FRA CY2026 - mechanical (MECH) employees

For FRA CY2026 - mechanical (MECH) employees, modal agency is Federal Railroad Administration (FRA); calendar year is January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2026; minimum random drug testing rate is 50 percent; minimum random alcohol testing rate is 10 percent; why the rate is set here is The industry-wide random drug testing positive rate for MECH employees was above 1.0 percent for 2023 and 2024, verified against its source on 2026-09-16.

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What the source says

The industry-wide random drug testing positive rate for MECH employees was above 1.0 percent for 2023 and 2024. The Administrator has therefore determined the minimum annual random drug testing rate for MECH employees will remain at 50 percent for the period January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2026. The industry-wide random alcohol testing violation rate for MECH employees was below 0.5 percent for 2023 and 2024. The Administrator has therefore determined the minimum annual random alcohol testing rate for MECH employees will be lowered from 25 percent to 10 percent for the period January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2026.

— federalregister.gov, retrieved 2026-08-19

Source

• federalregister.govhttps://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/08/2026-00167/drug-and-alcohol-testing-determination-of-minimum-random-testing-rates-for-2026

Last verified against source: 2026-09-16. Due for re-check by 2027-02-15. This page as Markdown · OKF bundle · full dataset as JSON.