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Federal Register :: Drug and Alcohol Testing Program
A Rule by the Federal Aviation Administration on 05/14/2009
74 FR 22649
22649-22668 (20 pages)
Docket No. FAA-2008-0937
Amendment Nos. 61-122, 63-37, 65-53, 91-307, 120-0, 121-343, 135-117
2120-AJ37
E9-11289
Organization of New Part 120
Regulatory Evaluation, Regulatory Flexibility Determination, International Trade Analysis, and Unfunded Mandates Assessment
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and Joint Aviation Regulations
Good Cause Justification for Adoption Without Prior Notice
§ 135.1 Applicability
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Rafael Ramos, Office of Aerospace Medicine, Drug Abatement Division, AAM-800, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) 267-8442; facsimile (202) 267-5200; e-mail drugabatement@faa.gov.
The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is found in Title 49 of United States Code. Subtitle I, section 106, describes the authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the FAA's authority.
These rules were originally promulgated under the authority described in Subtitle VII, Part A Chapter 451—Alcohol and Controlled Substances Testing. Under section 45102, the FAA is charged with prescribing regulations for air carriers and foreign air carriers to establish and to conduct preemployment, reasonable suspicion, random, and post-accident drug and alcohol testing. Some of these rules, for example those dealing with contract air traffic controllers, were promulgated under the FAA's general rulemaking authority in 49 U.S.C. 44701(a)(5).
This rule is intended to reorganize the requirements for drug and alcohol testing into a single part. It also clarifies the rules by, for example, replacing references to appendices I and J with references to part 120. It is expected that this rule will simplify locating specific provisions and changes to those provisions for individuals and entities required to comply with the FAA's drug and alcohol testing requirements. For this reason, the changes are within the scope of our authority and are a reasonable and necessary exercise of our statutory obligations.
The regulations governing FAA-required drug and alcohol testing requirements currently are scattered throughout Chapter I of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations. Requirements for affected certificated airmen are located in parts 61, 63, 65, and 67. Start Printed Page 22650Requirements for affected air carriers and operators are located in parts 91, 121 and 135. Requirements for affected air traffic control facilities and air traffic controllers are included in subpart B of part 65. Requirements for repair stations certificated under part 145, and contractors, who elect to have drug and alcohol testing programs, are included in appendices I and J of part 121.
At this time, the FAA is working on a major revision of its drug and alcohol testing regulations. Given the complexity of that revision and the time it will take to complete the rulemaking process, the FAA has concluded that in the interim it makes sense to pull the existing regulations together in one place. The FAA expects that doing so will clarify the requirements for testing, and simplify locating specific provisions and changes to those provisions for individuals and entities that have drug and alcohol testing programs.
This rulemaking will gather the existing regulations into the new part, remove them from their existing locations, and provide cross references in parts 91 and 135 to the new part.
Appendices I and J themselves set forth the requirements for drug and alcohol testing programs. Some provisions in the current regulations in appendices I and J are duplicative. For example, the definitions in the appendices are mostly verbatim duplications. In addition, some of the terms defined in the appendices I and J are used in parts 121 and 135. Because the drug and alcohol testing provisions of 121 and 135 are being moved to new part 120, it makes sense to move those definitions up to subpart A of new part 120. We are therefore including all the definitions in section 120.7 of subpart A.
The FAA has begun moving away from using the separate terms “antidrug program” and “alcohol misuse prevention program” in favor of “drug testing program” and “alcohol testing program” where appropriate. For example, in this rulemaking, we use the term “drug testing program” instead of “antidrug program” in § 120.101 and “alcohol testing program” instead of “alcohol misuse prevention program” in § 120.21(a). However, the Operations Specifications A449 relating to drug and alcohol testing is still titled “Antidrug and Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program Operations Specifications”.
The language in the rules governing the requirements for part 119 certificate holders to conduct drug and alcohol testing is mostly identical for both 121 and 135 operations. There is some language that is unique to operations under part 135. To limit duplication and the potential for confusion related to having multiple regulations dealing with the same requirements, the FAA is combining the drug and alcohol testing requirements in current parts 121 and 135 rather than having separate part 120 subparts for 121 or 135. Provisions unique to operations conducted under part 135 are placed at the end of relevant sections.
The following table shows the derivation of the regulations contained in this final rule:
Final Rule part 120 section or paragraph
Based in whole or in part on 14 CFR parts 61, 63, 65, 121, and 135 sections or paragraphs
120.11 Refusal to submit to a drug or alcohol test by a part 61 certificate holder 61.14 Refusal to submit to a drug or alcohol test.
120.13 Refusal to submit to a drug or alcohol test by a part 63 certificate holder 63.12b Refusal to submit to a drug or alcohol test.
120.15 Refusal to submit to a drug or alcohol test by a part 65 certificate holder 65.23 Refusal to submit to a drug or alcohol test.
120.17 Use of prohibited drugs 65.46 Use of prohibited drugs.
Subpart C 120.19 Misuse of alcohol 65.46a Misuse of alcohol.
Subpart C 120.21 Testing for alcohol 65.46b Testing for alcohol.
120.31 Prohibited drugs 121.429 and 135.353 Prohibited drugs.
120.33 Use of prohibited drugs 121.455 and 135.249 Use of prohibited drugs.
120.35 Testing for prohibited drugs 121.457 and 135.251 Testing for prohibited drugs.
Subpart D 120.37 Misuse of alcohol 121.458 and 135.253 Misuse of alcohol.
Subpart D 120.39 Testing for alcohol 121.459 and 135.255 Testing for alcohol.
Part 120 subpart E Part 121 appendix I.
Part 120 subpart F Part 121 appendix J.
Changes to Federal regulations must undergo several economic analyses. First, Executive Order 12866 directs that each Federal agency shall propose or adopt a regulation only upon a reasoned determination that the benefits of the intended regulation justify its costs. Second, the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (Pub. L. 96-354) requires agencies to analyze the economic impact of regulatory changes on small entities. Third, the Trade Agreements Act (Pub. L. 96-39) prohibits agencies from setting standards that create unnecessary obstacles to the foreign commerce of the United States. In developing U.S. standards, this Trade Act requires agencies to consider international standards and, where appropriate, that they be the basis of U.S. standards. Fourth, the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4) requires agencies to prepare a written assessment of the costs, benefits, and other effects of proposed or final rules that include a Federal mandate likely to result in the expenditure by State, local, or tribal governments, in the aggregate, or by the private sector, of $100 million or more annually (adjusted for inflation with base year of 1995).
