with them when exercising pilot privileges. Final rule effective as of July 20, 2012. 88 Federal Combined This rulemaking would 5 05/27/2013 07/29/2013 07/15/2013 SB: N, IC: N, 08/2011 Aviation Drug and allow air carrier operators SLT: N Administration Alcohol and commuter or on-demand Anticipated Testing operators that also conduct Costs/Benefits: Programs for commercial air tour Currently, part Operators operations to combine the 121 operators or Conducting drug and alcohol testing part 135 operators Commercial required for each operation who also conduct Air Tours into one testing program. air tour operations (RRR) The current rule requires must have those operators to conduct separate drug and separate testing programs for alcohol testing their commercial air tour programs for the operations. This results in an air tour operations unnecessary duplication of and their other effort. The intended effect of (part 121 or part this rulemaking is to 135) operations. decrease operating costs by The intended eliminating the requirement effect of this for duplicate programs while rulemaking is to maintaining the level of decrease this safety intended by existing duplicative drug rules. This rulemaking and alcohol would also clarify existing testing by instructions within the rule, eliminating the would correct a requirement for typographical error, and two testing would remove language programs while describing a practice that has maintaining the been discontinued. level of safety required by the
with them when exercising pilot privileges. Final rule effective as of July 20, 2012. 88 Federal Aviation Administration Combined Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs for Operators Conducting Commercial Air Tours (RRR) This rulemaking would allow air carrier operators and commuter or on-demand operators that also conduct commercial air tour operations to combine the drug and alcohol testing required for each operation into one testing program. The current rule requires those operators to conduct separate testing programs for their commercial air tour operations. This results in an unnecessary duplication of effort. The intended effect of this rulemaking is to decrease operating costs by eliminating the requirement for duplicate programs while maintaining the level of safety intended by existing rules. This rulemaking would also clarify existing instructions within the rule, would correct a typographical error, and would remove language describing a practice that has been discontinued. 5 05/27/2013 07/29/2013 07/15/2013 SB: N, IC: N, SLT: N Anticipated Costs/Benefits: Currently, part 121 operators or part 135 operators who also conduct air tour operations must have separate drug and alcohol testing programs for the air tour operations and their other (part 121 or part 135) operations. The intended effect of this rulemaking is to decrease this duplicative drug and alcohol testing by eliminating the requirement for two testing programs while maintaining the level of safety required by the 08/2011