Proposed Rule2021-19231
Workplace Substance Abuse Programs at DOE Sites
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September 7, 2021
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE or the Department) is proposing to amend its current regulations on contractor workplace substance abuse programs at DOE sites to be consistent with the Secretary of Energy's memorandum, dated September 14, 2007, entitled Decisions regarding drug testing for Department of Energy positions that require access authorizations (Security Clearances), and because there is a continued need for these changes. The proposed amendments would decrease the random drug testing rate for individuals in certain testing designated positions, and clarify that all positions requiring access authorizations (security clearances) are included in the testing designated positions. In addition, the proposed amendments would clarify requirements for DOE approval prior to allowing persons in certain testing designated positions to return to work after removal for illegal drug use.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 7, 2021)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 49932-49936]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-19231]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 707
[AU-RM-19-WSAP]
RIN 1992-AA60
Workplace Substance Abuse Programs at DOE Sites
AGENCY: Office of Environment, Health, Safety and Security; Department
of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE or the Department) is
proposing to amend its current regulations on contractor workplace
substance abuse programs at DOE sites to be consistent with the
Secretary of Energy's memorandum, dated September 14, 2007, entitled
Decisions regarding drug testing for Department of Energy positions
that require access authorizations (Security Clearances), and because
there is a continued need for these changes. The proposed amendments
would decrease the random drug testing rate for individuals in certain
testing designated positions, and clarify that all positions requiring
access authorizations (security clearances) are included in the testing
designated positions. In addition, the proposed amendments would
clarify requirements for DOE approval prior to allowing persons in
certain testing designated positions to return to work after removal
for illegal drug use.
DATES: The comment period for this proposed rule will end on October 7,
2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. AU-RM-19-
WSAP and/or Regulation Identification Number (RIN) 1992-AA60, through
the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow
the instructions in the portal for submitting comments.
Although DOE has routinely accepted public comment submissions
through a variety of mechanisms, including postal mail and hand
delivery/courier, the Department has found it necessary to make
temporary modifications to the comment submission process in light of
the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. DOE is currently accepting only
electronic
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submissions at this time. If a commenter finds that this change poses
an undue hardship, please contact Ms. Moriah Ferullo at (301) 903-0881
to discuss the need for alternative arrangements. Once the Covid-19
pandemic health emergency is resolved, DOE anticipates resuming all of
its regular options for public comment submission, including postal
mail and hand delivery/courier.
For detailed instructions on submitting comments and additional
information on the rulemaking process, see section V. of this document
(Public Participation--Submission of Comments).
Docket: The docket, which includes Federal Register notices,
comments, and other supporting documents/materials, is available for
review at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. All documents in the docket are
listed in the <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> index. However, some
documents listed in the index, such as those containing information
that is exempt from public disclosure, may not be publicly available. A
link to the docket web page can be found at: <a href="https://www.energy.gov/ehss/contractor-workplace-substance-abuse-program-doe-sites-10-cfr-707">https://www.energy.gov/ehss/contractor-workplace-substance-abuse-program-doe-sites-10-cfr-707</a>.
This web page contains a link to the docket for this document on the
<a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> site. The <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> web
page contains instructions on how to access all documents, including
public comments, in the docket. See section V. of this document for
further information on how to submit comments through <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Moriah Ferullo, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Environment, Health, Safety and Security, AU-11, 1000
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585; (301) 903-0881 or by
email at: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9ef3f1ecf7fff6b0f8fbecebf2f2f1def6efb0faf1fbb0f9f1e8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9ef3f1ecf7fff6b0f8fbecebf2f2f1def6efb0faf1fbb0f9f1e8">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
II. Authority
III. Discussion of Proposed Amendments
IV. Procedural Review Requirements
A. Review Under Executive Order 12866 and 13563
B. Review Under the National Environmental Policy Act
C. Review Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act
D. Review Under the Paperwork Reduction Act
E. Review Under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
F. Review Under the Treasury and General Government
Appropriations Act, 1999
G. Review Under Executive Order 13132
H. Review Under Executive Order 12988
I. Review Under the Treasury and General Government
Appropriations Act, 2001
J. Review Under Executive Order 13211
V. Public Participation--Submission of Comments
VI. Approval by the Office of the Secretary of Energy
I. Background
Pursuant to the Department of Energy's (DOE or the Department)
statutory authority, including the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as
amended (AEA), and the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988, DOE promulgated
a rule on July 22, 1992 (57 FR 32652), establishing minimum
requirements for DOE contractor workplace substance abuse programs. The
rule provided for drug testing of contractor employees in, and
applicants for, testing designated positions (TDPs) at sites owned or
controlled by DOE and operated under the authority of the AEA. The
Department determined that possible risks of serious harm to the
environment and to public health, safety, and national security
justified the imposition of a uniform rule establishing a baseline
workplace substance abuse program, including drug testing. The rule
created a new Part 707 of Title 10 in the Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR) entitled Workplace Substance Abuse Programs at DOE Sites.
