Current textIn force on March 7, 2022Source: eCFR

§ 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.

eCFR as of March 7, 2022 ↗

49 CFR § 40.371 — On what information does an initiating official rely in deciding whether to start a PIE proceeding?. Text in force on March 7, 2022. This wording effective October 1, 2001 to present. Source: eCFR as of March 7, 2022, https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2022-03-07/title-49/section-40.371. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/40.371?asof=2022-03-07, 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.