FITARA Implementation Plan

FITARA provides a foundation to gain efficiencies and effectiveness in achieving the goals of our Departmental CIO. The actions and priorities contained in the plan set us on a path to achieving the DOT’s core mission and better supporting the Department. In order to do that, we believe that it...

DOT Rule 49 CFR Part 40 Section 40.15 Q&A

§40.3; §40.15(d)                                              ...

Final Rule: Use of Electronic Cigarettes on Aircraft

The Department of Transportation is issuing a final rule to extend the smoking ban in 14 CFR Part 252 to include all charter (i.e., nonscheduled) flights where a flight attendant is a required crewmember. The revised Part 252 would comport with 49 U.S.C. § 41706, which was revised in 2012, to...

Notice to Consumers Purchasing Tickets to Special Events that Include Air Transportation (2015)

*** As part of a continuing effort to ensure that the guidance issued by the Office of Aviation Consumer Protection is up to date, the Office has placed this outdated document in archived status. Some or all of the information in this archived guidance document has been...

Notice to Colleges, Universities, and other Organizations Offering Flights to College Bowl Games and other Special Events (2015)

*** As part of a continuing effort to ensure that the guidance issued by the Office of Aviation Consumer Protection is up to date, the Office has placed this outdated document in archived status. Some or all of the information in this archived guidance document has been superseded by statute or...

HIPAA Statement

Question

Are employers and their service agents in the Department of Transportation (DOT) drug and alcohol testing program required to obtain employee written authorizations in order to disclose drug and alcohol testing information?

Answer

In the DOT drug and alcohol testing...

DOT's Direct Observation Procedures

This document describes DOT’s Direct Observation Procedures.

Part 40 DOT MRO Notice

We want to remind MROs to study the new rule and to pay special attention to sections in the preamble and rule text related to new MRO responsibilities regarding drug test results review and record keeping, in addition to the new MRO requalification training requirements.

Part 40 DOT Policies Notice

The DOT Agencies & United States Coast Guard (USCG) have provided guidance about what their regulated-employer DOT policies will need to contain about the changes to 49 CFR Part 40, which are effective October 1, 2010.

eCCF Notice: Specimen Collectors

This notice provides guidance to urine collectors on the use of the eCCF in the DOT drug testing process.