In conducting these analyses, FAA has determined this rule—(1) Has benefits which do justify its costs, is not a significant regulatory action as defined in the Executive Order and is not significant as defined in DOT's Regulatory Policies and Procedures; (2) will not have a significant impact on a substantial number of small entities; (3) will have no effect on barriers to international trade; and (4) does not impose an unfunded mandate on state, local, or tribal governments, or on the private sector.
Department of Transportation Order DOT 2100.5 prescribes policies and procedures for simplification, analysis, and review of regulations. If the expected cost impact is so minimal that a proposed or final rule does not warrant a full evaluation, this order permits that a statement to that effect Start Printed Page 22651and the basis for it be included in the preamble if a full regulatory evaluation of the cost and benefits is not prepared. Such a determination has been made for this final rule. The reasoning for this determination follows: The FAA is not making any substantive changes to the drug and alcohol regulations in this rulemaking. This action amends the FAA's drug and alcohol regulations to place them in a new part. This rule imposes no costs and provides no accrual of benefits; and therefore, this rule will have no economic impact.
This rule imposes no costs and provides no accrual of benefits; and therefore, this rule will have no economic impact. This action amends the FAA's drug and alcohol regulations to place them in a new part. The FAA is not making any substantive changes to the drug and alcohol regulations in this rulemaking. Therefore, as the Acting FAA Administrator, I certify that this rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
The FAA has analyzed this final rule under the principles and criteria of Executive Order 13132, Federalism. We determined that this action will not have a substantial direct effect on the States, or the relationship between the Federal Government and the States, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of government, and, therefore, does not have federalism implications.
In keeping with U.S. obligations under the Convention on International Civil Aviation, it is FAA policy to comply with ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices to the maximum extent practicable. The FAA has determined that this final rule does not conflict with any international agreement of the United States.
Information collection requirements associated with the final rule have been approved previously by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507(d)) and have been assigned OMB Control Numbers 2105-0529, 2120-0535, 2120-0685, 2120-0689.
We find good cause exists under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) and (d)(3) to implement this final rule immediately without prior notice and comment. This rule merely reorganizes existing regulations governing drug and alcohol testing into their own part and makes clarifying changes to the existing parts of the rules necessitated by the reorganization.
Do not file in the docket information that you consider to be proprietary or confidential business information. Send or deliver this information directly to the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document. You must mark the information that you consider proprietary or confidential. If you send Start Printed Page 22652the information on a disk or CD-ROM, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM and also identify electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the specific information that is proprietary or confidential.
Under § 11.35(b), when we are aware of proprietary information filed with a comment, we do not place it in the docket. We hold it in a separate file to which the public does not have access, and place a note in the docket that we have received it. If we receive a request to examine or copy this information, we treat it as any other request under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552). We process such a request under the DOT procedures found in 49 CFR part 7.
2. Visiting the FAA's Regulations and Policies Web page at http://www.faa.gov/​regulation_​policies/​; or
The Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (SBREFA) of 1996 requires FAA to comply with small entity requests for information or advice about compliance with statutes and regulations within its jurisdiction. If you are a small entity and you have a question regarding this document, you may contact your local FAA official, or the person listed under the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT heading at the beginning of the preamble. You can find out more about SBRFA on the Internet at http://www.faa.gov/​regulations_​policies/​rulemaking/​sbre_​act/​.
In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation Administration adds part 120 and amends parts 61, 63, 65, 91, 121, and 135 of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (
2. Section 61.14 is removed and reserved.
§ 63.12b
4. Section 63.12b is removed and reserved.
§ 65.23
6. Section 65.23 is removed and reserved.
§ 65.46
7. Section 65.46 is removed and reserved.
§ 65.46a
8. Section 65.46a is removed and reserved.
§ 65.46b
9. Section 65.46b is removed and reserved.
10. The authority citation for part 91 continues to read as follows:
11. Section 91.147(d) is revised to read as follows:
§ 91.147
Passenger-carrying flights for compensation or hire.
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12. Section 91.1047(c)(3) is revised to read as follows:
§ 91.1047
13. Add Part 120 to read as follows:
Drug testing outside of the territory of the United States.
(a) All air carriers and operators certificated under part 119 of this chapter authorized to conduct operations under part 121 or part 135 of this chapter, all air traffic control facilities not operated by the FAA or by or under contract to the U.S. military; and all operators as defined in 14 CFR 91.147.
(b) All individuals who perform, either directly or by contract, a safety-sensitive function listed in subpart E or subpart F of this part.
(c) All part 145 certificate holders who perform safety-sensitive functions and elect to implement a drug and alcohol testing program under this part.
(d) All contractors who elect to implement a drug and alcohol testing program under this part.
The purpose of this part is to establish a program designed to help prevent accidents and injuries resulting from the use of prohibited drugs or the misuse of alcohol by employees who perform safety-sensitive functions in aviation.
Each employer having a drug and alcohol testing program under this part must ensure that all drug and alcohol testing conducted pursuant to this part complies with the procedures set forth in 49 CFR part 40.
§ 120.7
(a) Accident means an occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft which takes place between the time any individual boards the aircraft with the intention of flight and all such individuals have disembarked, and in which any individual suffers death or serious injury, or in which the aircraft receives substantial damage.
(b) Alcohol means the intoxicating agent in beverage alcohol, ethyl alcohol, or other low molecular weight alcohols, including methyl or isopropyl alcohol.
(c) Alcohol concentration (or content) means the alcohol in a volume of breath expressed in terms of grams of alcohol per 210 liters of breath as indicated by an evidential breath test under subpart F of this part.
(d) Alcohol use means the consumption of any beverage, mixture, or preparation, including any medication, containing alcohol.
(e) Contractor is an individual or company that performs a safety-sensitive function by contract for an employer or another contractor.
(f) Covered employee means an individual who performs, either directly or by contract, a safety-sensitive function listed in §§ 120.105 and 120.215 for an employer (as defined in paragraph (i) of this section). For purposes of pre-employment testing only, the term “covered employee” includes an individual applying to perform a safety-sensitive function.
(g) DOT agency means an agency (or “operating administration”) of the United States Department of Transportation administering regulations requiring drug testing (14 CFR part 61 et al.; 46 CFR part 16; 49 CFR parts 199, 219, and 382) in accordance with 49 CFR part 40.
(h) Employee is an individual who is hired, either directly or by contract, to perform a safety-sensitive function for an employer, as defined in paragraph (i) of this section. An employee is also an individual who transfers into a position to perform a safety-sensitive function for an employer.
