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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

§ 120.119 

parts 121 or 135 and intend to begin op-
erations as defined in § 91.147 of this 
chapter, you must also advise the Fed-
eral Aviation Administration, Office of 
Aerospace Medicine, Drug Abatement 
Division (AAM–800), 800 Independence 
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591. 

(f) 

Obtaining a Drug and Alcohol Test-

ing Program Registration from the FAA. 

(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (d) 
and (e) of this section, to obtain a Drug 
and Alcohol Testing Program Registra-
tion from the FAA, you must submit 
the following information to the Office 
of Aerospace Medicine, Drug Abate-
ment Division: 

(i) Company name. 
(ii) Telephone number. 
(iii) Address where your drug and al-

cohol testing program records are kept. 

(iv) Type of safety-sensitive func-

tions you or your employees perform 
(such as flight instruction duties, air-
craft dispatcher duties, maintenance or 
preventive maintenance duties, ground 
security coordinator duties, aviation 
screening duties, air traffic control du-
ties). 

(v) Whether you have 50 or more cov-

ered employees, or 49 or fewer covered 
employees. 

(vi) A signed statement indicating 

that: your company will comply with 
this part and 49 CFR part 40; and you 
intend to provide safety-sensitive func-
tions by contract (including sub-
contract at any tier) to a part 119 cer-
tificate holder with authority to oper-
ate under part 121 or part 135 of this 
chapter, an operator as defined in 
§ 91.147 of this chapter, or an air traffic 
control facility not operated by the 
FAA or by or under contract to the 
U.S. military. 

(2) Send this information to the Fed-

eral Aviation Administration, Office of 
Aerospace Medicine, Drug Abatement 
Division (AAM–800), 800 Independence 
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591. 

(3) This Drug and Alcohol Testing 

Program Registration will satisfy the 
registration requirements for both 
your drug testing program under this 
subpart and your alcohol testing pro-
gram under subpart F of this part. 

(4) Update the registration informa-

tion as changes occur. Send the up-

dates to the address specified in para-
graph (f)(2) of this section. 

[Doc. No. FAA–2008–0937, 74 FR 22653, May 14, 
2009; Amdt. 120–0A, 75 FR 3154, Jan. 20, 2010, 
as amended by Amdt. 120–1, 78 FR 42003, July 
15, 2013] 

§ 120.119 Annual reports. 

(a) Annual reports of testing results 

must be submitted to the FAA by 
March 15 of the succeeding calendar 
year for the prior calendar year (Janu-
ary 1 through December 31) in accord-
ance with the following provisions: 

(1) Each part 121 certificate holder 

shall submit an annual report each 
year. 

(2) Each entity conducting a drug 

testing program under this part, other 
than a part 121 certificate holder, that 
has 50 or more employees performing a 
safety-sensitive function on January 1 
of any calendar year shall submit an 
annual report to the FAA for that cal-
endar year. 

(3) The Administrator reserves the 

right to require that aviation employ-
ers not otherwise required to submit 
annual reports prepare and submit 
such reports to the FAA. Employers 
that will be required to submit annual 
reports under this provision will be no-
tified in writing by the FAA. 

(b) As an employer, you must use the 

Management Information System 
(MIS) form and instructions as re-
quired by 49 CFR part 40 (at 49 CFR 
40.26 and appendix J to 49 CFR part 40). 
You may also use the electronic 
version of the MIS form provided by 
DOT. The Administrator may des-
ignate means (e.g., electronic program 
transmitted via the Internet) other 
than hard-copy, for MIS form submis-
sion. For information on where to sub-
mit MIS forms and for the electronic 
version of the form, 

see: http:// 

www.faa.gov/about/office

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org/head-

quarters

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offices/avs/offices/aam/ 

drug

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alcohol. 

(c) A service agent may prepare the 

MIS report on behalf of an employer. 
However, a company official (e.g., Des-
ignated Employer Representative as 
defined in 49 CFR part 40) must certify 

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§ 120.121 

the accuracy and completeness of the 
MIS report, no matter who prepares it. 

