[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 49, Volume 5] [Revised as of October 1, 2007] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 49CFR385.337] [Page 241] TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PART 385_SAFETY FITNESS PROCEDURES--Table of Contents Subpart D_New Entrant Safety Assurance Program Sec. 385.337 What happens if a new entrant refuses to permit a safety audit to be performed on its operations? (a) If a new entrant refuses to permit a safety audit to be performed on its operations, the FMCSA will provide the carrier with written notice that its registration will be revoked and its operations placed out of service unless the new entrant agrees in writing, within 10 days from the service date of the notice, to permit the safety audit to be performed. The initial refusal to permit a safety audit to be performed may subject the new entrant to the penalty provisions in 49 U.S.C. 521(b)(2)(A). (b) If the new entrant does not agree to undergo a safety audit as specified in paragraph (a) of this section, its registration will be revoked and its interstate operations placed out of service effective on the 11th day from the service date of the notice issued under paragraph (a) of this section.