Current textIn force on Sept. 30, 2006Source: annual CFR editions 2001–2016

§ 40.371 On what information does an initiating official rely in deciding whether to start a PIE proceeding?

Current wording, first on file in the 2001 annual edition.

govinfo, 2005 edition ↗

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49 CFR § 40.371 — On what information does an initiating official rely in deciding whether to start a PIE proceeding?. Text in force on September 30, 2006. This wording effective October 1, 2001 to present. Source: govinfo, 2005 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-2005-title49-vol1/CFR-2005-title49-vol1-sec40-371. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/40.371?asof=2006-09-30, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.

(a) An initiating official may rely on credible information from any source as the basis for starting a PIE proceeding.

(b) Before sending a correction notice (see § 40.373), the initiating official informally contacts the service agent to determine if there is any information that may affect the initiating official's determination about whether it is necessary to send a correction notice. The initiating official may take any information resulting from this contact into account in determining whether to proceed under this subpart.

Amendment history

1 distinct wording on file since Oct. 1, 2001

Oct. 1, 2001 → presentannual editions 2001–2016viewing

A new entry appears whenever the regulatory words change between government snapshots. Day-precise from the eCFR (2017 onward); before that, one snapshot per annual CFR edition (revised as of October 1). Bracketed citations are the Federal Register history printed with the section.