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Under “Offices,” you can visit the Office
of Chief Counsel to view FTA’s drug and
alcohol testing letters of interpretation and
the Federal Register where you can
download the exact text of relevant
regulatory changes and FTA interpretations.
The interpretations clarify and explain
FTA’s regulatory intent regarding actual,
practical, and operational problems
experienced by transit employers. You can
also obtain information directly from the
Office of Safety and Security by accessing
“Program Management” and then “Safety.”
Or, you can visit the National Transit
Library to perform searches on key words or
topics. Direct homepage addresses for these
and other relevant Web sites are provided in
the Sample Documentation section at the
end of this chapter.
The FTA also provides technical
assistance through training workshops and
seminars. Through the Transportation
Safety Institute (TSI), FTA provides a
course on substance abuse program
management and self-assessment. The
course provides an overview of the
regulations including all updates, relevant
FTA interpretations, the audit process, and
best practices. The workshop format
promotes a high level of interaction and
includes hands-on use of a program selfassessment
checklist. The TSI courses are
provided on a cost-recovery basis with
enrollment controlled by the host. For more
information regarding these courses, call
TSI at (405) 954-3682. FTA also
periodically offers regional seminars that
provide an overview of the regulations.
These seminars are designed to
accommodate large numbers of attendees
and are presented in a lecture hall format.
Chapter 1. Introduction 1-6 August 2002