80 FR 80682 - Alcohol and Drug Testing: Determination of Minimum Random Testing Rates for 2016

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 248 (December 28, 2015)

This notice of determination provides the FRA Administrator's minimum annual random drug and alcohol testing rates for calendar year 2016.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 248 (Monday, December 28, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 80682-80683]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-32544]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

49 CFR Part 219

[Docket No. FRA-2001-11213, Notice No. 20]


Alcohol and Drug Testing: Determination of Minimum Random Testing 
Rates for 2016

AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of 
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of determination.

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SUMMARY: This notice of determination provides the FRA Administrator's 
minimum annual random drug and alcohol testing rates for calendar year 
2016.

DATES: This notice of determination is effective December 28, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerry Powers, FRA Drug and Alcohol 
Program Manager, W33-310, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, (telephone 202-493-6313); or 
Sam Noe, FRA Drug and Alcohol Program Specialist, (telephone 615-719-
2951).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FRA determines the minimum annual random 
drug testing rate and minimum random alcohol testing rate for the next 
calendar year based on railroad industry data available for two 
previous calendar years (for this Notice, calendar years 2013 and 
2014). Railroad industry data submitted to FRA's Management Information 
System shows the rail industry's random drug testing positive rate 
remained below 1.0 percent for the applicable two calendar years. FRA's 
Administrator has therefore determined the minimum annual random drug 
testing rate for the period January 1, 2016, through December 31, 2016, 
will remain at 25 percent of covered railroad employees under 49 CFR 
219.602. In addition, because the industry-wide random alcohol testing 
violation rate remained below 0.5 percent for the applicable two 
calendar years, the Administrator has determined the minimum random 
alcohol testing rate will remain at 10 percent of covered railroad 
employees for the period January 1, 2016, through December 31, 2016 
under 49 CFR 219.608. Because these rates represent minimums, railroads 
may conduct FRA random testing at higher rates.


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    Issued in Washington, DC on December 21, 2015.
Sarah Feinberg,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2015-32544 Filed 12-24-15; 8:45 am]
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