§ 1122.1 Definitions.

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Title 49 CFR: Transportation › Chapter X: SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD › Part 1122: BOARD-INITIATED INVESTIGATIONS › § 1122.1: § 1122.1 Definitions.

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(a)

Board-Initiated Investigation

means an investigation instituted by the Board pursuant to an Order of Investigation and conducted in accordance with Section 12 of the Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2015, now incorporated and codified at 49 U.S.C. 11701.

(b)

Formal Board Proceeding

means a public proceeding instituted by the Board pursuant to an Order to Show Cause after a Board-Initiated Investigation has been conducted.

(c)

Investigating officer(s)

means the individual(s) designated by the Board in an Order of Investigation to conduct a Board-Initiated Investigation.

(d)

Preliminary Fact-Finding

means an informal fact-gathering inquiry conducted by Board staff prior to the opening of a Board-Initiated Investigation.

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