{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-1122.3","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 1122.3","heading":"Preliminary Fact-Finding.","body":"The Board staff may, in its discretion, conduct nonpublic Preliminary Fact-Finding, subject to the provisions of § 1122.6, to determine if a matter presents an alleged violation that could be of national or regional significance and subject to the Board's jurisdiction under 49 U.S.C. Subtitle IV, Part A, and warrants a Board-Initiated Investigation. Board staff shall inform the subject of Preliminary Fact-Finding that Preliminary Fact-Finding has commenced. Where it appears from Preliminary Fact-Finding that a Board-Initiated Investigation is warranted, staff shall so recommend to the Board. Where it appears from the Preliminary Fact-Finding that a Board-Initiated Investigation is not warranted, staff shall conclude its Preliminary Fact-Finding and notify any parties involved that the process has been terminated.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation","CHAPTER X—SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD","SUBCHAPTER B—RULES OF PRACTICE","PART 1122—BOARD-INITIATED INVESTIGATIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-49.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:34Z","sha256":"b6868558aaa08e14f6bddd3681d001dd46ced97c4a8f2da6cd71844927a004d3","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-1122.2","next":"us/49-cfr-1122.4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}