[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: 19CFR172.21]

[Page 314-315]
 
                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
 
  CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
 
PART 172--CLAIMS FOR LIQUIDATED DAMAGES; PENALTIES SECURED BY BONDS--Table of Contents
 
                   Subpart C--Disposition of Petitions
 
Sec. 172.21  Decisions effective for limited time.


    A decision to mitigate a penalty or to cancel a claim for liquidated 
damages upon condition that a stated amount is paid will be effective 
for not

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more than 60 days from the date of notice to the petitioner of such 
decision unless the decision itself prescribes a different effective 
period. If payment of the stated amount is not made or a petition or a 
supplemental petition is not filed in accordance with regulation, the 
full penalty or claim for liquidated damages will be deemed applicable 
and will be enforced by promptly transmitting the matter, after required 
collection action, if appropriate, to the appropriate office of the 
Chief Counsel for preparation for referral to the Department of Justice 
unless other action has been directed by the Commissioner of Customs. 
Any such case may also be the basis for a sanction action commenced in 
accordance with regulations in this chapter.