[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 19, Volume 2]
[Revised as of April 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 19CFR171.11]

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                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
 
  CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
 
PART 171--FINES, PENALTIES, AND FORFEITURES--Table of Contents
 
                     Subpart B--Action on Petitions
 
Sec. 171.11  Petitions acted on by Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures Officer.

    Source: T.D. 00-57, 65 FR 53576, Sept. 5, 2000, unless otherwise 
noted.


    (a) Remission or mitigation authority. Upon receipt of a petition 
for relief submitted pursuant to the provisions of section 618 of the 
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1618), or section 5321(c) of 
title 31, United States Code (31 U.S.C. 5321(c)), or section 320 of 
title 46, United States Code App. (46 U.S.C. App. 320), the Fines, 
Penalties, and Forfeitures Officer is empowered to remit or mitigate on 
such terms and conditions as, under law and in view of the 
circumstances, he or she deems appropriate in accordance with 
appropriate delegations of authority.
    (b) When violation did not occur. Notwithstanding any other 
delegation of authority, the Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures Officer 
is always empowered to cancel any claim when he or she definitely 
determines that the act or omission forming the basis of any claim of 
penalty or forfeiture did not occur.
    (c) When violation is result of vessel in distress. The Fines, 
Penalties, and Forfeitures Officer may remit without payment any penalty 
which arises for violation of the coastwise laws if he or she is 
satisfied that the violation occurred as a direct result of an arrival 
of the transporting vessel in distress.