[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR16.109]

[Page 273]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
         CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
 
PART 16--CHEMICAL TESTING--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart A--General
 
Sec. 16.109  Public Interest Exclusion (PIE).

    Service agents are subject to Public Interest Exclusion (PIE) 
actions in accordance with 49 CFR Part 40, subpart R. The PIE is an 
action which excludes from participation in DOT's drug and alcohol 
testing program any service agent who, by serious noncompliance with 
this part or with 49 CFR part 40, has shown that it is not currently 
acting in a responsible manner.

[USCG-2000-7759, 66 FR 42968, Aug. 16, 2001]