. A redesignation to 

attainment does not in and of itself 

impose any new requirements, but 

rather results in the application of 

requirements contained in the CAA for 

areas that have been redesignated to 

attainment. Moreover, the Administrator 

is required to approve a SIP submission 

that complies with the provisions of the 

Act and applicable Federal regulations. 

42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). 

Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions, 

EPA’s role is to approve state choices, 

provided that they meet the criteria of 

the CAA. Accordingly, this action 


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merely approves state law as meeting 

Federal requirements and does not 

impose additional requirements beyond 

those imposed by state law. For that 

reason, this action: 

• Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ subject to review by the Office 

of Management and Budget under 

Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, 

October 4, 1993); 

• does not impose an information 

collection burden under the provisions 

of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.); 

• is certified as not having a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities 

under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 

U.S.C. 601 et seq.); 

• does not contain any unfunded 

mandate or significantly or uniquely 

affect small governments, as described 

in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4); 

• does not have Federalism 

implications as specified in Executive 

Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 

1999); 

• is not an economically significant 

regulatory action based on health or 

safety risks subject to Executive Order 

13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997); 

• is not a significant regulatory action 

subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 

28355, May 22, 2001); 

• is not subject to requirements of 

Section 12(d) of the National 

Technology Transfer and Advancement 

Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because 

application of those requirements would 

be inconsistent with the CAA; and 

• does not provide EPA with the 

discretionary authority to address, as 

appropriate, disproportionate human 

health or environmental effects, using 

practicable and legally permissible 

methods, under Executive Order 12898 

(59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994). 

In addition, this rule does not have 

tribal implications as specified by 

Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, 

November 9, 2000), because the SIP is 

not approved to apply in Indian country 

located in the state, and EPA notes that 

it will not impose substantial direct 

costs on tribal governments or preempt 

tribal law. 

B. Submission to Congress and the 

Comptroller General 

The Congressional Review Act, 5 

U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the Small 

Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act of 1996, generally provides 

that before a rule may take effect, the 

agency promulgating the rule must 

submit a rule report, which includes a 

copy of the rule, to each House of the 

Congress and to the Comptroller General 

of the United States. EPA will submit a 

report containing this action and other 

required information to the U.S. Senate, 

the U.S. House of Representatives, and 

the Comptroller General of the United 

States prior to publication of the rule in 

the Federal Register. A major rule 

cannot take effect until 60 days after it 

is published in the Federal Register. 

This action is not a ‘‘major rule’’ as 

defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2). 

C. Petitions for Judicial Review 

Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA, 

petitions for judicial review of this 

action must be filed in the United States 

Court of Appeals for the appropriate 

circuit by June 12, 2015. Filing a 

petition for reconsideration by the 

Administrator of this final rule does not 

affect the finality of this action for the 

purposes of judicial review nor does it 

extend the time within which a petition 

for judicial review may be filed, and 

shall not postpone the effectiveness of 

such rule or action. 

This action, approving the 

redesignation request and maintenance 

plan and comprehensive emissions 

inventory for the Allentown Area for the 

2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS, may not be 

challenged later in proceedings to 

enforce its requirements. See section 

307(b)(2). 

List of Subjects 

40 CFR part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Incorporation by 

reference, Nitrogen oxides, Particulate 

matter, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Sulfur dioxide, Volatile 

organic compounds. 

40 CFR part 81 

Air pollution control, National parks, 

Wilderness areas. 

Dated: March 25, 2015. 

William C. Early, 

Acting, Regional Administrator, Region III. 

40 CFR parts 52 and 81 are amended 

as follows: 

PART 52—APPROVAL AND 

PROMULGATION OF 

IMPLEMENTATION PLANS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 52 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. 

Subpart NN—Pennsylvania 

■ 2. In § 52.2020, the table in paragraph 

(e)(1) is amended by adding an entry for 

2006 24-Hour PM2.5 Maintenance Plan 

and 2007 Base Year Emissions Inventory 

at the end of the table to read as follows: 

§ 52.2020 Identification of plan. 

* * * * * 

(e) * * * 

(1) * * * 

Name of non-regulatory SIP 

revision Applicable geographic area State submittal date 

EPA 

approval date Additional explanation 

*******

2006 24-Hour PM2.5 Maintenance 

Plan and 2007 Base Year Emissions Inventory.

Allentown Area (Lehigh and Northampton Counties).9/5/14 4/13/15 [Insert 

Federal 

Register 

citation] 

See § 52.2036(t) and § 52.2059(o). 

* * * * * 

■ 3. Section 52.2036 is amended by 

adding paragraph (t) to read as follows: 

§ 52.2036 Base year emissions inventory. 

