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:: Antidrug and Alcohol Misuse Prevention Programs for Personnel Engaged in Specified Aviation Activities
A Proposed Rule by the Federal Aviation Administration on 02/28/2002
9365-9382
https://www.federalregister.gov/d/02-3847
Congress enacted the Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act of 1991, (the Act), which amended the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to provide a statutory mandate for drug and alcohol testing of air carrier employees. To conform with the Act, the Office of the Secretary of Transportation (OST) coordinated the efforts of Department of Transportation (DOT) modal administrations to address the issue of Start Printed Page 9367alcohol use testing in the transportation industries. Rulemakings were initiated under the provisions of the Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-143, Title V). The FAA published an NPRM related to industry drug testing requirements in 1994 (59 FR 7412; February 15, 1994), and on August 19, 1994, the FAA published a final rule, Antidrug Program for Personnel Engaged in Specified Aviation Activities (59 FR 42911). The August 19, 1994, final rule incorporated clarifying and substantive changes to address provisions of the antidrug rule that were unclear or did not comport with revised DOT drug testing procedures. With respect to alcohol testing, the FAA published an NPRM in 1992 (57 FR 59458; December 15, 1992), and then on February 15, 1994, published a final rule, Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program for Personnel Engaged in Specified Aviation Activities (59 FR 7380). The final rule required certain aviation employers to conduct alcohol testing.
Proposed Principal Changes—Appendix I (Drug Testing)Current section number and titleSummarySection II. Definitions• Proposes to change the definition of employer to clarify that an employer may use a contract employee who is not included under that employer's drug program to perform a safety-sensitive function only if that contract employee is subject to the requirements of a contractor's FAA-mandated antidrug program and is performing work within the scope of employment with the contractor.Section V. Types of Testing Required• Proposes to change paragraph A., “Pre-employment Testing,” to require pre-employment testing before hiring or transferring an individual to perform a safety-sensitive position. • Proposes to require employers to conduct another pre-employment test for applicants or employees who transfer to safety-sensitive positions if more than 60 days elapse between a pre-employment test and placing the individual in a safety-sensitive position. • Proposes to eliminate periodic drug testing since it was a transitional requirement and is no longer needed. • Proposes to change paragraph E. to allow employers to make a reasonable cause determination on contract employees who are performing safety-sensitive functions on the employer's premises and under the supervision of the employer.Section IX. Implementing an Antidrug Program• Proposes to change the title of the section. • Proposes to change the FAA antidrug plan approval process by eliminating the requirement for plan approvals. Instead the FAA proposes to require: —New and existing part 121 and 135 certificate holders to obtain an Antidrug and Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program Operations Specification. Only one operations specification would be required for both the drug and alcohol programs, and certificate holders would have to provide less information than is currently required. —New and existing part 145 certificate holders that opt to have their own FAA testing programs because they perform safety-sensitive functions for an employer to obtain an Antidrug and Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program Operations Specification. Only one operations specification would be required for both the drug and alcohol programs, and certificate holders would have to provide less information than is currently required. —All other entities required or opting to have an antidrug and alcohol misuse prevention programs to register with the FAA. Only one registration would be required for both the Antidrug and Alcohol Misuse Prevention Programs, and entities would have to provide less information than is currently required. • Proposes to eliminate the 60-day timeframe for employers to ensure that contractors and part 145 certificate holders that perform safety-sensitive functions are subject to an antidrug program. • Proposes to require updates to registration information as changes occur. • Proposes to clarify that employers may use contractors (including part 145 certificate holders) to perform safety-sensitive functions only if the contractors are subject to an antidrug program for the entire time they are performing safety-sensitive functions.
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Proposed Clarifying Changes—Appendix I (Drug Testing)Current section number and titleSummarySection I. General• Proposes to add a paragraph that lists applicable regulations. • Proposes to add a paragraph to prohibit falsification of any logbook, record, or report.Section II. Definitions• Proposes to change the defined term “contractor company” to “contractor” to emphasize that “contractor” could mean an individual or a company. • Proposes to change the definition of “Employee” to eliminate unnecessary language.Section III. Employees Who Must Be Tested• Proposes to clarify that all employees who perform safety-sensitive functions, i.e., full-time, part-time, temporary, and intermittent employees, are subject to an antidrug program regardless of the degree of supervision. • Proposes to clarify that employees who are in a training status and perform safety-sensitive functions are subject to an antidrug program. • Proposes to clarify that each person who performs a safety-sensitive function directly or by any tier of a contract for an employer is subject to testing.Section V. Types of Drug Testing Required• Proposes to clarify pre-employment notification requirements. • Proposes to clarify random testing requirements. Similar language is used in appendix J.
