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

For PHMSA CY2026, modal agency is Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA); calendar year is CY 2026; minimum random drug testing rate is 50 percent; why the rate is set here is The DAMIS reports submitted for CY 2024 testing had a random drug testing positive rate greater than one percent; regulatory basis is 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 199, verified against its source on 2026-09-16.

- **Mode and calendar year:** PHMSA CY2026 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Modal agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)
- **Calendar year:** CY 2026 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Minimum random drug testing rate:** 50 percent _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Why the rate is set here:** The DAMIS reports submitted for CY 2024 testing had a random drug testing positive rate greater than one percent. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Regulatory basis:** 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 199
- **Source notice:** Pipeline Safety: Minimum Random Drug Testing Rate for Calendar Year 2026

## What the source says

> The minimum annual random drug testing rate was 50 percent of all ( printed page 57130) covered employees during CY 2025. The DAMIS reports submitted for CY 2024 testing had a random drug testing positive rate greater than one percent. Therefore, the Administrator is maintaining the minimum annual random drug testing rate at 50 percent of all covered employees for CY 2026.

## Source

- https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/09/2025-22326/pipeline-safety-minimum-random-drug-testing-rate-for-calendar-year-2026

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