(i) Employer is a part 119 certificate holder with authority to operate under parts 121 and/or 135 of this chapter, an operator as defined in § 91.147 of this chapter, or an air traffic control facility not operated by the FAA or by or under contract to the U.S. Military. An employer may use a contract employee who is not included under that employer's FAA-mandated drug testing Start Printed Page 22654program to perform a safety-sensitive function only if that contract employee is included under the contractor's FAA-mandated drug testing program and is performing a safety-sensitive function on behalf of that contractor (i.e., within the scope of employment with the contractor.)
(j) Hire means retaining an individual for a safety-sensitive function as a paid employee, as a volunteer, or through barter or other form of compensation.
(k) Performing (a safety-sensitive function): an employee is considered to be performing a safety-sensitive function during any period in which he or she is actually performing, ready to perform, or immediately available to perform such function.
(l) Positive rate for random drug testing means the number of verified positive results for random drug tests conducted under subpart E of this part, plus the number of refusals of random drug tests required by subpart E of this part, divided by the total number of random drug test results (i.e., positives, negatives, and refusals) under subpart E of this part.
(m) Prohibited drug means marijuana, cocaine, opiates, phencyclidine (PCP), and amphetamines, as specified in 49 CFR 40.85.
(n) Refusal to submit to alcohol test means that a covered employee has engaged in conduct including but not limited to that described in 49 CFR 40.261, or has failed to remain readily available for post-accident testing as required by subpart F of this part.
(o) Refusal to submit to drug test means that an employee engages in conduct including but not limited to that described in 49 CFR 40.191.
(p) Safety-sensitive function means a function listed in §§ 120.105 and 120.215.
(q) Verified negative drug test result means a drug test result from an HHS-certified laboratory that has undergone review by an MRO and has been determined by the MRO to be a negative result.
(r) Verified positive drug test result means a drug test result from an HHS-certified laboratory that has undergone review by an MRO and has been determined by the MRO to be a positive result.
(s) Violation rate for random alcohol testing means the number of 0.04, and above, random alcohol confirmation test results conducted under subpart F of this part, plus the number of refusals of random alcohol tests required by subpart F of this part, divided by the total number of random alcohol screening tests (including refusals) conducted under subpart F of this part.
§ 120.11
(a) This section applies to all individuals who hold a certificate under part 61 of this chapter and who are subject to drug and alcohol testing under this part.
(b) Refusal by the holder of a certificate issued under part 61 of this chapter to take a drug or alcohol test required under the provisions of this part is grounds for:
(1) Denial of an application for any certificate, rating, or authorization issued under part 61 of this chapter for a period of up to 1 year after the date of such refusal; and
(2) Suspension or revocation of any certificate, rating, or authorization issued under part 61 of this chapter.
§ 120.13
(a) This section applies to all individuals who hold a certificate under part 63 of this chapter and who are subject to drug and alcohol testing under this part.
(b) Refusal by the holder of a certificate issued under part 63 of this chapter to take a drug or alcohol test required under the provisions of this part is grounds for:
(1) Denial of an application for any certificate, rating, or authorization issued under part 63 of this chapter for a period of up to 1 year after the date of such refusal; and
(2) Suspension or revocation of any certificate, rating, or authorization issued under part 63 of this chapter.
§ 120.15
(a) This section applies to all individuals who hold a certificate under part 65 of this chapter and who are subject to drug and alcohol testing under this part.
(b) Refusal by the holder of a certificate issued under part 65 of this chapter to take a drug or alcohol test required under the provisions of this part is grounds for:
(1) Denial of an application for any certificate, rating, or authorization issued under part 65 of this chapter for a period of up to 1 year after the date of such refusal; and
(2) Suspension or revocation of any certificate, rating, or authorization issued under part 65 of this chapter.
§ 120.17
(a) Each employer shall provide each employee performing a function listed in subpart E of this part, and his or her supervisor, with the training specified in that subpart. No employer may use any contractor to perform an air traffic control function unless that contractor provides each of its employees performing that function for the employer, and his or her supervisor, with the training specified in subpart E of this part.
(b) No employer may knowingly use any individual to perform, nor may any individual perform for an employer, either directly or by contract, any air traffic control function while that individual has a prohibited drug, as defined in subpart E of this part, in his or her system.
(c) No employer shall knowingly use any individual to perform, nor may any individual perform for an employer, either directly or by contract, any air traffic control function if the individual has a verified positive drug test result on, or has refused to submit to, a drug test required by subpart E of this part and the individual has not met the requirements of subpart E of this part for returning to the performance of safety-sensitive duties.
(d) Each employer shall test each of its employees who perform any air traffic control function in accordance with subpart E of this part. No employer may use any contractor to perform any air traffic control function unless that contractor tests each employee performing such a function for the employer in accordance with subpart E of this part.
§ 120.19
(a) This section applies to covered employees who perform air traffic control duties directly or by contract for an employer that is an air traffic control facility not operated by the FAA or the US military.
(b) Alcohol concentration. No covered employee shall report for duty or remain on duty requiring the performance of safety-sensitive functions while having an alcohol concentration of 0.04 or greater. No employer having actual knowledge that an employee has an alcohol concentration of 0.04 or greater shall permit the employee to perform or continue to perform safety-sensitive functions.
(c) On-duty use. No covered employee shall use alcohol while performing safety-sensitive functions. No employer having actual knowledge that a covered employee is using alcohol while performing safety-sensitive functions shall permit the employee to perform or continue to perform safety-sensitive functions.Start Printed Page 22655
(d) Pre-duty use. No covered employee shall perform air traffic control duties within 8 hours after using alcohol. No employer having actual knowledge that such an employee has used alcohol within 8 hours shall permit the employee to perform or continue to perform air traffic control duties.
(e) Use following an accident. No covered employee who has actual knowledge of an accident involving an aircraft for which he or she performed a safety-sensitive function at or near the time of the accident shall use alcohol for 8 hours following the accident, unless he or she has been given a post-accident test under subpart F of this part or the employer has determined that the employee's performance could not have contributed to the accident.
(f) Refusal to submit to a required alcohol test. A covered employee may not refuse to submit to any alcohol test required under subpart F of this part. An employer may not permit an employee who refuses to submit to such a test to perform or continue to perform safety-sensitive functions.
§ 120.21
(a) Each air traffic control facility not operated by the FAA or the U.S. military must establish an alcohol testing program in accordance with the provisions of subpart F of this part.
(b) No employer shall use any individual who meets the definition of covered employee in subpart A of this part to perform a safety-sensitive function listed in subpart F of this part unless that individual is subject to testing for alcohol misuse in accordance with the provisions of that subpart.
§ 120.31
(a) Each certificate holder or operator shall provide each employee performing a function listed in subpart E of this part, and his or her supervisor, with the training specified in that subpart.
