# Can you settle a PIE proceeding?

**Citation:** 49 CFR 40.395  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 2026-08-18  
**Published:** Not stated

At any time before the Director's decision, you and the initiating official can, with the Director's concurrence, settle a PIE proceeding.

## Document text

At any time before the Director's decision, you and the initiating official can, with the Director's concurrence, settle a PIE proceeding.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2026-08-18/title-49/section-40.395>
- Source ID: `ecfr`
- SHA-256: `e2ada2c9a9b42fbdbf82b1e7947910a8332d9ccb2c9b3b1bc8b9383f58ed50dd`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T05:54:21.729Z
- Exported: 2026-08-23T11:24:38.504Z
- Document slug: `49-cfr-40-395`

### Source metadata

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  "cfrTitle": 49,
  "part": "40",
  "section": "40.395",
  "subpart": "Subpart R—Public Interest Exclusions",
  "corpusVersion": "2026-08-18",
  "jurisdiction": "US"
}
```