Random Drug Testing: Announcement of 1996 Minimum Testing Rate; Designation of New Laboratory for Post-Accident Toxicology Testing

Using data from Management Information System (MIS) annual reports, FRA has calculated that the rail industry random drug testing positive rate for 1994 was 0.808 per cent. Since the industry-wide random drug positive rate continues to be below 1.0 per cent, the Federal Railroad Administrator (Administrator) has determined that the minimum annual random drug testing rate for the period January 1, 1996 through December 31, 1996 will remain at 25 percent of covered railroad employees. This rule also announces that FRA intends to award a contract to Northwest Toxicology, Inc. (Northwest), to conduct post-accident toxicological analysis, effective December 1, 1995.