(b) No certificate holder or operator may use any contractor to perform a function listed in subpart E of this part unless that contractor provides each of its employees performing that function for the certificate holder or operator, and his or her supervisor, with the training specified in that subpart.
§ 120.33
(b) No certificate holder or operator may knowingly use any individual to perform, nor may any individual perform for a certificate holder or an operator, either directly or by contract, any function listed in subpart E of this part while that individual has a prohibited drug, as defined in that subpart, in his or her system.
§ 120.35
§ 120.37
(a) General. This section applies to covered employees who perform a function listed in subpart F of this part for a certificate holder. For the purpose of this section, an individual who meets the definition of covered employee in subpart F of this part is considered to be performing the function for the certificate holder.
(2) No covered employee shall perform safety-sensitive duties other than those specified in paragraph (d)(1) of this section within 4 hours after using alcohol. No certificate holder having actual knowledge that such an employee has used alcohol within 4 hours shall permit the employee to perform or to continue to perform safety-sensitive functions.
(e) Use following an accident. No covered employee who has actual knowledge of an accident involving an aircraft for which he or she performed a safety-sensitive function at or near the Start Printed Page 22656time of the accident shall use alcohol for 8 hours following the accident, unless he or she has been given a post-accident test under subpart F of this part, or the employer has determined that the employee's performance could not have contributed to the accident.
(f) Refusal to submit to a required alcohol test. A covered employee must not refuse to submit to any alcohol test required under subpart F of this part. A certificate holder must not permit an employee who refuses to submit to such a test to perform or continue to perform safety-sensitive functions.
§ 120.39
(a) Each certificate holder must establish an alcohol testing program in accordance with the provisions of subpart F of this part.
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this section, no certificate holder or operator may use any individual who meets the definition of covered employee in subpart A of this part to perform a safety-sensitive function listed in that subpart F of this part unless that individual is subject to testing for alcohol misuse in accordance with the provisions of that subpart.
(c) If a certificate holder conducts an on-demand operation into an airport at which no maintenance providers are available that are subject to the requirements of subpart F of this part and emergency maintenance is required, the certificate holder may use individuals not meeting the requirements of paragraph (b) of this section to provide such emergency maintenance under both of the following conditions:
§ 120.101
This subpart contains the standards and components that must be included in a drug testing program required by this part.
§ 120.103
(a) Purpose. The purpose of this subpart is to establish a program designed to help prevent accidents and injuries resulting from the use of prohibited drugs by employees who perform safety-sensitive functions.
(b) DOT procedures. (1) Each employer shall ensure that drug testing programs conducted pursuant to 14 CFR parts 65, 91, 121, and 135 comply with the requirements of this subpart and the “Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug Testing Programs” published by the Department of Transportation (DOT) (49 CFR part 40).
(2) An employer may not use or contract with any drug testing laboratory that is not certified by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under the National Laboratory Certification Program.
(c) Employer responsibility. As an employer, you are responsible for all actions of your officials, representatives, and service agents in carrying out the requirements of this subpart and 49 CFR part 40.
(d) Applicable Federal Regulations. The following applicable regulations appear in 49 CFR or 14 CFR:
(1) 49 CFR Part 40—Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug Testing Programs
(2) 14 CFR:
(i) § 67.107—First-Class Airman Medical Certificate, Mental.
(ii) § 67.207—Second-Class Airman Medical Certificate, Mental.
(iii) § 67.307—Third-Class Airman Medical Certificate, Mental.
(iv) § 91.147—Passenger carrying flight for compensation or hire.
(e) Falsification. No individual may make, or cause to be made, any of the following:
(1) Any fraudulent or intentionally false statement in any application of a drug testing program.
(2) Any fraudulent or intentionally false entry in any record or report that is made, kept, or used to show compliance with this part.
(3) Any reproduction or alteration, for fraudulent purposes, of any report or record required to be kept by this part.
§ 120.105
Each employee, including any assistant, helper, or individual in a training status, who performs a safety-sensitive function listed in this section directly or by contract (including by subcontract at any tier) for an employer as defined in this subpart must be subject to drug testing under a drug testing program implemented in accordance with this subpart. This includes full-time, part-time, temporary, and intermittent employees regardless of the degree of supervision. The safety-sensitive functions are:
(a) Flight crewmember duties.
(b) Flight attendant duties.
(c) Flight instruction duties.
(d) Aircraft dispatcher duties.
(e) Aircraft maintenance and preventive maintenance duties.
(f) Ground security coordinator duties.
(g) Aviation screening duties.
(h) Air traffic control duties.
§ 120.107
Each employer shall test each employee who performs a safety-sensitive function for evidence of marijuana, cocaine, opiates, phencyclidine (PCP), and amphetamines during each test required by § 120.109.
§ 120.109
(a) Pre-employment drug testing. (1) No employer may hire any individual for a safety-sensitive function listed in § 120.105 unless the employer first conducts a pre-employment test and receives a verified negative drug test result for that individual.
(4) If the following criteria are met, an employer is permitted to conduct a pre-Start Printed Page 22657employment test, and if such a test is conducted, the employer must receive a negative test result before putting the individual into a safety-sensitive function:
(b) Random drug testing. (1) Except as provided in paragraphs (b)(2) through (b)(4) of this section, the minimum annual percentage rate for random drug testing shall be 50 percent of covered employees.
(ii) Randomly select covered employees for testing at the highest percentage rate established for the calendar year by any DOT agency to which the employer is subject.Start Printed Page 22658
(f) Follow-up drug testing. (1) Each employer shall implement a reasonable program of unannounced testing of each individual who has been hired to perform or who has been returned to the performance of a safety-sensitive function after refusing to submit to a drug test required by this subpart or receiving a verified positive drug test result on a test conducted under this subpart.
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§ 120.113
(b) Medical Review Officer (MRO). The MRO must perform the functions set forth in subpart G of 49 CFR part 40, and subpart E of this part. The MRO shall not delay verification of the primary test result following a request for a split specimen test unless such delay is based on reasons other than the fact that the split specimen test result is pending. If the primary test result is verified as positive, actions required under this rule (e.g., notification to the Federal Air Surgeon, removal from safety-sensitive position) are not stayed during the 72-hour request period or pending receipt of the split specimen test result.
(i) An individual who the MRO has reported to the Federal Air Surgeon under § 120.113 (d)(1); or
(ii) An individual who the employer has reported to the Federal Air Surgeon under § 120.111(d).
(5) Reports required under this section shall be forwarded to the Federal Air Surgeon, Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Aerospace Medicine, Attn: Drug Abatement Division (AAM-800), 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591.
