[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 31, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 31CFR501.703]

[Page 568]
 
                  TITLE 31--MONEY AND FINANCE: TREASURY
 
 CHAPTER V--OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
 
PART 501_REPORTING, PROCEDURES AND PENALTIES REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
          Subpart D_Trading With the Enemy Act (TWEA) Penalties
 
Sec. 501.703  Overview of civil penalty process and construction of rules.

    (a) The administrative process for enforcing TWEA sanctions programs 
proceeds as follows:
    (1) The Director of the Office of Foreign Assets Control will notify 
a suspected violator (hereinafter ``respondent'') of an alleged 
violation by issuing a ``Prepenalty Notice.'' The Prepenalty Notice 
shall describe the alleged violation(s) and include a proposed civil 
penalty amount.
    (2) The respondent will have 60 days from the date the Prepenalty 
Notice is served to make a written presentation either defending against 
the alleged violation or admitting the violation. A respondent who 
admits a violation may offer information as to why a monetary penalty 
should not be imposed or why, if imposed, the monetary penalty should be 
in a lesser amount than proposed.
    (3) Absent a settlement agreement or a finding that no violation 
occurred, the Director of the Office of Foreign Assets Control will 
issue a ``Penalty Notice.'' The respondent will have 30 days from the 
date of service to either pay the penalty or request a hearing.
    (4) If the respondent requests a hearing, the Director of the Office 
of Foreign Assets Control will have two options:
    (i) The Director may issue an ``Order Instituting Proceedings'' and 
refer the matter to an Administrative Law Judge for a hearing and 
decision; or
    (ii) The Director may determine to discontinue the penalty action 
based on information presented by the respondent.
    (5) Absent review by a Secretary's designee, the decision of the 
Administrative Law Judge will become the final decision of the 
Department without further proceedings.
    (6) If review is taken by a Secretary's designee, the Secretary's 
designee reaches the final decision of the Department.
    (7) A respondent may seek judicial review of the final decision of 
the Department.
    (b) Construction of rules. The rules contained in this subpart shall 
be construed and administered to promote the just, speedy, and 
inexpensive determination of every action. To the extent there is a 
conflict between the rules contained in this subpart and a procedural 
requirement contained in any statute, the requirement in the statute 
shall control.