{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-40.399","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 40.399","heading":"How does the Department notify service agents of its decision?","body":"If you are a service agent involved in a PIE proceeding, the Director provides you written notice as soon as he or she makes a PIE decision. The notice includes the following elements:\n(a) If the decision is not to issue a PIE, a statement of the reasons for the decision, including findings of fact with respect to any material factual issues that were in dispute.\n(b) If the decision is to issue a PIE—\n(1) A reference to the NOPE;\n(2) A statement of the reasons for the decision, including findings of fact with respect to any material factual issues that were in dispute;\n(3) A statement of the scope of the PIE; and\n(4) A statement of the duration of the PIE.","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":"dc61a5bfbcda10927f44a51b21937caf6bbb044dc0b59ce539fab9c193a1c285","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-40.397","next":"us/49-cfr-40.401"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}