On September 14, 2007, the Secretary of Energy (Secretary) issued a
memorandum addressing drug testing for DOE positions that require
access authorizations (security clearances). The memorandum stated the
Secretary's determination that all Federal and contractor positions
that require a security clearance, and all employees in positions that
currently have security clearances, have the potential to significantly
affect the environment, public health and safety, or national security.
The Secretary determined that all such positions would be considered to
be TDPs, which means they are subject to applicant, random, and for
cause drug testing. The Secretary further determined, with regard to
random drug testing, that employees in TDPs, other than those
designated to be included in the 100 percent annual sample pool
(primarily employees in the Human Reliability Program), be tested at a
30 percent annual sample rate. To implement the memorandum's provisions
regarding TDPs for DOE contractor employees, the Department issued a
final rule at 10 CFR part 707. See 73 FR 3861 (Jan. 23, 2008). However,
the 2008 final rule contained incorrect section references. Whereas 10
CFR 707.7(a)(2) states that ``positions identified in paragraph (b)(3)
of this section shall provide for random tests at a rate equal to 30
percent of the total number of employees in testing designated
positions for each 12-month period'', the correct reference should have
been to paragraphs (b)(2) and (b)(3). Furthermore, the second sentence
of 10 CFR 707.7(a)(2), 10 CFR 707.7(b)(2)(iii), and 10 CFR 707.14(e)
each contain an incorrect reference to paragraph (b)(2) of 10 CFR
707.7. Since TDPs identified in paragraph (b)(2) should be tested at a
30 percent annual sample rate and do not require DOE approval for
return to work after illegal drug use, the references to ``(b)(2)'' in
the second sentence of 10 CFR 707.7(a)(2); in 10 CFR 707.7(b)(2)(iii);
and in 10 CFR 707.14(e) should be removed. The proposed second sentence
of 10 CFR 707.7(a)(2) would state that employees in the positions
identified in paragraphs (b)(1) and (c) of this section will be subject
to random testing at a rate equal to 100 percent of the total number of
employees identified, and those identified in paragraphs (b)(1) and (c)
of this section may be subject to additional drug tests. DOE proposes
to replace the reference to (b)(2) with (c) in 10 CFR 707.7(b)(2)(iii).
In accordance with the 2007 Secretarial memorandum, and because there
is a continued need for these changes, DOE proposes to add a new
requirement at 10 CFR 707.7(b)(2)(vi) that access authorization
(security clearance) holders be tested. That proposed section would
refer to all other personnel in positions that require an access
authorization (security clearance), other than those identified in
paragraphs (b)(1) and (c) of this section.
II. Authority
This proposed rule would continue to establish minimum requirements
for the workplace substance abuse programs for DOE contractors and
their employees, and would be promulgated pursuant to DOE's authority
under section 161 of the AEA to prescribe such regulations as it deems
necessary to govern any activity authorized by the AEA, including
standards for the protection of health and minimization of danger to
life or property (42 U.S.C. 2201(i)(3) and (p)) and section 8102 of the
Drug Free Workplace Act of 1988, as amended (41 U.S.C. 8102).
III. Discussion of Proposed Amendments
This proposed rule would amend DOE's regulations on contractor
workplace substance abuse programs at DOE sites to modify the random
drug testing rate of contractor employees in TDPs, other than those in
the 100 percent rate of testing pool, and to clarify that all positions
requiring access
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authorizations (security clearances) are TDPs, as the Secretary
established in 2007.