[Doc. No. FAA–2008–0937, 74 FR 22653, May 14, 
2009; Amdt. 120–0A, 75 FR 3154, Jan. 20, 2010, 
as amended by Docket DOT–OST–2021–0093, 88 
FR 27636, May 2, 2023] 

§ 120.121 Preemption. 

(a) The issuance of 14 CFR parts 65, 

91, 121, and 135 by the FAA preempts 
any State or local law, rule, regula-
tion, order, or standard covering the 
subject matter of 14 CFR parts 65, 91, 
121, and 135, including but not limited 
to, drug testing of aviation personnel 
performing safety-sensitive functions. 

(b) The issuance of 14 CFR parts 65, 

91, 121, and 135 does not preempt provi-
sions of state criminal law that impose 
sanctions for reckless conduct of an in-
dividual that leads to actual loss of 
life, injury, or damage to property 
whether such provisions apply specifi-
cally to aviation employees or gen-
erally to the public. 

§ 120.123 Drug testing outside the ter-

ritory of the United States. 

(a) No part of the testing process (in-

cluding specimen collection, labora-
tory processing, and MRO actions) 
shall be conducted outside the terri-
tory of the United States. 

(1) Each employee who is assigned to 

perform safety-sensitive functions sole-
ly outside the territory of the United 
States shall be removed from the ran-
dom testing pool upon the inception of 
such assignment. 

(2) Each covered employee who is re-

moved from the random testing pool 
under this section shall be returned to 
the random testing pool when the em-
ployee resumes the performance of 
safety-sensitive functions wholly or 
partially within the territory of the 
United States. 

(b) The provisions of this subpart 

shall not apply to any individual who 
performs a function listed in § 120.105 
by contract for an employer outside 
the territory of the United States. 

§ 120.125 Waivers from 49 CFR 40.21. 

An employer subject to this part may 

petition the Drug Abatement Division, 
Office of Aerospace Medicine, for a 
waiver allowing the employer to stand 
down an employee following a report of 

a laboratory confirmed positive drug 
test or refusal, pending the outcome of 
the verification process. 

(a) Each petition for a waiver must 

be in writing and include substantial 
facts and justification to support the 
waiver. Each petition must satisfy the 
substantive requirements for obtaining 
a waiver, as provided in 49 CFR 40.21. 

(b) Each petition for a waiver must 

be submitted to the Federal Aviation 
Administration, Office of Aerospace 
Medicine, Drug Abatement Division 
(AAM–800), 800 Independence Avenue, 
SW., Washington, DC 20591. 

(c) The Administrator may grant a 

waiver subject to 49 CFR 40.21(d). 

Subpart F—Alcohol Testing 

Program Requirements 

§ 120.201 Scope. 

This subpart contains the standards 

and components that must be included 
in an alcohol testing program required 
by this part. 

§ 120.203 General. 

(a) 

Purpose. 

The purpose of this sub-

part is to establish programs designed 
to help prevent accidents and injuries 
resulting from the misuse of alcohol by 
employees who perform safety-sen-
sitive functions in aviation. 

(b) 

Alcohol testing procedures. 

Each 

employer shall ensure that all alcohol 
testing conducted pursuant to this sub-
part complies with the procedures set 
forth in 49 CFR part 40. The provisions 
of 49 CFR part 40 that address alcohol 
testing are made applicable to employ-
ers by this subpart. 

(c) 

Employer responsibility. 

As an em-

ployer, you are responsible for all ac-
tions of your officials, representatives, 
and service agents in carrying out the 
requirements of the DOT agency regu-
lations. 

§ 120.205 Preemption of State and 

local laws. 

(a) Except as provided in paragraph 

(a)(2) of this section, these regulations 
preempt any State or local law, rule, 
regulation, or order to the extent that: 

(1) Compliance with both the State or 

local requirement and this subpart is 
not possible; or