* * * * * 

(t) EPA approves as revisions to the 

Pennsylvania State Implementation Plan 

the 2007 base year emissions inventory 

for the Allentown 2006 24-hour fine 

particulate matter (PM2.5) nonattainment 

area submitted by the Pennsylvania 

Department of Environmental Protection 

on September 5, 2014. The emissions 

inventory includes emissions estimates 

that cover the general source categories 

of point, area, nonroad, and onroad 

sources. The pollutants that comprise 

the inventory are PM2.5, nitrogen oxides 

(NOX), volatile organic compounds 

(VOCs), ammonia (NH3), and sulfur 

dioxide (SO2). 

■ 4. Section 52.2059 is amended by 

adding paragraph (o) to read as follows: 


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§ 52.2059 Control strategy: Particular 

matter. 

* * * * * 

(o) EPA approves the maintenance 

plan for the Allentown nonattainment 

area for the 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS 

submitted by the Commonwealth of 

Pennsylvania on September 5, 2014. 

The maintenance plan includes the 

2017 and 2025 PM2.5 and NOX mobile 

vehicle emissions budgets (MVEBs) for 

Lehigh and Northampton Counties to be 

applied to all future transportation 

conformity determinations and analyses 

for the Allentown nonattainment area 

for the 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS. 

ALLENTOWN AREA’S MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSION BUDGETS FOR THE 2006 24-HOUR PM2.5 NAAQS IN TONS PER YEAR

Type of control strategy SIP Year PM2.5 NOX Effective date of SIP approval 

Maintenance Plan ........................................... 2017 297 8,081 April 13, 2015. 

2025 234 5,303 April 13, 2015. 

PART 81—DESIGNATION OF AREAS 

FOR AIR QUALITY PLANNING 

PURPOSES 

■ 5. The authority citation for part 81 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. 

■ 6. Section 81.339 is amended under 

the table entitled ‘‘2006 24-Hour PM2.5

NAAQS’’ by revising the entries for 

‘‘Allentown, PA’’ to read as follows: 

§ 81.339 Pennsylvania 

* * * * * 

PENNSYLVANIA—2006 24-Hour PM2.5

NAAQS 

[Primary and secondary] 

Designated area 

Designation a Classification 

Date 1 Type Date 2 Type 

*******

Allentown, PA: 

Lehigh County ............................. April 13, 2015 ............... Attainment 

Northampton County ................... April 13, 2015 ............... Attainment 

*******

a Includes Indian Country located in each county or area, except as otherwise specified. 

1This date is 30 days after November 13, 2009, unless otherwise noted. 

2This date is July 2, 2014, unless otherwise noted. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary 

49 CFR Part 40 

[Docket No. OST–2015–0045] 

RIN 2105–AE35 

Use of Electronic Chain of Custody 

and Control Form in DOT-Regulated 

Drug Testing Programs 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary of 

Transportation (OST), U.S. Department 

of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action amends the U.S. 

Department of Transportation’s (DOT) 

regulations to incorporate changes to the 

Substance Abuse and Mental Health 

Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) 

chain of custody and control form (CCF) 

recently approved by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). 

Specifically, this rulemaking expands 

the DOT’s definition of the CCF to 

include both paper and electronic 

forms. 

DATES: This final rule is effective on 

April 13, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

technical questions about this action, 

contact Mark Snider, Office of Drug and 

Alcohol Policy and Compliance, 1200 

New Jersey Ave. SE., Washington, DC 

20590; telephone: (202) 366–3784; 

email: ODAPCWebMail@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Good Cause for Immediate Adoption 

Section 553(b)(3)(B) of title 5, U.S. 

Code, authorizes agencies to dispense 

with notice and comment procedures 

for rules when the agency for ‘‘good 

cause’’ finds that those procedures are 

‘‘impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary 

to the public interest.’’ In this instance, 

the DOT finds that notice and public 

comment to this immediately adopted 

final rule, as well as any delay in the 

effective date of this rule, is 

unnecessary, given that the electronic 

CCF (eCCF) has been approved for use 

by OMB and the DOT is bound by 

statute to follow SAMHSA’s chain of 

custody and control procedures, to 

include use of an OMB-approved CCF. 

I. Authority for This Rulemaking 

This rulemaking is promulgated 

pursuant to the Omnibus Transportation 

Employee Testing Act (OTETA) of 1991 

(Pub. L. 102–143, 105 Stat. 952, (Oct. 28, 

1991)). 

II. Background 

The Federal Workplace Drug Testing 

Program was established by Executive 

Order 12564 on September 15, 1986, 

and further mandated by Congress in 

section 503 of Public Law 100–71 (July 

11, 1987). The Department of Health 

and Human Services (HHS), in 

developing the program, created a 

comprehensive set of standards for the 

Federal workplace drug testing program, 

including chain of custody procedures 

designed to ensure the integrity and 

security of specimens from the time the 

specimen is collected until the time the 

testing results are reported by the 

laboratory. To satisfy the congressional 

mandate, HHS first issued its mandatory 

guidelines on April 11, 1988, and in 

doing so, created the uniform CCF. The 

CCF is the tool by which agencies and 


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