[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 19, Volume 2]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 19CFR172.21]

[Page 317]
 
                        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 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.