Currently, 10 CFR 707.7(a)(2) provides that contractor employees in
positions identified in paragraphs 10 CFR 707.7(b)(2) will be subject
to random testing at a rate equal to 100 percent of the total number of
employees identified. The 2008 revisions to the rule incorrectly placed
these TDPs in the random testing rate of 100 percent, which was never
the intent of the Department. Rather, the employees identified in
paragraph 10 CFR 707.7(b)(2) should have been placed in the 30 percent
testing rate category and their return to work in TDPs after illegal
drug use should not require DOE approval. This proposed rule would
modify references to the employees identified in 10 CFR 707.7(b)(2) to
be consistent with the Secretary's 2007 decision to decrease the random
drug testing rate for certain TDPs. This proposed rule would also make
clear that all positions requiring a security clearance are TDPs, as
the Secretary had intended to establish in 2007.
IV. Procedural Review Requirements
A. Review Under Executive Order 12866 and 13563
This regulatory action has been determined not to be a
``significant regulatory action'' under Executive Order 12866,
``Regulatory Planning and Review,'' 58 FR 51735 (October 4, 1993).
Accordingly, this action is not subject to review under that Executive
Order by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) of the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
DOE has also reviewed this regulation pursuant to Executive Order
13563, issued on January 18, 2011. 76 FR 3281 (January 21, 2011).
Executive Order 13563 is supplemental to and explicitly reaffirms the
principles, structures, and definitions governing regulatory review
established in Executive Order 12866. To the extent permitted by law,
agencies are required by Executive Order 13563 to: (1) Propose or adopt
a regulation only upon a reasoned determination that its benefits
justify its costs (recognizing that some benefits and costs are
difficult to quantify); (2) tailor regulations to impose the least
burden on society, consistent with obtaining regulatory objectives,
taking into account, among other things, and to the extent practicable,
the costs of cumulative regulations; (3) select, in choosing among
alternative regulatory approaches, those approaches that maximize net
benefits (including potential economic, environmental, public health
and safety, and other advantages; distributive impacts; and equity);
(4) to the extent feasible, specify performance objectives, rather than
specifying the behavior or manner of compliance that regulated entities
must adopt; and (5) identify and assess available alternatives to
direct regulation, including providing economic incentives to encourage
the desired behavior, such as user fees or marketable permits, or
providing information upon which choices can be made by the public.
DOE emphasizes as well that Executive Order 13563 requires agencies
to use the best available techniques to quantify anticipated present
and future benefits and costs as accurately as possible. In its
guidance, OIRA has emphasized that such techniques may include
identifying changing future compliance costs that might result from
technological innovation or anticipated behavioral changes. For the
reasons stated in the preamble, DOE believes that this proposed rule is
consistent with these principles, including the requirement that, to
the extent permitted by law, benefits justify costs and that net
benefits are maximized.
B. Review Under the National Environmental Policy Act
DOE has determined that this proposed rule is covered under the
Categorical Exclusion found in DOE's National Environmental Policy Act
regulations at paragraph A.5 of Appendix A to Subpart D, 10 CFR part
1021, which applies to interpretive rulemakings that amend an existing
rule or regulation that do not change the environmental effect of the
rule or regulation being amended.
C. Review Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.)
requires that an agency prepare an initial regulatory flexibility
analysis for any regulation for which a general notice of proposed
rulemaking is required, unless the agency certifies that the proposed
rule, if promulgated, will not have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities (5 U.S.C. 605(b)).
This proposed rule would update DOE's regulations on workplace
substance abuse programs for its contractor workers. This proposed rule
applies only to activities conducted by DOE's contractors. The
contractors who manage and operate DOE facilities would be principally
responsible for implementing the rule requirements. DOE considered
whether these contractors are ``small businesses'' as the term is
defined in the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601(3)). The
Regulatory Flexibility Act's definition incorporates the definition of
small business concerns in the Small Business Act, which the Small
Business Administration (SBA) has developed through size standards in
13 CFR part 121. The DOE contractors subject to the proposed rule
exceed the SBA's size standards for small businesses. In addition, DOE
expects that any potential economic impact of this proposed rule on
small businesses would be minimal because DOE contractors perform work
under contracts to DOE or prime contractors at a DOE site. DOE
contractors are reimbursed through their contracts for the costs of
complying with workplace substance abuse program requirements. They
would not, therefore, be adversely impacted by the requirements in this
proposed rule. For these reasons, DOE certifies that this proposed
rule, if promulgated, would not have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities, and therefore, no regulatory
flexibility analysis need be prepared.
