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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
Prevention of Alcohol Misuse and
Prohibited Drug Use in Transit
Operations
Federal Transit Administration
(FTA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of calendar year 2024
random drug and alcohol testing rates.
AGENCY:
This notice announces the
calendar year 2024 drug and alcohol
random testing rates for specific
recipients of FTA financial assistance.
The minimum random drug testing rate
will remain at 50 percent, and the
random alcohol testing rate will remain
at 10 percent.
DATES: Applicability Date: January 1,
2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Iyon
Rosario, Drug and Alcohol Program
Manager in the Office of Transit Safety
and Oversight, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
SE, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone:
202–366–2010 or email: Iyon.Rosario@
dot.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
January 1, 1995, FTA required large
transit employers to begin drug and
alcohol testing of employees performing
safety-sensitive functions, and to submit
annual reports by March 15 of each year
beginning in 1996, pursuant to drug and
alcohol regulations adopted by FTA at
49 CFR parts 653 and 654 in February
1994. The annual report includes the
number of employees who had a
verified positive test for the use of
prohibited drugs, and the number of
employees who tested positive for the
misuse of alcohol during the reported
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year. Small employers commenced the
required testing on January 1, 1996, and
began reporting the same information as
the large employers beginning March
15, 1997.
FTA updated the testing rules by
merging them into a new 49 CFR part
655, effective August 1, 2001 (66 FR
42002). The regulation maintained a
random testing rate for prohibited drugs
at 50 percent and the misuse of alcohol
at 10 percent. The Administrator may
lower the random testing rate to 25
percent if the violation rates drop below
1.0 percent for drug testing and 0.5
percent for alcohol testing for two
consecutive years. Accordingly, in 2007,
FTA reduced the random drug testing
rate from 50 percent to 25 percent (72
FR 1057). In 2018, however, FTA
returned the random drug testing rate to
50 percent for calendar year 2019 based
on verified industry data for calendar
year 2017, which showed that the rate
had exceeded 1 percent (83 FR 63812).
Pursuant to 49 CFR 655.45, the
Administrator’s decision to determine
the minimum annual percentage rate for
random drug and alcohol testing is
based, in part, on the reported positive
drug and alcohol violation rates for the
entire public transportation industry.
The information used for this
determination is drawn from the Drug
and Alcohol Management Information
System (MIS) reports required by 49
CFR 655.72. To ensure the reliability of
the data, the Administrator must
consider the quality and completeness
of the reported data, may obtain
additional information or reports from
employers, and may make appropriate
modifications in calculating the
industry’s verified positive results and
violation rates.
For calendar year 2024, the
Administrator has determined that the
minimum random drug testing rate for
covered employees will remain at 50
percent based on a verified positive rate
for prohibited drug use of 1.09 percent
for calendar year 2022 and 0.99 percent
for calendar year 2021. Further, the
Administrator has determined that the
minimum random alcohol testing rate
for calendar year 2024 will remain at 10
percent, because the violation rate again
was lower than 0.5 percent for calendar
years 2022 and 2021. The random
alcohol violation rates were 0.18 percent
for 2022 and 0.13 for 2021.
Detailed reports on FTA’s drug and
alcohol testing data collected from
transit employers may be obtained from
FTA, Office of Transit Safety and
Oversight, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC, 20590, (202) 366–2010,
or at: https://transit-safety.fta.dot.gov/
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Nuria I. Fernandez,
Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
Fiscal Year 2024 Competitive Funding
Opportunity: All Stations Accessibility
Program
Federal Transit Administration
(FTA), Department of Transportation
(DOT).
ACTION: Notice of funding opportunity
(NOFO).
AGENCY:
The Federal Transit
Administration (FTA) announces the
opportunity to apply for approximately
$343 million in competitive grants
under the fiscal year (FY) 2024 All
Stations Accessibility Program (ASAP).
DATES: Complete proposals must be
submitted electronically through the
GRANTS.GOV ‘‘APPLY’’ function by
11:59 p.m. Eastern time on January 30,
2024. Prospective applicants should
initiate the process by registering on the
GRANTS.GOV website promptly to
ensure completion of the application
process before the submission deadline.
