{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-40.371","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 40.371","heading":"On what information does an initiating official rely in deciding whether to start a PIE proceeding?","body":"(a) An initiating official may rely on credible information from any source as the basis for starting a PIE proceeding.\n(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.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of Transportation","PART 40—PROCEDURES FOR TRANSPORTATION WORKPLACE DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING PROGRAMS","Subpart R—Public Interest Exclusions"],"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":"d188cc13e056fa1f35a9b6bd3230b1522e26bd2dbab3e8988787fb8ac16b6f17","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-40.369","next":"us/49-cfr-40.373"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}