{"operation":"document","citation":"49 CFR 40.399","title":"How does the Department notify service agents of its decision?","source_type":"regulation","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"current","official":true,"published_on":null,"effective_on":"2026-08-18","summary":"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:\n\n(a) If the decision is not to issue a PIE, a statement of the reasons for the decision, including findings of fact","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-40-399.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-40-399.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-40-399","source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2026-08-18/title-49/section-40.399","body":"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:\n\n(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.\n\n(b) If the decision is to issue a PIE—\n\n(1) A reference to the NOPE;\n\n(2) A statement of the reasons for the decision, including findings of fact with respect to any material factual issues that were in dispute;\n\n(3) A statement of the scope of the PIE; and\n\n(4) A statement of the duration of the PIE.","truncated":false,"body_characters":670}