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Control of Drug Use and Alcohol Misuse in Natural Gas, Liquefied Natural Gas, and Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Operations Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program

Announcement of random drug testing rate.

RSPA has received and evaluated the 1997 Management Information System (MIS) Data Collection forms for the drug testing of pipeline industry personnel. The RSPA determined that the random positive drug testing rate for the pipeline industry for the period of January 1, 1997, through December 31, 1997, is 0.7 percent. Therefore, the minimum random drug testing rate will be maintained at 25 percent of covered pipeline employees for the period of January 1, 1999, through December 31, 1999.

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