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Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 243 / Tuesday, December 20, 2022 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2001–11213, Notice No.
27]
Drug and Alcohol Testing:
Determination of Minimum Random
Testing Rates for 2023
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notification of determination.
AGENCY:
This notification of
determination announces FRA’s
minimum annual random drug and
minimum annual random alcohol
testing rates for employees performing
covered service under the hours of
service laws (HOS employees),
maintenance-of-way (MOW) employees,
and mechanical (MECH) employees for
calendar year 2023.
DATES: This determination takes effect
December 20, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gerald Powers, FRA Drug and Alcohol
Program Manager, by email:
gerald.powers@dot.gov or by telephone:
202–493–6313; or Melissa Van Dermeir,
FRA Drug and Alcohol Program
Specialist, by email:
melissa.vandermeir@dot.gov or by
telephone: 312–720–9491.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Each year,
FRA sets its minimum annual random
testing rates after considering the last
two complete calendar years of railroad
industry drug and alcohol program data
submitted to its Management
Information System (MIS). FRA,
however, reserves the right to consider
factors other than MIS-reported data
before deciding whether to lower annual
minimum random testing rates. See 85
FR 81265 (Dec. 15, 2020).
FRA is announcing that its minimum
annual random drug and alcohol testing
rates for calendar year 2023 will
continue to be as follows:
• HOS employees–25 percent for
drugs and 10 percent for alcohol.
• MOW employees–25 percent for
drugs and 10 percent for alcohol.
• MECH employees–50 percent for
drugs and 25 percent for alcohol.
Because these rates represent
minimums, railroads and railroad
contractors may conduct FRA random
testing at higher rates.
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SUMMARY:
Discussion
The rail industry’s random drug
testing positive rate for HOS employees
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Random Testing Rates for MOW
Employees
The rail industry’s random drug
testing positive rate for MOW
employees remained below 1.0 percent
for 2020 and 2021. The Administrator
has therefore determined the minimum
annual random drug testing rate for
MOW employees will remain at 25
percent for the period January 1, 2023,
through December 31, 2023. The
industry-wide random alcohol testing
violation rate for MOW employees
remained below 0.5 percent for 2020
and 2021. The Administrator has
therefore determined the minimum
random alcohol testing rate for MOW
employees will remain at 10 percent for
the period January 1, 2023, through
December 31, 2023.
Random Testing Rates for MECH
Employees
On February 2, 2022, FRA expanded
the scope of its drug and alcohol
regulation (49 CFR part 219) to add
MECH employees. See 87 FR 5719. As
it did with HOS employees and MOW
employees when they first became
subject to random testing, FRA set the
initial minimum annual random testing
rates for MECH employees at 50 percent
for drugs and 25 percent for alcohol.
FRA does not yet have the two full years
of MIS data required to adjust the
random testing rates for MECH
employees. The Administrator has
therefore determined that the minimum
random testing rates for MECH
employees will remain at 50 percent for
drugs and 25 percent for alcohol for the
period January 1, 2023, through
December 31, 2023.
Issued in Washington, DC.
Amitabha Bose,
Administrator.
Random Testing Rates for HOS
Employees
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remained below 1.0 percent for 2020
and 2021. The Administrator has
therefore determined the minimum
annual random drug testing rate for
HOS employees will remain at 25
percent for the period January 1, 2023,
through December 31, 2023. The
industry-wide random alcohol testing
violation rate for HOS employees
remained below 0.5 percent for 2020
and 2021. The Administrator has
therefore determined the minimum
random alcohol testing rate for HOS
employees will remain at 10 percent for
the period January 1, 2023, through
December 31, 2023.
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Coastwise Endorsement Eligibility
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA-2001-11213, Notice No. 27]
Drug and Alcohol Testing: Determination of Minimum Random Testing
Rates for 2023
AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notification of determination.
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SUMMARY: This notification of determination announces FRA's minimum
annual random drug and minimum annual random alcohol testing rates for
employees performing covered service under the hours of service laws
(HOS employees), maintenance-of-way (MOW) employees, and mechanical
(MECH) employees for calendar year 2023.
DATES: This determination takes effect December 20, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gerald Powers, FRA Drug and Alcohol
Program Manager, by email: [email protected] or by telephone: 202-
493-6313; or Melissa Van Dermeir, FRA Drug and Alcohol Program
Specialist, by email: [email protected] or by telephone: 312-
720-9491.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Each year, FRA sets its minimum annual
random testing rates after considering the last two complete calendar
years of railroad industry drug and alcohol program data submitted to
its Management Information System (MIS). FRA, however, reserves the
right to consider factors other than MIS-reported data before deciding
whether to lower annual minimum random testing rates. See 85 FR 81265
(Dec. 15, 2020).
FRA is announcing that its minimum annual random drug and alcohol
testing rates for calendar year 2023 will continue to be as follows:
HOS employees-25 percent for drugs and 10 percent for
alcohol.
MOW employees-25 percent for drugs and 10 percent for
alcohol.
MECH employees-50 percent for drugs and 25 percent for
alcohol.
Because these rates represent minimums, railroads and railroad
contractors may conduct FRA random testing at higher rates.
Discussion
Random Testing Rates for HOS Employees
The rail industry's random drug testing positive rate for HOS
employees remained below 1.0 percent for 2020 and 2021. The
Administrator has therefore determined the minimum annual random drug
testing rate for HOS employees will remain at 25 percent for the period
January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023. The industry-wide random
alcohol testing violation rate for HOS employees remained below 0.5
percent for 2020 and 2021. The Administrator has therefore determined
the minimum random alcohol testing rate for HOS employees will remain
at 10 percent for the period January 1, 2023, through December 31,
2023.
Random Testing Rates for MOW Employees
The rail industry's random drug testing positive rate for MOW
employees remained below 1.0 percent for 2020 and 2021. The
Administrator has therefore determined the minimum annual random drug
testing rate for MOW employees will remain at 25 percent for the period
January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023. The industry-wide random
alcohol testing violation rate for MOW employees remained below 0.5
percent for 2020 and 2021. The Administrator has therefore determined
the minimum random alcohol testing rate for MOW employees will remain
at 10 percent for the period January 1, 2023, through December 31,
2023.
Random Testing Rates for MECH Employees
On February 2, 2022, FRA expanded the scope of its drug and alcohol
regulation (49 CFR part 219) to add MECH employees. See 87 FR 5719. As
it did with HOS employees and MOW employees when they first became
subject to random testing, FRA set the initial minimum annual random
testing rates for MECH employees at 50 percent for drugs and 25 percent
for alcohol. FRA does not yet have the two full years of MIS data
required to adjust the random testing rates for MECH employees. The
Administrator has therefore determined that the minimum random testing
rates for MECH employees will remain at 50 percent for drugs and 25
percent for alcohol for the period January 1, 2023, through December
31, 2023.
Issued in Washington, DC.
Amitabha Bose,
Administrator.
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