OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY ISSUES PROPOSED RULE: PROCEDURES FOR TRANSPORTATION WORKPLACE DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING PROGRAMS: ADDITION OF FENTANYL TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S DRUG-TESTING PANEL; HARMONIZATION WITH CERTAIN ITEMS IN THE HHS MANDATORY GUIDELINES FOR URINE AND ORAL FLUID; AND TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Office of the Secretary has issued a proposed rule called: Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs: Addition of Fentanyl to the Department of Transportation's Drug-Testing Panel; Harmonization With Certain Items in the HHS Mandatory Guidelines for Urine and Oral Fluid; and Technical Amendments.

The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on Sept. 2 by Sean P. Duffy, Secretary of Transportation.

Summary: The U.S. Department of Transportation (Department or DOT) proposes to amend its drug-testing program regulation, 49 CFR part 40 (part 40), to add fentanyl (a synthetic opioid) and norfentanyl (a metabolite of fentanyl) to its drug testing panels. The proposed rulemaking w...