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Based on 49 CFR 385.337, if a new entrant motor carrier refuses to allow a safety audit of its operations, the following actions and requirements apply:
* Written Notice and 10-Day Warning: FMCSA will send you a written notice stating that your registration will be revoked and your operations placed out of service unless you agree in writing within 10 days from the service date of the notice to let the safety audit take place.
* Consequences of Non-Compliance: If you do not agree in writing within those 10 days, your motor carrier registration will be revoked, and your interstate operations will be placed out of service effectively on the 11th day from the service date of the notice.
* Potential Penalties: Refusing to permit a safety audit may also subject your business to the financial penalty provisions outlined in 49 U.S.C. 521(b)(2)(A), as adjusted for inflation by 49 CFR part 386, appendix B.