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ARSA Challenges FAA Delay on Drug Testing Order
The latest development in a long-running battle between the Aeronautical Repair Station Association (Arsa) and the FAA over the agency’s 2006 Drug and Alco

The latest development in a long-running battle between the Aeronautical Repair Station Association (Arsa) and the FAA over the agency’s 2006 Drug and Alcohol Testing rules is a writ of mandamus. ARSA filed the writ on February 17 to compel the FAA to abide by a court mandate to perform a required Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) analysis of its drug and alcohol testing rules.

In the underlying case the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit found that the FAA failed to perform a required RFA analysis to determine the small-business impact of its drug-and-alcohol testing rules. The court sided with ARSA and determined that the rules would pose a substantial burden on many small businesses. Ultimately, the court ordered the FAA to perform a full RFA analysis.