(b) EAP education program. (1) Each EAP education program must include at least the following elements:
(c) EAP training program. (1) Each employer shall implement a reasonable program of initial training for employees. The employee training program must include at least the following elements:
(iii) Documentation of training given to employees and employer's supervisory personnel.
(2) The employer's supervisory personnel who will determine when an employee is subject to testing based on reasonable cause shall receive specific training on specific, contemporaneous physical, behavioral, and performance indicators of probable drug use in addition to the training specified in § 120.115 (c).
(5) The employer shall identify the employee and supervisor for EAP training in the employer's drug testing plan submitted to the FAA for approval.
(a) Each company must meet the requirements of this subpart. Use the following chart to determine whether your company must obtain an Antidrug and Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program Operations Specification or whether you must register with the FAA:Start Printed Page 22660
(1) A part 119 certificate holder with authority to operate under parts 121 and/or 135 Obtain an Antidrug and Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program Operations Specification by contacting your FAA Principal Operations Inspector.
(2) A sightseeing operator as defined in § 91.147 of this chapter Register with the FAA by contacting the Flight Standards District Office nearest to your principal place of business.
(3) An air traffic control facility not operated by the FAA or by or under contract to the U.S. Military Register with the FAA, Office of Aerospace Medicine, Drug Abatement Division (AAM-800), 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591.
(4) A part 145 certificate holder who has your own drug testing program Obtain an Antidrug and Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program Operations Specification by contacting your Principal Maintenance Inspector or register with the FAA, Office of Aerospace Medicine, Drug Abatement Division (AAM-800), 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591, if you opt to conduct your own drug testing program.
(5) A contractor who has your own drug testing program Register with the FAA, Office of Aerospace Medicine, Drug Abatement Division (AAM-800), 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591, if you opt to conduct your own drug testing program.
(b) Use the following chart for implementing a drug testing program if you are applying for a part 119 certificate with authority to operate under parts 121 or 135 of this chapter, if you intend to begin operations as defined in § 91.147 of this chapter, or if you intend to begin air traffic control operations (not operated by the FAA or by or under contract to the U.S. Military). Use it to determine whether you need to have an Antidrug and Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program Operations Specification, or whether you need to register with the FAA. Your employees who perform safety-sensitive functions must be tested in accordance with this subpart. The chart follows:
(1) Apply for a part 119 certificate with authority to operate under parts 121 or 135 (i) Have an Antidrug and Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program Operations Specification. (ii) Implement an FAA drug testing program no later than the date you start operations, and
(2) Intend to begin operations as defined in § 91.147 of this chapter (i) Register with the FAA, by contacting the Flight Standards District Office nearest to your principal place of business prior to starting operations.
(ii) Implement an FAA drug testing program no later than the date you start operations, and
(3) Intend to begin air traffic control operations (at an air traffic control facility not operated by the FAA or by or under contract to the U.S. military) (i) Register with the FAA, Office of Aerospace Medicine, Drug Abatement Division (AAM-800), 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591 prior to starting operations. (ii) Implement an FAA drug testing program no later than the date you start operations, and
(c) If you are an individual or company that intends to provide safety-sensitive services by contract to a part 119 certificate holder with authority to operate under parts 121 and/or 135 of this chapter, an operation as defined in § 91.147 of this chapter, or an air traffic control facility not operated by the FAA or by or under contract to the U.S. military, use the following chart to determine what you must do if you opt to have your own drug testing program.
And you opt to conduct your own drug program, you must . . .
(1) Are a part 145 certificate holder (i) Have an Antidrug and Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program Operations Specification or register with the FAA, Office of Aerospace Medicine, Drug Abatement Division (AAM-800), 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591,
(ii) Implement an FAA drug testing program no later than the date you start performing safety-sensitive functions for a part 119 certificate holder with authority to operate under parts 121 or 135, or operator as defined in § 91.147 of this chapter, and
(ii) Implement an FAA drug testing program no later than the date you start performing safety-sensitive functions for a part 119 certificate holder with authority to operate under parts 121 or 135, or operator as defined in § 91.147 of this chapter, or an air traffic control facility not operated by the FAA or by or under contract to the U.S. Military, and
(d) Obtaining an Antidrug and Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program Operations Specification. (1) To obtain an Antidrug and Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program Operations Specification, you must contact your FAA Principal Operations Inspector or Principal Maintenance Inspector. Start Printed Page 22661Provide him/her with the following information:
(v) Whether you have 50 or more safety-sensitive employees, or 49 or fewer safety-sensitive employees. (Part 119 certificate holders with authority to operate only under part 121 of this chapter are not required to provide this information.)
(2) You must certify on your Antidrug and Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program Operations Specification issued by your FAA Principal Operations Inspector or Principal Maintenance Inspector that you will comply with this part and 49 CFR part 40.
(e) Registering a drug and alcohol testing program with the FAA. (1) To register with the FAA, submit the following information:
(v) Whether you have 50 or more safety-sensitive employees, or 49 or fewer covered employees.
(vi) A signed statement indicating that: your company will comply with this part and 49 CFR part 40; and, if you are a contractor, you intend to provide safety-sensitive functions by contract to a part 119 certificate holder with authority to operate under part 121 and/or part 135 of this chapter, an operator as defined in § 91.147 of this chapter, or an air traffic control facility not operated by the FAA or by or under contract to the U.S. military.
(2) Send this information in the form and manner prescribed by the Administrator, in duplicate to: The Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Aerospace Medicine, Drug Abatement Division (AAM-800), 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591.
(3) Update the registration information as changes occur. Send the updates in duplicate to the address specified in paragraph (e)(2) of this section.
(4) This registration will satisfy the registration requirements for both your drug testing program under this subpart and your alcohol testing program under subpart F of this part.
§ 120.119
(b) As an employer, you must use the Management Information System (MIS) form and instructions as required by 49 CFR part 40 (at 49 CFR 40.26 and subpart H to 49 CFR part 40). You may also use the electronic version of the MIS form provided by DOT. The Administrator may designate means (e.g., electronic program transmitted via the Internet) other than hard-copy, for MIS form submission. For information on where to submit MIS forms and for the electronic version of the form, see: http://www.faa.gov/​about/​office_​org/​headquarters_​offices/​avs/​offices/​aam/​drug_​alcohol/​.
§ 120.121
(a) The issuance of 14 CFR parts 65, 91, 121, and 135 by the FAA preempts any State or local law, rule, regulation, order, or standard covering the subject matter of 14 CFR parts 65, 91, 121, and 135, including but not limited to, drug testing of aviation personnel performing safety-sensitive functions.
