Action
Notice of Extension of Test Program.
Summary
FRA extends an experimental program designed to evaluate the effect of different random drug testing rates on general deterrence. In a recent notice, the Department of Transportation proposed a system which would authorize FRA to lower the minimum random drug testing rate for railroads from 50 percent to 25 percent if the industry-wide random positive rate is less than 1.0 percent for 2 calendar years. If the Department adopts this proposal, FRA could use existing data from its previous annual reporting system as a basis for adjusting the minimum railroad random drug testing rate. Extending FRA's experimental program indefinitely will allow four test railroads that have been conducting random drug testing at a 25 percent rate to provide additional data on the relative effectiveness of the two testing rates.