# How does the Department notify service agents of its decision?

**Citation:** 49 CFR 40.399  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 2026-08-18  
**Published:** Not stated

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:

(a) If the decision is not to issue a PIE, a statement of the reasons for the decision, including findings of fact

## Document text

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:

(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.

(b) If the decision is to issue a PIE—

(1) A reference to the NOPE;

(2) A statement of the reasons for the decision, including findings of fact with respect to any material factual issues that were in dispute;

(3) A statement of the scope of the PIE; and

(4) A statement of the duration of the PIE.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2026-08-18/title-49/section-40.399>
- Source ID: `ecfr`
- SHA-256: `1ca868301e59b9ac44133569e089b7c5fc69467f9ef541d2695a32041edbf3df`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T05:54:21.729Z
- Exported: 2026-08-23T11:00:23.351Z
- Document slug: `49-cfr-40-399`

### Source metadata

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  "cfrTitle": 49,
  "part": "40",
  "section": "40.399",
  "subpart": "Subpart R—Public Interest Exclusions",
  "corpusVersion": "2026-08-18",
  "jurisdiction": "US"
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```