# FTA CY2026 — DOT minimum random drug and alcohol testing rates by transportation mode

For FTA CY2026, modal agency is Federal Transit Administration (FTA); calendar year is calendar year 2026; minimum random drug testing rate is 50 percent; minimum random alcohol testing rate is 10 percent; why the rate is set here is based on a verified positive rate for prohibited drug use of 1.24 percent for calendar year 2024 and 1.23 percent for calendar year 2023, verified against its source on 2026-09-16.

- **Mode and calendar year:** FTA CY2026 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Modal agency:** Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
- **Calendar year:** calendar year 2026 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Minimum random drug testing rate:** 50 percent _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Minimum random alcohol testing rate:** 10 percent _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Why the rate is set here:** based on a verified positive rate for prohibited drug use of 1.24 percent for calendar year 2024 and 1.23 percent for calendar year 2023 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Regulatory basis:** 49 CFR 655.45
- **Source notice:** Prevention of Alcohol Misuse and Prohibited Drug Use in Transit Operations

## What the source says

> For calendar year 2026, the Administrator has determined that the minimum random drug testing rate for covered employees will remain at 50 percent based on a verified positive rate for prohibited drug use of 1.24 percent for calendar year 2024 and 1.23 percent for calendar year 2023. Further, the Administrator has determined that the minimum random alcohol testing rate for calendar year 2026 will remain at 10 percent, because the violation rate again was lower than 0.5 percent for calendar years 2024 and 2023. The random alcohol violation rates were 0.17 percent for 2024 and 0.18 for 2023.

## Source

- https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/15/2026-00644/transit-random-drug-and-alcohol-testing-rates-for-2026

Last verified: 2026-09-16. Review by: 2027-02-15.
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