---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 604.33"
title: "49"
number: "604.33"
heading: "Agency initiation of investigation."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/604.33"
---

# §604.33. Agency initiation of investigation.

- (a) Notwithstanding any other provision under this part, FTA may initiate its own investigation of any matter within the applicability of this part without having received a complaint. The investigation may include, without limitation, any of the actions described in [§ 604.32](/cfr/49/604.32.md).
- (b) Following the initiation of an investigation under this section, FTA sends a notice to the entities subject to investigation. The notice will set forth the areas of FTA's concern and the reasons; request a response to the notice within 30 days of the date of service; and inform the respondent that FTA will, in its discretion, invite good faith efforts to resolve the matter.
- (c) If the matters addressed in the FTA notice are not resolved informally, the Chief Counsel may refer the matter to a Presiding Official.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 5323(d); 49 CFR 1.91.

### Source

Source: 73 FR 2345, Jan. 14, 2008, as amended at 90 FR 28213, July 1, 2025, unless otherwise noted.