# Contractor employees.

**Citation:** 49 CFR 199.115  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 2026-08-18  
**Published:** Not stated

With respect to those employees who are contractors or employed by a contractor, an operator may provide by contract that the drug testing, education, and training required by this part be carried out by the contractor provided:

(a) The operator remains responsible for ensuring that the requirement

## Document text

With respect to those employees who are contractors or employed by a contractor, an operator may provide by contract that the drug testing, education, and training required by this part be carried out by the contractor provided:

(a) The operator remains responsible for ensuring that the requirements of this part are complied with; and

(b) The contractor allows access to property and records by the operator, the Administrator, and if the operator is subject to the jurisdiction of a state agency, a representative of the state agency for the purpose of monitoring the operator's compliance with the requirements of this part.

[53 FR 47096, Nov. 21, 1988. Redesignated by Amdt. 199-19, 66 FR 47118, Sept. 11, 2001]

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2026-08-18/title-49/section-199.115>
- Source ID: `ecfr`
- SHA-256: `4eb217a97a723c07cb8f21f04a53c4e2c06e5438c28f7b23805f57b52997cc91`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T05:54:50.797Z
- Exported: 2026-08-23T16:05:21.048Z
- Document slug: `49-cfr-199-115`

### Source metadata

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  "cfrTitle": 49,
  "part": "199",
  "section": "199.115",
  "subpart": "Subpart B—Drug Testing",
  "corpusVersion": "2026-08-18",
  "jurisdiction": "US"
}
```