---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 40.411"
title: "49"
number: "40.411"
heading: "What is the role of the DOT Inspector General's office?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/40.411"
---

# §40.411. What is the role of the DOT Inspector General's office?

- (a) Any person may bring concerns about waste, fraud, or abuse on the part of a service agent to the attention of the DOT Office of Inspector General.
- (b) In appropriate cases, the Office of Inspector General may pursue criminal or civil remedies against a service agent.
- (c) The Office of Inspector General may provide factual information to other DOT officials for use in a PIE proceeding.

## 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.