D. Review Under the Paperwork Reduction Act
This proposed rule does not impose any new collection of
information subject to review and approval by OMB under the Paperwork
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
E. Review Under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4) generally
requires Federal agencies to examine closely the impacts of regulatory
actions on State, local, and tribal governments. Subsection 101(5) of
title I of that law defines a Federal intergovernmental mandate to
include any regulation that would impose upon State, local, or tribal
governments an enforceable duty, except a condition of Federal
assistance or a duty arising from participating in a voluntary Federal
program. Title II of that law requires each Federal agency to assess
the effects of Federal regulatory actions on State, local, and tribal
governments, in the aggregate, or to the private sector, other than to
the extent such actions merely incorporate requirements specifically
set forth in a statute. Section 202 of that title requires a Federal
agency to perform a detailed assessment of the anticipated costs and
benefits of any rule that includes a Federal mandate, which may result
in costs to State, local or tribal governments, or to the private
sector, of
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$100 million or more in any one year (adjusted annually for inflation).
Section 204 of that title requires each agency that proposes a rule
containing a significant Federal intergovernmental mandate to develop
an effective process for obtaining meaningful and timely input from
elected officers of State, local, and tribal governments.
This proposed rule does not impose a Federal mandate on State,
local or tribal governments. The proposed rule would not result in the
expenditure by State, local, and tribal governments in the aggregate,
or by the private sector, of $100 million or more in any one year.
Accordingly, no assessment or analysis is required under the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act of 1995.
F. Review Under the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act,
1999
Section 654 of the Treasury and General Government Appropriations
Act, 1999 (Pub. L. 105-277), requires Federal agencies to issue a
Family Policymaking Assessment for any rulemaking that may affect
family well-being. This proposed rule would not have any impact on the
autonomy or integrity of the family as an institution. Accordingly, DOE
has concluded that it is not necessary to prepare a Family Policymaking
Assessment.
G. Review Under Executive Order 13132
Executive Order 13132, ``Federalism,'' 64 FR 43255 (August 4, 1999)
imposes certain requirements on agencies formulating and implementing
policies or regulations that preempt State law or that have federalism
implications. Agencies are required to examine the constitutional and
statutory authority supporting any action that would limit the
policymaking discretion of the States and carefully assess the
necessity for such actions. DOE has examined this proposed rule and has
determined that it would not preempt State law and would not have a
substantial direct effect on the States, on the relationship between
the national government and the States, or on the distribution of power
and responsibilities among the various levels of government. No further
action is required by Executive Order 13132.
H. Review Under Executive Order 12988
With respect to the review of existing regulations and the
promulgation of new regulations, section 3(a) of Executive Order 12988,
``Civil Justice Reform,'' 61 FR 4729 (February 7, 1996), imposes on
Executive agencies the general duty to adhere to the following
requirements: (1) Eliminate drafting errors and ambiguity; (2) write
regulations to minimize litigation; and (3) provide a clear legal
standard for affected conduct rather than a general standard and
promote simplification and burden reduction. With regard to the review
required by section 3(a), section 3(b) of Executive Order 12988
specifically requires that Executive agencies make every reasonable
effort to ensure that the regulation: (1) Clearly specifies the
preemptive effect, if any; (2) clearly specifies any effect on existing
Federal law or regulation; (3) provides a clear legal standard for the
affected conduct while promoting simplification and burden reduction;
(4) specifies the retroactive effect, if any; (5) adequately defines
key terms; and (6) addresses other important issues affecting clarity
and general draftsmanship under any guidelines issued by the Attorney
General. Section 3(c) of Executive Order 12988 requires Executive
agencies to review regulations in light of applicable standards in
section 3(a) and section 3(b) to determine whether they are met or it
is unreasonable to meet one or more of the standards. DOE has completed
the required review and determined that, to the extent permitted by
law, this proposed rule meets the relevant standards of Executive Order
12988.