Instructions for applying can be found
on FTA’s website at https://
www.transit.dot.gov/howtoapply and in
the ‘‘FIND’’ module of GRANTS.GOV.
The funding opportunity ID is FTA–
2024–001–TPM–ASAP.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information concerning this
notice, please contact Kevin Osborn, All
Stations Accessibility Program Manager,
via email at Kevin.Osborn@dot.gov or
call 202–366–7519.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Table of Contents
A. Program Description
B. Federal Award Information
C. Eligibility Information
D. Application and Submission Information
E. Application Review Information
F. Federal Award Administration
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G. Federal Awarding Agency Contacts
H. Other Information
A. Program Description
Division J of the Bipartisan
Infrastructure Law (enacted as the
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act,
Pub. L. 117–58) authorizes FTA to
award grants for public transportation
rail station accessibility projects, for
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
Prevention of Alcohol Misuse and Prohibited Drug Use in Transit
Operations
AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of calendar year 2024 random drug and alcohol testing
rates.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the calendar year 2024 drug and alcohol
random testing rates for specific recipients of FTA financial
assistance. The minimum random drug testing rate will remain at 50
percent, and the random alcohol testing rate will remain at 10 percent.
DATES: Applicability Date: January 1, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Iyon Rosario, Drug and Alcohol Program
Manager in the Office of Transit Safety and Oversight, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: 202-366-2010 or email:
[email protected]).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 1, 1995, FTA required large
transit employers to begin drug and alcohol testing of employees
performing safety-sensitive functions, and to submit annual reports by
March 15 of each year beginning in 1996, pursuant to drug and alcohol
regulations adopted by FTA at 49 CFR parts 653 and 654 in February
1994. The annual report includes the number of employees who had a
verified positive test for the use of prohibited drugs, and the number
of employees who tested positive for the misuse of alcohol during the
reported year. Small employers commenced the required testing on
January 1, 1996, and began reporting the same information as the large
employers beginning March 15, 1997.
FTA updated the testing rules by merging them into a new 49 CFR
part 655, effective August 1, 2001 (66 FR 42002). The regulation
maintained a random testing rate for prohibited drugs at 50 percent and
the misuse of alcohol at 10 percent. The Administrator may lower the
random testing rate to 25 percent if the violation rates drop below 1.0
percent for drug testing and 0.5 percent for alcohol testing for two
consecutive years. Accordingly, in 2007, FTA reduced the random drug
testing rate from 50 percent to 25 percent (72 FR 1057). In 2018,
however, FTA returned the random drug testing rate to 50 percent for
calendar year 2019 based on verified industry data for calendar year
2017, which showed that the rate had exceeded 1 percent (83 FR 63812).
Pursuant to 49 CFR 655.45, the Administrator's decision to
determine the minimum annual percentage rate for random drug and
alcohol testing is based, in part, on the reported positive drug and
alcohol violation rates for the entire public transportation industry.
The information used for this determination is drawn from the Drug and
Alcohol Management Information System (MIS) reports required by 49 CFR
655.72. To ensure the reliability of the data, the Administrator must
consider the quality and completeness of the reported data, may obtain
additional information or reports from employers, and may make
appropriate modifications in calculating the industry's verified
positive results and violation rates.
For calendar year 2024, the Administrator has determined that the
minimum random drug testing rate for covered employees will remain at
50 percent based on a verified positive rate for prohibited drug use of
1.09 percent for calendar year 2022 and 0.99 percent for calendar year
2021. Further, the Administrator has determined that the minimum random
alcohol testing rate for calendar year 2024 will remain at 10 percent,
because the violation rate again was lower than 0.5 percent for
calendar years 2022 and 2021. The random alcohol violation rates were
0.18 percent for 2022 and 0.13 for 2021.
Detailed reports on FTA's drug and alcohol testing data collected
from transit employers may be obtained from FTA, Office of Transit
Safety and Oversight, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC, 20590,
(202) 366-2010, or at: https://transit-safety.fta.dot.gov/DrugAndAlcohol/Publications/Default.aspx.
Nuria I. Fernandez,
Administrator.
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