[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 3]
[Revised as of October1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR190.223]

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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
 CHAPTER I--RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
                       TRANSPORTATION (CONTINUED)
 
PART 190 --PIPELINE SAFETY PROGRAMS AND RULEMAKING PROCEDURES--Table of Contents
 
                         Subpart B--Enforcement
 
Sec. 190.223  Maximum penalties.

    (a) Any person who is determined to have violated a provision of 49 
U.S.C. 60101 et seq. or any regulation or order issued thereunder, is 
subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $25,000 for each violation for 
each day the violation continues except that the maximum civil penalty 
may not exceed $500,000 for any related series of violations.
    (b) Any person who knowingly violates a regulation or order under 
this subchapter applicable to offshore gas gathering lines issued under 
the authority of 49 U.S.C. 5101 et seq is liable for a civil penalty of 
not more than $25,000 for each violation, and if any such violation is a 
continuing one, each day of violation constitutes a separate offense.
    (c) Any person who is determined to have violated any standard or 
order under 49 U.S.C. 60103 shall be subject to a civil penalty of not 
to exceed $50,000, which penalty shall be in addition to any other 
penalties to which such person may be subject under paragraph (a) of 
this section.
    (d) No person shall be subject to a civil penalty under this section 
for the violation of any requirement of this subchapter and an order 
issued under Sec. 190.217, Sec. 190.219 or Sec. 190.233 if both 
violations are based on the same act.

[45 FR 20413, Mar. 27, 1980, as amended by Amdt. 190-2, 54 FR 32344, 
Aug. 7, 1989; Amdt. 190-6, 61 FR 18515, Apr. 26, 1996; 61 FR 38403, July 
24, 1996]