(b) The issuance of 14 CFR parts 65, 91, 121, and 135 does not preempt provisions of state criminal law that impose sanctions for reckless conduct of an individual that leads to actual loss of life, injury, or damage to property whether such provisions apply specifically to aviation employees or generally to the public.
§ 120.123
(a) No part of the testing process (including specimen collection, laboratory processing, and MRO actions) shall be conducted outside the territory of the United States.
(1) Each employee who is assigned to perform safety-sensitive functions solely outside the territory of the United States shall be removed from the random testing pool upon the inception of such assignment.
(2) Each covered employee who is removed from the random testing pool under this section shall be returned to the random testing pool when the employee resumes the performance of safety-sensitive functions wholly or partially within the territory of the United States.
(b) The provisions of this subpart shall not apply to any individual who performs a function listed in § 120.105 by contract for an employer outside the territory of the United States.
§ 120.125
(b) Each petition for a waiver must be submitted to the Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Aerospace Medicine, Drug Abatement Division (AAM-800), 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591.
§ 120.201
This subpart contains the standards and components that must be included Start Printed Page 22662in an alcohol testing program required by this part.
§ 120.203
(a) Purpose. The purpose of this subpart is to establish programs designed to help prevent accidents and injuries resulting from the misuse of alcohol by employees who perform safety-sensitive functions in aviation.
(b) Alcohol testing procedures. Each employer shall ensure that all alcohol testing conducted pursuant to this subpart complies with the procedures set forth in 49 CFR part 40. The provisions of 49 CFR part 40 that address alcohol testing are made applicable to employers by this subpart.
(c) Employer responsibility. As an employer, you are responsible for all actions of your officials, representatives, and service agents in carrying out the requirements of the DOT agency regulations.
§ 120.205
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (a)(2) of this section, these regulations preempt any State or local law, rule, regulation, or order to the extent that:
(1) Compliance with both the State or local requirement and this subpart is not possible; or
(2) Compliance with the State or local requirement is an obstacle to the accomplishment and execution of any requirement in this subpart.
(b) The alcohol testing requirements of this title shall not be construed to preempt provisions of State criminal law that impose sanctions for reckless conduct leading to actual loss of life, injury, or damage to property, whether the provisions apply specifically to transportation employees or employers or to the general public.
§ 120.207
Except as expressly provided in these alcohol testing requirements, nothing in this subpart shall be construed to affect the authority of employers, or the rights of employees, with respect to the use or possession of alcohol, including any authority and rights with respect to alcohol testing and rehabilitation.
§ 120.209
Before performing an alcohol test under this subpart, each employer shall notify a covered employee that the alcohol test is required by this subpart. No employer shall falsely represent that a test is administered under this subpart.
§ 120.211
The following applicable regulations appear in 49 CFR and 14 CFR:
(a) 49 CFR Part 40—Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug Testing Programs
(b) 14 CFR:
(1) § 67.107—First-Class Airman Medical Certificate, Mental.
(2) § 67.207—Second-Class Airman Medical Certificate, Mental.
(3) § 67.307—Third-Class Airman Medical Certificate, Mental.
(4) § 91.147—Passenger carrying flights for compensation or hire.
§ 120.213
No individual may make, or cause to be made, any of the following:
(a) Any fraudulent or intentionally false statement in any application of an alcohol testing program.
(b) Any fraudulent or intentionally false entry in any record or report that is made, kept, or used to show compliance with this subpart.
(c) Any reproduction or alteration, for fraudulent purposes, of any report or record required to be kept by this subpart.
§ 120.215
(a) Each employee, including any assistant, helper, or individual in a training status, who performs a safety-sensitive function listed in this section directly or by contract (including by subcontract at any tier) for an employer as defined in this subpart must be subject to alcohol testing under an alcohol testing program implemented in accordance with this subpart. This includes full-time, part-time, temporary, and intermittent employees regardless of the degree of supervision. The safety-sensitive functions are:
(1) Flight crewmember duties.
(2) Flight attendant duties.
(3) Flight instruction duties.
(4) Aircraft dispatcher duties.
(5) Aircraft maintenance or preventive maintenance duties.
(6) Ground security coordinator duties.
(7) Aviation screening duties.
(8) Air traffic control duties.
(b) Each employer must identify any employee who is subject to the alcohol testing regulations of more than one DOT agency. Prior to conducting any alcohol test on a covered employee subject to the alcohol testing regulations of more than one DOT agency, the employer must determine which DOT agency authorizes or requires the test.
§ 120.217
(b) Post-accident alcohol testing. (1) As soon as practicable following an accident, each employer shall test each surviving covered employee for alcohol if that employee's performance of a safety-sensitive function either contributed to the accident or cannot be completely discounted as a contributing factor to the accident. The decision not to administer a test under this section shall be based on the employer's determination, using the best available information at the time of the determination, that the covered employee's performance could not have contributed to the accident.
(2) If a test required by this section is not administered within 2 hours following the accident, the employer shall prepare and maintain on file a record stating the reasons the test was not promptly administered. If a test required by this section is not administered within 8 hours following the accident, the employer shall cease attempts to administer an alcohol test and shall prepare and maintain the same record. Records shall be submitted to the FAA upon request of the Administrator or his or her designee.Start Printed Page 22663
(c) Random alcohol testing. (1) Except as provided in paragraphs (c)(2) through (c)(4) of this section, the minimum annual percentage rate for random alcohol testing will be 25 percent of the covered employees.
(11) If an employer is required to conduct random alcohol testing under Start Printed Page 22664the alcohol testing rules of more than one DOT agency, the employer may—
(d) Reasonable suspicion alcohol testing. (1) An employer shall require a covered employee to submit to an alcohol test when the employer has reasonable suspicion to believe that the employee has violated the alcohol misuse prohibitions in §§ 120.19 or 120.37.
(f) Follow-up alcohol testing. (1) Each employer shall ensure that the employee who engages in conduct prohibited by §§ 120.19 or 120.37, is subject to unannounced follow-up alcohol testing as directed by a SAP.
§ 120.219
(a) Retention of records. (1) General requirement. In addition to the records required to be maintained under 49 CFR part 40, employers must maintain records required by this subpart in a secure location with controlled access.
(2) Period of retention.
(i) Five years.
(A) Copies of any annual reports submitted to the FAA under this subpart for a minimum of 5 years.
(B) Records of notifications to the Federal Air Surgeon of refusals to submit to testing and violations of the alcohol misuse prohibitions in this chapter by covered employees who hold medical certificates issued under part 67 of this chapter.
