[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR171.21]

[Page 104]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
 CHAPTER I--RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
                             TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 171--GENERAL INFORMATION, REGULATIONS, AND DEFINITIONS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 171.21  Assistance in investigations and special studies.

    (a) A carrier who is responsible for reporting an incident under the 
provisions of Sec. 171.16 shall make all records and information 
pertaining to the incident available to an authorized representative or 
special agent of the Department upon request. The carrier shall give an 
authorized representative or special agent of the Department reasonable 
assistance in the investigation of the incident.
    (b) If the Department makes an inquiry to a carrier of hazardous 
materials in connection with a study of incidents, the carrier shall--
    (1) Respond to the inquiry within 30 days after its receipt or 
within such other time as the inquiry may specify; and
    (2) Provide full, true, and correct answers to any questions 
included in the inquiry.

[Amdt. 171-101, 54 FR 25813, June 19, 1989, as amended at 66 FR 45378, 
Aug. 28, 2001]