Input Requested on CDL Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse

 Input Requested on CDL Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse.pdf

On June 20, 2019 (84 FR 28882) the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) requested to renew an ICR titled, “Commercial Driver's License Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse.”  The Agency's final rule, published December 5, 2016, titled “Commercial Driver's License Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse” (81 FR 87686) (Clearinghouse) established the regulatory requirements for the Clearinghouse.  The compliance date of the final rule is January 6, 2020.  Since the original ICR was approved, no data has yet been collected.  With the upcoming compliance date, this ICR is needed to ensure that querying and reporting requirements are met to diminish the problem of Commercial Driver's License (CDL) and Commercial Learner's Permit (CLP) holders who test positive for drugs or alcohol and then continue to perform safety sensitive functions, including driving a commercial motor vehicle (CMV), without participating in the required return-to-duty process.  Specifically, information maintained in the Clearinghouse will ensure that drivers who commit a drug or alcohol violation while working for one employer and attempt to find work with another employer, can no longer conceal their drug and alcohol violations merely by moving on to the next job or the next state.  Drug and alcohol violation records maintained in the Clearinghouse will follow the driver regardless of how many times he or she changes employers, seeks employment or applies for a CDL in a different State.  FMCSA must receive comments on or before August 19, 2019.