(C) Documents presented by a covered employee to dispute the result of an alcohol test administered under this subpart.
(D) Records related to other violations of §§ 120.19 or 120.37.
(ii) Two years. Records related to the testing process and training required under this subpart.
(A) Documents related to the random selection process.
(B) Documents generated in connection with decisions to administer reasonable suspicion alcohol tests.
(C) Documents generated in connection with decisions on post-accident tests.
(D) Documents verifying existence of a medical explanation of the inability of a covered employee to provide adequate breath for testing.
(E) Materials on alcohol misuse awareness, including a copy of the employer's policy on alcohol misuse.
(F) Documentation of compliance with the requirements of § 120.223(a).Start Printed Page 22665
(G) Documentation of training provided to supervisors for the purpose of qualifying the supervisors to make a determination concerning the need for alcohol testing based on reasonable suspicion.
(H) Certification that any training conducted under this subpart complies with the requirements for such training.
(b) Annual reports. (1) Annual reports of alcohol testing program results must be submitted to the FAA by March 15 of the succeeding calendar year for the prior calendar year (January 1 through December 31) in accordance with the provisions of paragraphs (b)(1)(i) through (iii) of this section.
(i) Each part 121 certificate holder shall submit an annual report each year.
(ii) Each entity conducting an alcohol testing program under this part, other than a part 121 certificate holder, that has 50 or more employees performing a safety-sensitive function on January 1 of any calendar year shall submit an annual report to the FAA for that calendar year.
(iii) The Administrator reserves the right to require that aviation employers not otherwise required to submit annual reports prepare and submit such reports to the FAA. Employers that will be required to submit annual reports under this provision will be notified in writing by the FAA.
(2) As an employer, you must use the Management Information System (MIS) form and instructions as required by 49 CFR part 40 (at 49 CFR 40.26 and appendix H to 49 CFR part 40). You may also use the electronic version of the MIS form provided by the DOT. The Administrator may designate means (e.g., electronic program transmitted via the Internet) other than hard-copy, for MIS form submission. For information on where to submit MIS forms and for the electronic version of the form, see: http://www.faa.gov/​about/​office_​org/​headquarters_​offices/​avs/​offices/​aam/​drug_​alcohol/​.
(3) A service agent may prepare the MIS report on behalf of an employer. However, a company official (e.g., Designated Employer Representative as defined in 49 CFR part 40) must certify the accuracy and completeness of the MIS report, no matter who prepares it.
(c) Access to records and facilities.
(1) Except as required by law or expressly authorized or required in this subpart, no employer shall release covered employee information that is contained in records required to be maintained under this subpart.
(2) A covered employee is entitled, upon written request, to obtain copies of any records pertaining to the employee's use of alcohol, including any records pertaining to his or her alcohol tests in accordance with 49 CFR part 40. The employer shall promptly provide the records requested by the employee. Access to an employee's records shall not be contingent upon payment for records other than those specifically requested.
(3) Each employer shall permit access to all facilities utilized in complying with the requirements of this subpart to the Secretary of Transportation or any DOT agency with regulatory authority over the employer or any of its covered employees.
(a) Removal from safety-sensitive function. (1) Except as provided in 49 CFR part 40, no covered employee shall perform safety-sensitive functions if the employee has engaged in conduct prohibited by §§ 120.19 or 120.37, or an alcohol misuse rule of another DOT agency.
(b) Permanent disqualification from service. An employee who violates §§ 120.19 or 120.37, or who engages in alcohol use that violates another alcohol misuse provision of §§ 120.19 or 120.37 and who had previously engaged in alcohol use that violated the provisions of §§ 120.19 or 120.37 after becoming subject to such prohibitions is permanently precluded from performing for an employer the safety-sensitive duties the employee performed before such violation.
(c) Notice to the Federal Air Surgeon. (1) An employer who determines that a covered employee who holds an airman medical certificate issued under part 67 of this chapter has engaged in alcohol use that violated the alcohol misuse provisions of §§ 120.19 or 120.37 shall notify the Federal Air Surgeon within 2 working days.
(2) Each such employer shall forward to the Federal Air Surgeon a copy of the report of any evaluation performed under the provisions of § 120.223(c) within 2 working days of the employer's receipt of the report.
(3) All documents must be sent to the Federal Air Surgeon, Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Aerospace Medicine, Attn: Drug Abatement Division (AAM-800), 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591.
(d) Notice of refusals. Each covered employer must notify the FAA within 2 working days of any employee who holds a certificate issued under part 61, part 63, or part 65 of this chapter who has refused to submit to an alcohol test required under this subpart. Notification must be sent to: Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Aerospace Medicine, Drug Abatement Division (AAM-800), 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591, or by fax to (202) 267-5200.
(e) Required evaluation and alcohol testing. No covered employee who has engaged in conduct prohibited by §§ 120.19 or 120.37 shall perform safety-sensitive functions unless the employee has met the requirements of 49 CFR part 40. No employer shall permit a covered employee who has engaged in such conduct to perform safety-sensitive functions unless the employee has met the requirements of 49 CFR part 40.
(f) Other alcohol-related conduct. (1) No covered employee tested under this subpart who is found to have an alcohol concentration of 0.02 or greater but less than 0.04 shall perform or continue to perform safety-sensitive functions for an employer, nor shall an employer permit the employee to perform or continue to perform safety-sensitive functions, until:
(2) Except as provided in paragraph (f)(1) of this section, no employer shall take any action under this rule against an employee based solely on test results showing an alcohol concentration less than 0.04. This does not prohibit an Start Printed Page 22666employer with authority independent of this rule from taking any action otherwise consistent with law.
(a) Employer obligation to promulgate a policy on the misuse of alcohol. (1) General requirements. Each employer shall provide educational materials that explain these alcohol testing requirements and the employer's policies and procedures with respect to meeting those requirements.
(i) The employer shall ensure that a copy of these materials is distributed to each covered employee prior to the start of alcohol testing under the employer's FAA-mandated alcohol testing program and to each individual subsequently hired for or transferred to a covered position.
(ii) Each employer shall provide written notice to representatives of employee organizations of the availability of this information.
(2) Required content. The materials to be made available to employees shall include detailed discussion of at least the following:
(i) The identity of the individual designated by the employer to answer employee questions about the materials.
(ii) The categories of employees who are subject to the provisions of these alcohol testing requirements.
(iii) Sufficient information about the safety-sensitive functions performed by those employees to make clear what period of the work day the covered employee is required to be in compliance with these alcohol testing requirements.
(iv) Specific information concerning employee conduct that is prohibited by this chapter.
(v) The circumstances under which a covered employee will be tested for alcohol under this subpart.
