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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