ARSA praises Mica's standing up for small businesses
The Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA) praised U.S.

The Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA) praised U.S. House of Representatives Aviation subcommittee chairman John Mica (R-Fla.) for urging the FAA to re-evaluate its recent proposal to subject employees of thousands of small businesses that indirectly serve the aviation industry to mandatory drug and alcohol testing.

The FAA had received comments earlier from the Small Business Administration (SBA) faulting the agency for its failure to assess the true effect of the drug and alcohol rule on small companies as required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act. In a letter sent to FAA Administrator Marion Blakey last December, Mica and six members of his subcommittee echoed the SBA’s concerns and questioned whether the proposal would further aviation safety.

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