---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 40.371"
title: "49"
number: "40.371"
heading: "On what information does an initiating official rely in deciding whether to start a PIE proceeding?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/40.371"
---

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

- (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](/cfr/49/40.373.md)), 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.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 102, 301, 322, 5331, 20140, 31306, and 54101 et seq.

### Source

Source: 65 FR 79526, Dec. 19, 2000, unless otherwise noted.