DOT Seeks Comment on Renewing Drug and Alcohol Testing Forms
DOT published a notice seeking public comment on renewing the information collection tied to 49 CFR Part 40, the rule that governs transportation workplace drug and alcohol testing. The collection covers two official forms: the DOT Alcohol Testing Form (DOT F 1380) and the Drug and Alcohol Testing Management Information System form (DOT F 1385), plus 45 other burden items such as employer records on testing, training documentation for collectors and medical review officers, and reports tied to positive or refused tests.
DOT said it will revise the MIS form to drop a checkbox section asking pipeline operators to identify their pipeline type, calling the data unnecessary because PHMSA already collects it elsewhere and because pipeline contractors found the field confusing. The notice also updates an office room number listed on the form. DOT estimates the collection affects more than 2.3 million respondents and totals roughly 723,000 burden hours a year across all DOT modal agencies, including FMCSA.
This is a routine Paperwork Reduction Act renewal, not a change to Part 40's substantive testing requirements.
What's next
- Comments are due 60 days after the notice publishes in the Federal Register on 2026-11-09.
- Comments go through regulations.gov under Docket No. DOT-OST-2026-4192.
- Watch for the final OMB approval once the comment period closes.
All sources
- Notice (public inspection): Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs (Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs Form Numbers: DOT F 1385; DOT F 1380 Type of Review: Clearance of a renewal of an information collection) — Federal Register public inspection (Transportation Department), 2026-11-09