Proposed Principal Changes—Appendix J (Alcohol Testing)Current section number and titleSummarySection III. Tests Required• Proposes to change paragraph D. to allow employers to make a reasonable suspicion determination on contract employees who are performing safety-sensitive functions on the employer's premises and under the supervision of the employer.Section IV. Handling of Testing Results, Record Retention, and Confidentiality• Proposes to add language in paragraph B.4. that mirrors language in appendix I.Section VII. Implementing an Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program• Proposes to eliminate the FAA Alcohol Misuse Prevention Certification Statement. Instead the FAA proposes to require: —New and existing part 121 and 135 certificate holders to obtain an Antidrug and Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program Operations Specification. Only one operations specification would be required for both the drug and alcohol programs, and certificate holders would have to provide less information than is currently required. —New and existing part 145 certificate holders that opt to have their own FAA testing programs because they perform safety-sensitive functions for an employer to obtain an Antidrug and Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program Operations Specification. Only one operations specification would be required for both the drug and alcohol programs, and certificate holders would have to provide less information than is currently required. —All other entities required or opting to have an antidrug and alcohol misuse prevention programs to register with the FAA. Only one registration would be required for both the drug and Alcohol programs and entities would have to provide less information than is currently required. • Proposes to eliminate the 180-day timeframe for employers to ensure that their contractors and part 145 certificate holders that perform safety-sensitive functions are subject to an alcohol misuse prevention program. • Proposes to require updates to registration information as changes occur. • Proposes to require employers to only use contractors to perform safety-sensitive functions who are covered by an alcohol misuse prevention program for the entire period they perform safety-sensitive work.
Proposed Clarifying Changes—Appendix J (Alcohol Testing)Section numberSummarySection I. General• Proposes to eliminate in paragraph D. the definition of Administrator, because it is defined elsewhere in the regulations. • Proposes to eliminate in paragraph D. the definition of consortium. • Proposes to change in paragraph D. the defined term “contractor company” to “contractor” to emphasize that “contractor” could mean an individual or a company. • Proposes to add paragraph H. that lists applicable regulations. • Proposes to add paragraph I. to prohibit falsification of any logbook, record, or report.II. Covered Employees• Proposes to clarify that each person who performs a safety-sensitive function directly or by any tier of a contract for an employer is subject to testing. • Proposes to clarify in this section that all employees who perform safety-sensitive functions, i.e., full-time, part-time, temporary, and intermittent employees, are subject to an alcohol misuse prevention program regardless of the degree of supervision. • Proposes to clarify that employees who are in a training status and perform safety-sensitive functions are subject to an alcohol misuse prevention program.
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The FAA is proposing to clarify that each person who performs a safety-sensitive function directly or by any tier of a contract for an employer is subject to testing. This is not a substantive change because the current rule language states that anyone who performs a safety-sensitive function “directly or by contract” must be tested. The regulations have always required that any person actually performing a safety-sensitive function be tested, and we are proposing to clarify that performance “by contract” means performance under any tier of a contract. However, some maintenance providers may be confused about testing employees performing work under a subcontract because of conflicting guidance provided by the FAA. In the initial implementation phase of the drug testing rule in 1989, the FAA issued informal guidance entitled “Implementation Guidelines for the FAA Anti-drug Program,” and in 1990 the FAA issued informal guidance entitled “Most Frequently Asked Questions About the Aviation Industry Anti-Drug Program,” both of which stated that maintenance subcontractors would not be required to test unless they took airworthiness responsibility for the work that they were performing. This guidance was never officially published in an FAA Advisory Circular or other official FAA policy vehicle, however it was provided widely to persons and companies in 1989 and 1990, and on an ad hoc basis thereafter until the mid-1990s. This guidance Start Printed Page 9370constricted the potential reach of the plain language of the regulation as it applied to contractors. The potential reach of performing by “contract” is not actually limited to those who have a direct contract with the air carrier, but would include anyone who is performing work described in the original contract between the prime contractor and the air carrier. If the term “contract” were to be limited to the entity in direct relationship with the air carrier, then the air carrier could not enter into any contract that permitted subcontracting unless the contract also required the subcontractors to conduct the required testing. Otherwise, the air carrier would be in violation of the regulation by contracting for maintenance by persons who are not subject to testing.
