Renewal of Information Collection: Commercial Driver's License Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse
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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is seeking public comment on its plan to renew an existing information collection related to the Commercial Driver's License Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse. This Clearinghouse, established by a final rule published on December 5, 2016, with a compliance date of January 6, 2020, serves as a centralized database for recording drug and alcohol violations by commercial drivers. The Clearinghouse requires employers, medical review officers, and substance abuse professionals to report positive drug tests, alcohol violations, and refusals to test for holders of commercial driver's licenses (CDL) and commercial learner's permits (CLP). Employers are also required to query the Clearinghouse before hiring drivers and conduct annual queries for current employees. This renewal is specifically aimed at continuing the querying and reporting requirements that prevent CDL and CLP holders who have tested positive for controlled substances or alcohol misuse from performing safety-sensitive functions—including driving commercial motor vehicles—without completing the mandatory return-to-duty process. The ICR will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
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Key Changes
- FMCSA seeks OMB renewal of the existing Clearinghouse information collection request (ICR) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
- Continues mandatory employer pre-employment and annual queries of the Clearinghouse for all CDL and CLP holders
- Maintains reporting obligations for positive controlled substance tests, alcohol misuse violations, and test refusals
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What this law requires
Employers must query the Commercial Driver's License Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse before hiring drivers who hold a CDL or CLP
Employers must conduct annual queries of the Clearinghouse for all current CDL and CLP holder employees
Medical review officers must report positive drug test results for CDL and CLP holders to the Clearinghouse
Substance abuse professionals must report drug and alcohol violations and test refusals for CDL and CLP holders to the Clearinghouse
Employers must report alcohol violations by CDL and CLP holders to the Clearinghouse