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Part 40 Final Rule – DOT Summary of Changes https://www.transportation.gov/ODAPC/Notice_Summary_Nov_2024 11/05/2024 – Final Rule (effective 12/05/2024) November 5th, 2024 Department of Transportation (DOT) published a final rule in the Federal Register (89 FR 87792). This final rule amends the DOT’s regulated industry drug testing program primarily as it relates to oral fluid testing. This final rule amends the DOT’s regulated industry drug testing program primarily as it relates to oral fluid testing. When is the final rule effective? The final rule is effective December 5, 2024. What does this mean for collectors? 1)    The rule clarifies that a qualified urine collector (§ 40.33) is not a qualified oral fluid collector (§ 40.35), and vice-versa. 2)    The rule provides temporary…

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Broadcast Mail post – To subscribe to broadcast news delivered right to your inbox please provide your information on the following page: Sign Up for ITSA News Updates to my Inbox! U.S. Department of Transportation sent this bulletin at 07/23/2024 01:35 PM EDT FAA’s Drug Abatement Division Publishes New Advisory Circular On July 11, 2024, the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Drug Abatement Division published its latest news update. The FAA notice (reposted below) is an Advisory Circular about establishing, implementing and maintaining a compliant drug and alcohol testing program.

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of Transportation (DOT) ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM); extension of comment period. SUMMARY: This action extends the comment period for the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), Drug and Alcohol Testing of Certificated Repair Station Employees Located Outside of the United States. On December 7, 2023, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) published this proposed rule. The NPRM would require certificated repair stations located outside the territory of the United States whose employees perform safety-sensitive maintenance functions on certain air carrier aircraft to obtain and implement a drug and alcohol testing program in accordance with the requirements of the Drug and Alcohol Testing Program published by the FAA and the Procedures for Transportation…

 Microlearning for Aviation Medical Examiners For this edition of the AME Minute, Dr. Warren Silberman, DO, MPH emphasizes that kava and kratom are unacceptable for aviation medical certification and explains the risks. (Running time: 01:43) The AME Minute is presented by FAA Aviation Safety’s Aerospace Medical Education Division of the Civil Aerospace Medical Institute, in association with FAA Media Solutions. To provide feedback, please email ame-distance-training@faa.gov