This action proposes to eliminate Section V.B., periodic testing, which was initially imposed due to transitional concerns. The current regulation requires that a new employer must periodic drug test part 67 medical certificate holders during the first calendar year of implementation of its program. However, the new employer may discontinue the periodic drug testing of its part 67 medical certificate holders after the first calendar year of implementation of the employer's antidrug program when the employer has implemented an unannounced testing program based on random selection. Periodic testing was important at the beginning of the program when many people were grandfathered into newly approved antidrug programs without pre-employment testing. Initially, there was also a phase-in period for implementing random testing. Employers were not required to meet the annual random testing rate until the last collection at the end of the first year of testing. Thus, it was likely that a pilot would not be tested in the first year of testing. Because all flightcrew members are subject to pre-employment testing and annual random testing, the FAA believes that the elimination of periodic drug testing at this time would not compromise safety and would be a cost benefit to those aviation industry employers Start Printed Page 9371implementing drug programs that include the testing of airmen. Also, there is no periodic testing requirement in appendix J. Because of the elimination of periodic testing, the remaining paragraphs in this section would be relettered accordingly.
A049 Antidrug and Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program
HQ Revision: 000 The certificate holder who operates under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 121 certifies that it will comply with the requirements of 14 CFR part 121 appendices I and J and 49 CFR part 40 for its Antidrug and Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program.
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a. If the certificate holder has elected to implement an Antidrug and Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program, and the certificate holder performs safety-sensitive functions for a 14 CFR part 121, and 135 certificate holder and/or for a 14 CFR part 91 sightseeing operation as defined by § 135.1(c), then the certificate holder who operates under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 145 certifies that it will comply with the requirements of 14 CFR part 121, appendices I and J, and 49 CFR part 40 for its Antidrug and Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program.
This action also proposes changing the antidrug program plan and alcohol misuse prevention program certification statement requirements for new and existing air traffic control facilities not operated by the FAA or by or under contract to the U.S. military and sightseeing operators as defined by § 135.1(c). The proposed change would allow a single registration requirement for both programs. Likewise, the FAA proposes requiring new and existing non-certificated contractors that elect to have an antidrug and alcohol misuse prevention program to register with the FAA.
The proposed change to this section would not alter the existing requirements for operators that conduct sightseeing flights as defined in § 135.1(c) to implement antidrug and alcohol misuse prevention programs, except to establish a registration process in lieu of submission of an antidrug program plan and an alcohol misuse prevention program certification statement to the FAA for approval. This proposed change is not intended to affect the applicability of the current exemptions from § 135.1(c) for conducting limited sightseeing flights for nonprofit charitable or community events.
Similarly, employers (part 121 and 135 certificate holders, sightseeing operations as defined in § 135.1(c), and air traffic control facilities not operated by the FAA or by or under contract to the U.S. military), that participate in another company's antidrug and alcohol misuse prevention program would be required to either register with the FAA or obtain an Antidrug and Alcohol Misuse Prevention Operations Specification. Part 145 repair stations and non-certificated contractor companies that are covered under an employer's antidrug and alcohol misuse prevention program may continue to be covered under the employer's program. As long as they continue to be covered under an employer's program they may not register with the FAA or obtain an Antidrug and Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program Operations Specification. A part 145 certificate holder or a non-certificated contractor that performs safety-sensitive functions for an employer may choose to have its own testing programs instead of being covered by an employer's program. In that case, the part 145 certificate holder would be required to either obtain an Antidrug and Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program Operations Specification or register with the FAA as outlined in the rule. In every case where an employer or a contractor obtains an Antidrug and Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program Operations Specification or registers with the FAA, those companies may still use a service agent to provide program support.
Changes “Contractor company” to “contractor.” This would be a clarifying change to emphasize that a contractor could be either an individual or a company who contracts with an aviation employer. While experience shows that most aviation employers already understand that a contractor can be a single individual or a Start Printed Page 9373company, we have proposed the change for those who may be uncertain.
