Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of a Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Drug and Alcohol Testing Program for Personnel Engaged in Specified Aviation Activities

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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew an information collection. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following collection of information was published on April 24, 2026. The information collected is used to determine program compliance or non-compliance of regulated aviation employers and contractors (including certificated foreign repair stations that must comply with the FAA's final rule, Drug and Alcohol Testing of Certificated Repair Station Employees Located Outside of the United States), conduct oversight planning, determine employers required to provide annual Management Information System (MIS) testing information, and communicate with entities subject to the program regulations.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 190 (Friday, October 2, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 62805]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-20207]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. FAA-2026-1985]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of a Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Drug and 
Alcohol Testing Program for Personnel Engaged in Specified Aviation 
Activities

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA 
invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew an information 
collection. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period 
soliciting comments on the following collection of information was 
published on April 24, 2026. The information collected is used to 
determine program compliance or non-compliance of regulated aviation 
employers and contractors (including certificated foreign repair 
stations that must comply with the FAA's final rule, Drug and Alcohol 
Testing of Certificated Repair Station Employees Located Outside of the 
United States), conduct oversight planning, determine employers 
required to provide annual Management Information System (MIS) testing 
information, and communicate with entities subject to the program 
regulations.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by November 2, 2026.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Latonya Williams by email at: 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b4f8d5c0dbdacdd59ae3ddd8d8ddd5d9c7f4d2d5d59ad3dbc2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b3ffd2c7dcddcad29de4dadfdfdad2dec0f3d5d2d29dd4dcc5">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>; phone: 202-267-8442.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of 
this information collection, including (a) Whether the proposed 
collection of information is necessary for FAA's performance; (b) the 
accuracy of the estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA to enhance the 
quality, utility and clarity of the information collection; and (d) 
ways that the burden could be minimized without reducing the quality of 
the collected information.
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0535
    Title: Drug and Alcohol Testing Program for Personnel Engaged in 
Specified Aviation Activities
    Form Numbers: There are no FAA forms associated with this 
collection.
    Type of Review: Renewal
    Background: The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment 
period soliciting comments on the following collection of information 
was published on April 24, 2026 (91 FR 22215). The FAA mandates 
specified aviation entities to conduct drug and alcohol testing under 
its regulations, Drug and Alcohol Testing Program (14 CFR part 120), 49 
U.S.C. 31306 (Alcohol and controlled substances testing), the Omnibus 
Transportation Employee Testing Act of 1991 (the Act), the FAA 
Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (the Act), and the FAA final rule 
(Drug and Alcohol Testing of Certificated Repair Station Employees 
Located Outside of the United States). The FAA uses information 
collected for determining program compliance or non-compliance of 
regulated aviation employers and contractors (including certificated 
foreign repair stations that must comply with the FAA's final rule, 
Drug and Alcohol Testing of Certificated Repair Station Employees 
Located Outside of the United States), oversight planning, determining 
who must provide annual MIS testing information, and communicating with 
entities subject to the program regulations. In addition, the 
information is used to ensure that appropriate action is taken 
regarding flight crewmembers and other safety-sensitive employees who 
have tested positive for drugs, engaged in prohibited alcohol related-
conduct, or refused to submit to testing.
    Information collected includes 15 categories of information for 
domestically regulated entities (policy promulgation, registration 
information if required, supervisory training documentation, employee 
training documentation, reasonable cause and suspicion documentation, 
post-accident determination documentation, voluntary disclosure 
information, emergency maintenance reports, scientifically valid random 
testing process information, medical review officer contract 
recordkeeping, Substance Abuse Professional return-to-duty 
requirements, and reporting of refusals to take a drug or alcohol test 
or positive drug or alcohol test results) and five categories of 
information for foreign repair stations (information related to the 
issuance of the Drug and Alcohol Testing Paragraph/A449, parent 
corporation information collection if combining programs, program 
development and maintenance information, training records, and testing 
records). Of the responses, the FAA estimates that most (at least 80%) 
are submitted electronically. The remaining responses consist of 
recordkeeping and may be accomplished in any form (electronic or 
otherwise) that the respondents choose.
    Respondents: Approximately 7,159 affected entities annually.
    Frequency: On Occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 1 hour (rounded up from 
0.957 hours per response).
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 325,181 Hours.

    Issued in Washington, DC.
Nancy Rodriguez Brown,
Director, Drug Abatement Division, Aviation Safety, AAM-800.
[FR Doc. 2026-20207 Filed 10-1-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-13-P


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