I. Review Under the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act,
2001
The Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2001 (44
U.S.C. 3516 note) provides for agencies to review most disseminations
of information to the public under guidelines established by each
agency pursuant to general guidelines issued by OMB. OMB's guidelines
were published at 67 FR 8452 (February 22, 2002), and DOE's guidelines
were published at 67 FR 62446 (October 7, 2002). DOE has reviewed this
proposed rule under OMB and DOE guidelines and has concluded that it is
consistent with applicable policies in those guidelines.
J. Review Under Executive Order 13211
Executive Order 13211, ``Actions Concerning Regulations That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use,'' 66 FR 28355
(May 22, 2001) requires Federal agencies to prepare, and submit to OMB,
a Statement of Energy Effects for any proposed significant energy
action. A ``significant energy action'' is defined as any action by an
agency that promulgated or is expected to lead to promulgation of a
final rule, and that: (1)(i) Is a significant regulatory action under
Executive Order 12866, or any successor order; and (ii) is likely to
have a significant adverse effect on the supply, distribution, or use
of energy, or (2) is designated by the Administrator of OIRA as a
significant energy action. For any proposed significant energy action,
the agency must give a detailed statement of any adverse effects on
energy supply, distribution, or use should the proposal be implemented,
and of reasonable alternatives to the action and their expected
benefits on energy supply, distribution, and use. This proposed rule
would not have a significant adverse effect on the supply,
distribution, or use of energy and is therefore not a significant
energy action. Accordingly, DOE has not prepared a Statement of Energy
Effects.
V. Public Participation--Submission of Comments
DOE will accept comments, data and information regarding this
proposed rule before or until October 7, 2021. Interested individuals
are invited to participate in this proceeding by submitting data,
views, or arguments with respect to this proposed rule using the method
described in the ADDRESSES section at the beginning of this proposed
rule. To help the Department review the submitted comments, commenters
are requested to reference the paragraph(s) to which they refer, e.g.,
10 CFR 707.7(a)(2), where possible.
Submitting comments via <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. The <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> web page will require you to provide your name and
contact information. Your contact information will be viewable to DOE's
Office of Worker Safety and Health Policy staff only. Your contact
information will not be publicly viewable except for your first and
last names, organization name (if any), and submitter representative
name (if any). If your comment is not processed properly because of
technical difficulties, DOE will use this information to contact you.
If DOE cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and
cannot contact you for clarification, DOE may not be able to consider
your comment. However, your contact information will be publicly
viewable if you include it in the comment or in any documents attached
to your comment. Any information that you do not want to be publicly
viewable should not be included in your comment, nor in any document
attached to your comment. Persons viewing comments will see only first
and last names, organization names, correspondence containing comments,
and any documents submitted with the comments.
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Do not submit to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> information for which
disclosure is restricted by statute, such as trade secrets and
commercial or financial information (hereinafter referred to as
Confidential Business Information (``CBI'')). Comments submitted
through <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> cannot be claimed as CBI. Comments
received through the website will waive any CBI claims for the
information submitted. For information on submitting CBI, see the
Confidential Business Information section below.
DOE processes submissions made through <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>
before posting. Normally, comments will be posted within a few days of
being submitted. However, if large volumes of comments are being
processed simultaneously, your comment may not be viewable for up to
several weeks. Please keep the comment tracking number that <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> provides after you have successfully uploaded your
comment.
Comments, data, and other information submitted to DOE
electronically should be provided in PDF (preferred), Microsoft Word or
Excel, or text (ASCII) file format. Provide documents that are not
secured, written in English and free of any defects or viruses.
Documents should not contain special characters or any form of
encryption and, if possible, they should carry the electronic signature
of the author.
Campaign form letters. Please submit campaign form letters by the
originating organization in batches of between 50 to 500 form letters
per PDF or as one form letter with a list of supporters' names compiled
into one or more PDFs. This reduces comment processing and posting
time.