This action also proposes changing the antidrug program plan and alcohol misuse prevention program certification statement requirements for new and existing air traffic control facilities and sightseeing operators as defined by § 135.1(c). The proposed change would allow a single registration requirement for both the antidrug and alcohol misuse prevention programs. Likewise, the FAA proposes requiring new and existing non-certificated contractors that elect to have an antidrug and alcohol misuse prevention program to register with the FAA.
This proposal contains the following new information collection requirements. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. § 3507(d)), the Department of Transportation has submitted the information requirements associated with this proposal to the Office of Management and Budget for its review.
Respondents (including number of): The likely respondents to this proposed information requirement are employers Start Printed Page 9374holding FAA certificates issued under parts 121, 135, and 145. These respondents will complete an Operations Specification (OpSpec). At this time, the likely number of respondents is 6,887 for the first year, and 490 in subsequent years.
The FAA projects over 10 years, the total number of tests, due to the requirement that moonlighting employees be tested, would sum to 13,000, costing $169,200. Costs for employee time for this testing would sum to $52,600 over 10 years. Total 10-year costs of testing these employees would sum to $221,500 (present value, $160,000).Start Printed Page 9375
(2) The FAA is proposing to eliminate section V.B. of Appendix I, periodic testing. The current regulation requires that a new employer must periodically drug test part 67 medical certificate holders during the first calendar year of implementation of its program. Periodic testing was important at the beginning of the program when many people were grandfathered into newly approved antidrug programs without pre-employment testing. Since all flightcrew members are currently subject to pre-employment testing and annual random testing, the FAA believes that the elimination of periodic drug testing would not compromise safety and would be a cost savings. Cost savings over ten years sums to $57,700 (present value, $40,500).
(3b) These proposals also would eliminate the antidrug program plan and alcohol misuse prevention program certification statement requirements for new and existing non-Federal air traffic control facilities and operators as defined by § 135.1(c). Instead, as with the certificate holders, a single registration statement requirement would suffice for both programs. In addition, the FAA proposes requiring new and existing non-certificated contractors that elect to have an antidrug and alcohol misuse prevention program to register with the FAA.
Companies no longer having to file antidrug or alcohol misuse prevention plans would bring about benefits. In addition to the costs savings discussed above, each company would benefit from a reduction in the paperwork burden; the FAA would also realize these same benefits. Industry has Start Printed Page 9376misunderstood the purpose and intent of these antidrug and alcohol misuse prevention plans, as there is confusion as to what is required by the regulations as opposed to what each company's plan requires them to do. Since the programs and obligations in each plan sometimes differ, eliminating the plans can lead to better compliance with the regulations.
FAA Order 1050.1D defines FAA actions that may be categorically excluded from preparation of a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) environmental impact statement. In accordance with FAA Order 1050.1D, appendix 4, paragraph 4(j), this proposed rulemaking action qualifies for a categorical exclusion.Start Printed Page 9377
49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 40119, 44101, 44701-4402, 44705, 44709-44711, 44713, 44716-44717, 44722, 44901, 44903-44904, 44912, 46105, 46301. End Authority
Employer is a part 121 certificate holder, a part 135 certificate holder, an operator as defined in § 135.1(c) 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 antidrug program to perform a safety-sensitive function only if that contract employee is subject to the requirements of the contractor's FAA-mandated antidrug program and is performing work within the scope of employment with the contractor.
B. Random Testing. * * *
D. Testing Based on Reasonable Cause. 1. Each employer shall test each employee who performs a safety-sensitive function and who is reasonably suspected of having used a prohibited drug. The decision to test must be based on a reasonable and articulable belief that the employee is using a prohibited drug on the basis of specific contemporaneous Start Printed Page 9378physical, behavioral, or performance indicators of probable drug use. At least two of the employee's supervisors, one of whom is trained in detection of the symptoms of possible drug use, shall substantiate and concur in the decision to test an employee who is reasonably suspected of drug use; provided, however, that in the case of an employer other than a part 121 certificate holder who employs 50 or fewer employees who perform safety-sensitive functions, one supervisor who is trained in detection of symptoms of possible drug use shall substantiate the decision to test an employee who is reasonably suspected of drug use.
