Rule2025-03853

Enforcement Policy Regarding “Drug and Alcohol Testing of Certificated Repair Station Employees Located Outside of the United States; Correction”

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Published
March 11, 2025

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Transportation DepartmentFederal Aviation Administration

Abstract

This notice announces that the FAA will not take enforcement action against regulated entities for failing to comply with the final rule titled "Drug and Alcohol Testing of Certificated Repair Station Employees Located Outside of the United States; Correction" until March 20, 2025.

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 46 (Tuesday, March 11, 2025)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 11668-11669]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-03853]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 120

[Docket No. FAA-2020-1058]
RIN 2120-AK09


Enforcement Policy Regarding ``Drug and Alcohol Testing of 
Certificated Repair Station Employees Located Outside of the United 
States; Correction''

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), U.S. Department of 
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of enforcement discretion.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the FAA will not take enforcement 
action against regulated entities for failing to comply with the final 
rule titled ``Drug and Alcohol Testing of Certificated Repair Station 
Employees Located Outside of the United States; Correction'' until 
March 20, 2025.

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DATES: As of March 11, 2025, the enforcement for the rule published 
December 18, 2024, at 89 FR 103416, and corrected December 27, 2024, at 
89 FR 105447, is delayed to March 20, 2025.

ADDRESSES: Electronic Access and Filing: This document, the notice of 
proposed rulemaking (NPRM), all comments received, the final rule, the 
other rulemaking-specific documents in the docket, and all background 
material may be viewed online at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> using the docket 
number listed above. Electronic retrieval help and guidelines are 
available on the website. It is available 24 hours each day, 365 days 
each year. An electronic copy of this document may also be downloaded 
from the Office of the Federal Register's website at 
<a href="http://www.federalregister.gov">www.federalregister.gov</a> and the Government Publishing Office's website 
at <a href="http://www.Govinfo.gov">www.Govinfo.gov</a>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Rodriguez Brown, Office of 
Aerospace Medicine, Drug Abatement Division, Federal Aviation 
Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; 
telephone (202) 267-8442; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8eeafcfbe9efeceffaebe3ebe0facee8efefa0e9e1f8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0c687e796b6d6e6d7869616962784c6a6d6d226b637a">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 27, 2024, the FAA issued a final 
rule titled ``Drug and Alcohol Testing of Certificated Repair Station 
Employees Located Outside of the United States; Correction'' that was 
published in the Federal Register at 89 FR 105447. This final rule 
became effective on January 17, 2025. The final rule corrected the 
membership names of two commenters who provided comments to the FAA's 
final rule titled ``Drug and Alcohol Testing of Certificated Repair 
Station Employees Located Outside of the United States'' that was 
published on December 18, 2024, in the Federal Register at 89 FR 
103416.
    On January 20, 2025, the President issued a memorandum titled 
``Regulatory Freeze Pending Review,'' 90 FR 8249 (Jan. 28, 2025), to 
direct executive departments and agencies to consider postposing for 60 
days the effective date for any rules that had been published in the 
Federal Register but had not taken effect for the purpose of reviewing 
any questions of fact, law, and policy that the rules may raise. While 
not explicitly subject to the President's memorandum, the FAA is 
providing notice that it will exercise its enforcement discretion and 
not enforce the provisions of the FAA's final rule titled ``Drug and 
Alcohol Testing of Certificated Repair Station Employees Located 
Outside of the United States; Correction'' until March 20, 2025, to 
allow the officials appointed or designated by the President to review 
the final rule to ensure that it is consistent with the law and 
Administration policies.

    Issued in Washington, DC.
Taneesha Dobyne Marshall,
Assistant Chief Counsel for Aviation Litigation, Federal Aviation 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2025-03853 Filed 3-10-25; 8:45 am]
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