U.S. Federal Aviation Administration Drug Abatement Program Extends NPRM Comment Period

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that is likely to impact testing here in Canada. The summary to the NPRM states the following:

This notice of proposed rulemaking (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 Workplace Drug Testing Programs published by the Department of Transportation.

More information can be found at the following link:

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/12/07/2023-26394/drug-and-alcohol-testing-of-certificated-repair-station-employees-located-outside-of-the-united

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