If you are existing . . .You must . . .1. Part 121 or 135 certificate holderObtain an Antidrug and Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program Operations Specification by contacting your principal certificate operations inspector.2. Sightseeing operation as defined in § 135.1(c) of this chapterRegister with the FAA, Office of Aerospace Medicine, Drug Abatement Division (AAM-800), 800 Independence Ave., SW, as Washington, DC 20591 by [60 days from the date the final rule is published].3. Air traffic control operation not operated by the FAA or by or under contract to the U.S. MilitaryRegister with the FAA, Office of Aerospace Medicine, Drug Abatement Division (AAM-800), 800 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20591 by [60 days from the date the final rule is published].4. Part 145 certificate holder who has your own antidrug programObtain an Antidrug and Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program Operations Specification by contacting your principal maintenance inspector.5. Contractor who has your own antidrug programRegister with the FAA, Office of Aerospace Medicine, Drug Abatement Division (AAM-800), 800 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20591 by [60 days from the date the final rule is published].
If you . . .You must . . .1. Apply for a part 121 certificate or apply for a part 135 certificatea. Have an Antidrug and Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program Operations Specification, b. Implement an FAA antidrug program no later than the date you start operations, and c. Use only contract employees to perform safety-sensitive functions who are covered by an FAA antidrug program for the entire period they perform safety-sensitive work.2. Intend to begin sightseeing operations as defined in § 135.1(c) of this chaptera. Register with the FAA, Office of Aerospace Medicine, Drug Abatement Division, 800 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20591 prior to starting operations, b. Implement an FAA antidrug program no later than the date you start operations, and c. Use only contract employees to perform safety-sensitive functions who are covered by an FAA antidrug program for the entire period they perform safety-sensitive work.3. Intend to begin air traffic control operations as an employer defined in § 65.46 of this chapter (that is, air traffic control facilities not operated by the FAA or by or under contract to the U.S. military)a. Register with the FAA, Office of Aerospace Medicine, Drug Abatement Division, 800 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20591, b. Implement an FAA antidrug program no later than the date you start operations, and c. Use only contract air traffic controllers to perform safety-sensitive functions who are covered by an FAA antidrug program for the entire period they perform safety-sensitive work.
C. 1. If you are an individual or company that will provide safety-sensitive services by contract to a part 121 or 135 certificate holder or a sightseeing operation as defined in § 135.1(c) of this chapter, use the chart in paragraph C.2 of this section to determine what you must do if you opt to have your own antidrug program.
2. Employees who perform safety-sensitive functions for a part 121 or 135 certificate holder or a sightseeing operation as defined in § 135.1(c) of this chapter must be tested in accordance with this appendix. The following chart explains what you must do if you opt to have your own antidrug program:
If you . . .You must . . .a. Are a part 145 certificate holderi. Have an Antidrug and Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program Operations Specification, ii. Implement an FAA Antidrug Program no later than the date you start performing safety-sensitive functions for a part 121 or 135 certificate holder or sightseeing operation as defined in § 135.1(c) of this chapter, and iii. Meet the same requirements as an employer under this appendix.Start Printed Page 9379b. Are a contractor (for example: a security company, a non-certificated repair station, a temporary employment service company or any other individual or company that provides safety-sensitive services)i. Register with the FAA, Office of Aerospace Medicine, Drug Abatement Division, 800 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20591, ii. Implement an FAA Antidrug Program no later than the date you start performing safety-sensitive functions for a part 121 or 135 certificate holder or sightseeing operation as defined in § 135.1(c) of this chapter, and iii. Meet the same requirements as an employer under other individual or this appendix.
f. A signed statement indicating that your company performs safety-sensitive functions for a part 121 or a 135 certificate holder or sightseeing operation as defined by § 135.1(c) of this chapter and that your company will comply with this appendix, appendix J of this part, and 49 CFR part 40.
d. Name of the type of safety-sensitive functions you perform for an employer (such as flight instruction duties, aircraft dispatcher duties, maintenance or preventive maintenance duties, ground security coordinator duties, aviation screening duties, air traffic control duties).Start Printed Page 9380
4. This registration will satisfy the registration requirements for both your Antidrug Program under this appendix and the Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program under appendix J of this part. * * * * *
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 § 65.46a, § 121.458, or § 135.253 of this chapter. For the purpose of reasonable suspicion testing, an employer may make a reasonable suspicion determination regarding any contract employee who performs a safety-sensitive function on the employer's premises and under the supervision of the employer, and may refer the contract employee for a reasonable suspicion test under the contractor's alcohol testing program.
