[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 3]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR190.221]

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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. 190.221  Civil penalties generally.

    When the Associate Administrator, OPS has reason to believe that a 
person has committed an act which is a violation of any provision of the 
49 U.S.C. 60101 et seq. or any regulation or order issued thereunder, 
proceedings under Sec. Sec. 190.207 through 190.213 may be conducted to 
determine the nature and extent of the violations and to assess and, if 
appropriate, compromise a civil penalty.

[Amdt. 190-6, 61 FR 18515, Apr. 26, 1996]