Confidential Business Information. Pursuant to 10 CFR 1004.11, any
person submitting information that he or she believes to be
confidential and exempt by law from public disclosure should submit two
well-marked copies: One copy of the document marked ``confidential''
including all the information believed to be confidential, and one copy
of the document marked ``non-confidential'' with the information
believed to be confidential deleted. Submit these documents via email
to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d5b8baa7bcb4bdfbb3b0a7a0b9b9ba95bda4fbb1bab0fbb2baa3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e4898b968d858cca8281969188888ba48c95ca808b81ca838b92">[email protected]</span></a>. DOE will make its own determination about
the confidential status of the information and treat it according to
its determination.
It is DOE's policy that all comments may be included in the public
docket without change and as received, including any personal
information provided in the comments (except information deemed to be
exempt from public disclosure).
DOE considers public participation to be a very important part of
the process for developing its regulations. DOE actively encourages the
participation and interaction of the public during the comment period
in each stage of this process. Interactions with and between members of
the public provide a balanced discussion of the issues and assist DOE
in the rulemaking process.
VI. Approval by the Office of the Secretary of Energy
The Secretary of Energy has approved publication of this notice of
proposed rulemaking.
List of Subjects in 10 CFR Part 707
Classified information, Drug testing, Employee assistance programs,
Energy, Government contracts, Health and safety, National security,
Reasonable suspicion, Special nuclear material, Substance abuse.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on July 20,
2021, by Jennifer Granholm, Secretary of Energy. That document with the
original signature and date is maintained by DOE. For administrative
purposes only, and in compliance with requirements of the Office of the
Federal Register, the undersigned DOE Federal Register Liaison Officer
has been authorized to sign and submit the document in electronic
format for publication, as an official document of the Department of
Energy. This administrative process in no way alters the legal effect
of this document upon publication in the Federal Register.
Signed in Washington, DC, on September 1, 2021.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
For the reasons set out in the preamble, DOE proposes to amend part
707 of Chapter III of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations as
set forth below:
PART 707--WORKPLACE SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAMS AT DOE SITES
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1. The authority citation for part 707 is revised to read as follows:
Authority: 41 U.S.C. 8102 et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 2012, 2013, 2051,
2061, 2165, 2201b, 2201i, and 2201p; 42 U.S.C. 5814 and 5815; 42
U.S.C. 7151, 7251, 7254, and 7256; 50 U.S.C. 2401 et seq.
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2. Section 707.7 is amended by:
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a. Revising paragraph (a)(2);
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b. Revising paragraphs (b)(2)(iii) through (v); and
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c. Adding paragraph (b)(2)(vi).
The revisions and addition read as follows:
Sec. 707.7 Random drug testing requirements and identification of
testing designated positions.
(a) * * *
(2) Programs developed under this part for positions identified in
paragraphs (b)(2) and (b)(3) of this section shall provide for random
tests at a rate equal to 30 percent of the total number of employees in
testing designated positions for each 12 month period. Employees in the
positions identified in paragraphs (b)(1) and (c) of this section will
be subject to random testing at a rate equal to 100 percent of the
total number of employees identified, and those identified in
paragraphs (b)(1) and (c) of this section may be subject to additional
drug tests.
(b) * * *
(2) * * *
(iii) Protective force personnel, exclusive of those covered in
paragraph (b)(1) and (c) of this section, in positions involving use of
firearms where the duties also require potential contact with, or
proximity to, the public at large;
(iv) Personnel directly engaged in construction, maintenance, or
operation of nuclear reactors;
(v) Personnel directly engaged in production, use, storage,
transportation, or disposal of hazardous materials sufficient to cause
significant harm to the environment or public health and safety; or
(vi) All other personnel in positions that require an access
authorization (security clearance), other than those identified in
paragraphs (b)(1) and (c) of this section.
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3. Section 707.14 is amended by revising paragraph (e) to read as
follows:
Sec. 707.14 Action pursuant to a determination of illegal drug use.
* * * * *
(e) If a DOE access authorization is involved, DOE must be notified
of a contractor's intent to return to a testing designated position an
employee removed from such duty for use of illegal drugs. Positions
identified in Sec. 707.7(b)(1) of this part will require DOE approval
prior to return to a testing designated position.
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[FR Doc. 2021-19231 Filed 9-3-21; 8:45 am]
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