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Control of Alcohol and Drug Use: Proposed Application of Random Testing and Other Requirements to Employees of a Foreign Railroad Who Are Based Outside the United States and Perform Train or Dispatching Service in the United States; Request for Comment on Even Broader Application of Rules and on Implementation Issues

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Proposed rule; public hearing.

Summary

FRA's regulation on the control of alcohol and drug use, which applies to all railroads that operate on the general railroad system of transportation in the United States, currently exempts certain operations by foreign railroads and certain small railroads from some of the regulation's requirements. On December 11, 2001 (66 FR 64000), FRA published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposing to narrow the scope of these exemptions. The NPRM also invites a discussion of alcohol and drug program implementation issues, and comment on whether FRA should expand the basis for requiring post-accident testing and testing for cause to include events that occur outside the United States. This notice announces the scheduling of a public hearing to allow interested parties the opportunity to comment on these issues.

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