(vi) The procedures that will be used to test for the presence of alcohol, protect the employee and the integrity of the breath testing process, safeguard the validity of the test results, and ensure that those results are attributed to the correct employee.
(vii) The requirement that a covered employee submit to alcohol tests administered in accordance with this subpart.
(viii) An explanation of what constitutes a refusal to submit to an alcohol test and the attendant consequences.
(ix) The consequences for covered employees found to have violated the prohibitions in this chapter, including the requirement that the employee be removed immediately from performing safety-sensitive functions, and the process in 49 CFR part 40, subpart O.
(x) The consequences for covered employees found to have an alcohol concentration of 0.02 or greater but less than 0.04.
(xi) Information concerning the effects of alcohol misuse on an individual's health, work, and personal life; signs and symptoms of an alcohol problem; available methods of evaluating and resolving problems associated with the misuse of alcohol; and intervening when an alcohol problem is suspected, including confrontation, referral to any available employee assistance program, and/or referral to management.
(xii) Optional provisions. The materials supplied to covered employees may also include information on additional employer policies with respect to the use or possession of alcohol, including any consequences for an employee found to have a specified alcohol level, that are based on the employer's authority independent of this subpart. Any such additional policies or consequences must be clearly and obviously described as being based on independent authority.
(b) Training for supervisors. Each employer shall ensure that persons designated to determine whether reasonable suspicion exists to require a covered employee to undergo alcohol testing under § 120.217(d) of this subpart receive at least 60 minutes of training on the physical, behavioral, speech, and performance indicators of probable alcohol misuse.
(c) Substance abuse professional (SAP) duties. The SAP must perform the functions set forth in 49 CFR part 40, subpart O, and this subpart.
(a) Each company must meet the requirements of this subpart. Use the following chart to determine whether your company must obtain an Antidrug and Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program Operations Specification or whether you must register with the FAA:
(2) An operator as defined in § 91.147 of this chapter Register with the FAA, by contacting the Flight Standards District Office nearest to your principal place of business.
(4) A part 145 certificate holder who has your own alcohol testing program Obtain an Antidrug and Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program Operations Specification by contacting your Principal Maintenance Inspector or register with the FAA Office of Aerospace Medicine, Drug Abatement Division (AAM-800), 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591 if you opt to conduct your own alcohol testing program.
(5) A contractor who has your own alcohol testing program Register with the FAA, Office of Aerospace Medicine, Drug Abatement Division (AAM-800), 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591 if you opt to conduct your own alcohol testing program.
(b) Use the following chart for implementing an alcohol testing program if you are applying for a part 119 certificate with authority to operate under parts 121 and/or 135 of this chapter, if you intend to begin operations as defined in § 91.147 of this chapter, or if you intend to begin operations as defined air traffic control operations (not operated by the FAA or by or under contract to the U.S. Military). Use it to determine whether you need to have an Antidrug and Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program Operations Specification, or whether you need to register with the FAA. Your employees who perform safety-sensitive duties must be tested in accordance with this subpart. The chart follows:Start Printed Page 22667
(1) Apply for a part 119 certificate with authority to operate under parts 121 and/or 135 (i) Have an Antidrug and Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program Operations Specification, (ii) Implement an FAA alcohol testing program no later than the date you start operations, and
(2) Intend to begin operations as defined in § 91.147 of this chapter (i) Register with the FAA by contacting the Flight Standards District Office nearest your principal place of business prior to starting operations,
(3) Intend to begin air traffic control operations (at an air traffic control facility not operated by the FAA or by or under contract to the U.S. military) (i) Register with the FAA, Office of Aerospace Medicine, Drug Abatement Division (AAM-800), 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591 prior to starting operations, (ii) Implement an FAA alcohol testing program no later than the date you start operations, and (iii) Meet the requirements of this subpart.
(d)(1) To obtain an Antidrug and Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program Operations Specification, you must contact your FAA Principal Operations Inspector or Principal Maintenance Inspector. Provide him/her with the following information:
(e)(1) To register with the FAA, submit the following information:
(vi) A signed statement indicating that: Your company will comply with this part and 49 CFR part 40; and, if you are a contractor, you intend to provide safety-sensitive functions by contract to a part 119 certificate holder with authority to operate under part 121 and/or 135 of this chapter, an operator as defined by § 91.147 of this chapter, or an air traffic control facility not operated by the FAA or by or under contract to the U.S. Military.
(4) This registration will satisfy the registration requirements for both your drug testing program under subpart E of this part and your alcohol testing program under this subpart.
§ 120.227
(a) No covered employee shall be tested for alcohol misuse while located outside the territory of the United States.
(1) Each covered employee who is assigned to perform safety-sensitive functions solely outside the territory of Start Printed Page 22668the United States shall be removed from the random testing pool upon the inception of such assignment.
(2) Each covered employee who is removed from the random testing pool under this paragraph shall be returned to the random testing pool when the employee resumes the performance of safety-sensitive functions wholly or partially within the territory of the United States.
(b) The provisions of this subpart shall not apply to any person who performs a safety-sensitive function by contract for an employer outside the territory of the United States.
14. The authority citation for part 121 continues to read as follows:
§ 121.429
15. Section 121.429 is removed and reserved.
§ 121.455
16. Section 121.455 is removed and reserved.
§ 121.457
17. Section 121.457 is removed and reserved.
§ 121.458
18. Section 121.458 is removed and reserved.
§ 121.459
19. Section 121.459 is removed and reserved.
Appendix I to Part 121
20. Appendix I is removed and reserved.
Appendix J to Part 121
21. Appendix J is removed and reserved.
22. The authority citation for part 135 continues to read as follows:
23. Section 135.1(a)(5) is revised to read as follows:
(5) Nonstop Commercial Air Tour flights conducted for compensation or hire in accordance with § 119.1(e)(2) of this chapter that begin and end at the same airport and are conducted within a 25-statute-mile radius of that airport; provided further that these operations must comply only with the drug and alcohol testing requirements in §§ 120.31, 120.33, 120.35, 120.37, and 135.39 of this chapter; and with the provisions of part 136, subpart A, and § 91.147 of this chapter by September 11, 2007.
§ 135.249
24. Section 135.249 is removed and reserved.
§ 135.251
25. Section 135.251 is removed and reserved.
§ 135.253
26. Section 135.253 is removed and reserved.
§ 135.255
27. Section 135.255 is removed and reserved.
§ 135.353
28. Section 135.353 is removed and reserved.
Issued in Washington, DC, on May 7, 2009.
[FR Doc. E9-11289 Filed 5-13-09; 8:45 am]