[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 49, Volume 4] [Revised as of October 1, 2005] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 49CFR240.219] [Page 751-752] TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PART 240_QUALIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS--Table of Contents Subpart C_Implementation of the Certification Process Sec. 240.219 Denial of certification. (a) A railroad shall notify a candidate for certification or recertification of information known to the railroad that forms the basis for denying the person certification and provide the person a reasonable opportunity to explain or rebut that adverse information in writing prior to denying certification. (b) This section does not require further opportunity to comment if the railroad's denial is based solely on factors addressed by Sec. Sec. 240.115, 240.117, and 240.119 and the opportunity to comment afforded by those sections has been provided. (c) If it denies a person certification or recertification, a railroad shall notify the person of the adverse decision [[Page 752]] and explain, in writing, the basis for its denial decision. The document explaining the basis for the denial shall be mailed or delivered to the person within 10 days after the railroad's decision and shall give the date of the decision.