If you are an existing . . .You must . . .1. Part 121 or 135 certificate holder . . .Obtain an Antidrug and Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program Operations Specification by contacting your principal operations inspector.2. Sightseeing operation as defined in § 135.1(c) . . .Register with the FAA, Office of Aerospace Medicine, Drug Abatement Division (AAM-800), 800 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20591 by [60 days from the date the final rule is published].3. Air traffic control operation 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 Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20591 by [60 days from the date the final rule is published].4. Part 145 certificate holder who has your own alcohol misuse prevention program . . .Obtain an Antidrug and Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program Operations Specification by contacting your principal maintenance inspector.5. Contractor who has your own alcohol misuse prevention program . . .Register with the FAA, Office of Aerospace Medicine, Drug Abatement Division (AAM-800), 800 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20591 by [60 days from the date the final rule is published].
B. Use the following schedule for implementing an Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program. Use it to determine whether you need to have an Antidrug and Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program operations specification, or whether you need to register Start Printed Page 9381with the FAA. Your employees who perform safety-sensitive duties must be tested in accordance with this appendix. The schedule follows:
If you . . .You must . . .1. Apply for a part 121 certificate or apply for a part 135 certificatea. Have an Antidrug and Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program Operations Specification, b. Implement an FAA Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program no later than the date you start operations, and c. Use only contract employees to perform safety-sensitive functions who are covered by an FAA Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program for the entire period they perform safety-sensitive work.2. Intend to begin sightseeing operations as defined in § 135.1(c) of this chaptera. Register with the FAA, Office of Aerospace Medicine, Drug Abatement Division, 800 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20591 prior to starting operations, b. Implement an FAA Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program no later than the date you start operations, and c. Use only contract employees to perform safety-sensitive functions who are covered by an FAA Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program for the entire period they perform safety-sensitive work.3. Intend to begin air traffic control operations as an employer defined in § 65.46 of this chapter (that is, air traffic control facilities not operated by the FAA or by or under contract to the U.S. military)a. Register with the FAA, Office of Aerospace Medicine, Drug Abatement Division, 800 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20591, b. Implement an FAA Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program no later than the date you start operations, and c. Use only contract air traffic controllers to perform safety-sensitive functions who are covered by an FAA Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program for the entire period they perform safety-sensitive work.
C.1. If you are an individual or a company that will provide safety-sensitive services by contract to a part 121 or 135 certificate holder or a sightseeing operation as defined in § 135.1(c) of this chapter, use the chart in paragraph C.2. of this section to determine what you must do if you opt to have your own antidrug program.
2. Employees who perform safety-sensitive functions for part 121 or 135 certificate holders or sightseeing operations as defined in § 135.1(c) of this chapter must be tested in accordance with this appendix. The following chart explains what you must do if you opt to have your own Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program:
If you . . .You must . . .a. Are a part 145 certificate holderi. Have an Antidrug and Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program Operations Specification, ii. Implement an FAA Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program no later than the date you start performing safety-sensitive functions for a part 121 or 135 certificate holder or sightseeing operation as defined in § 135.1(c) of this chapter, and iii. Meet the same requirements as an employer under this appendix.b. Are a contractor (for example: a security company, a non-certificated repair station, a temporary employment service company or any other individual or company that provides safety-sensitive services)i. Register with the FAA, Office of Aerospace Medicine, Drug Abatement Division, 800 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20591, ii. Implement an FAA Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program no later than the date you start performing safety-sensitive functions for a part 121 or 135 certificate holder or sightseeing operation as defined in § 135.1(c) of this chapter, and iii. Meet the same requirements of an employer under this appendix.
f. A signed statement indicating that your company performs safety-sensitive functions for a part 121 or a 135 certificate holder or sightseeing operation as defined by § 135.1(c) of this chapter and that your company will comply with appendix I of this part, this appendix, and 49 CFR part 40.
4. This registration will satisfy the registration requirements for both your Antidrug Program under this appendix I of this part and the Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program under this appendix.Start Printed Page 9382