DOT Renews the Paperwork Behind Transportation Drug and Alcohol Tests
Published Date: 11/9/2026
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Summary
The Department of Transportation wants to keep collecting info about drug and alcohol tests in transportation jobs to keep everyone safe. They’re asking for public feedback by January 8, 2027, before renewing this paperwork. This affects transportation workers and companies, but no big changes or costs are expected—just a smooth continuation of safety checks.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Renewal of DOT drug & alcohol data collection
DOT plans to request OMB approval to renew the information collection under OMB Control No. 2105-0529 for Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs. The collection uses DOT forms DOT F 1380 and DOT F 1385, is collected annually from an estimated 2,383,126 respondents, and the agency estimates a total of 723,484 burden hours and $33,715,186 in total salary costs. Comments on the renewal must be received by January 8, 2027.
MIS form removes PHMSA pipeline-type checkboxes
DOT will revise the MIS Data Collection Form (DOT F 1385) by removing the PHMSA pipeline-type text ": (Check) Gas Gathering_ Gas Transmission_ Gas Distribution_ Transport Hazardous Liquids_ Transport Carbon Dioxide_" from the Employer line in Section I. DOT says PHMSA already gets pipeline-type information from other reports and that contractors who must submit an MIS form are confused by those options; DOT states removing this item will not alter the form's burden estimate.
Employee test records collect personal identifiers
The U.S. Department of Transportation Alcohol Testing Form (ATF, DOT F 1380) includes the employee's name, the type of test taken, the date of the test, and the name of the employer to document tests and support actions to ensure workplace safety. DOT also collects industry-level MIS data (DOT F 1385) with cumulative counts (negative, positive, refusals) that do not contain employee-specific data.
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