[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 49, Volume 2]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 49CFR107.335]



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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

   CHAPTER I--PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, 

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 107_HAZARDOUS MATERIALS PROGRAM PROCEDURES--Table of Contents

 

                          Subpart D_Enforcement

 

Sec. 107.335  Referral for prosecution.



    If the Associate Administrator becomes aware of a possible willful 

violation of the Federal hazardous material transportation law, this 

subchapter, subchapter C of this chapter, or any exemption, or order 

issued thereunder, for which the Associate Administrator exercises 

enforcement responsibility, it shall report it to the Office of the 

Chief Counsel, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, DC 20590-0001. If 

appropriate, the Chief Counsel refers the report to the Department of 

Justice for criminal prosecution of the offender.



[Amdt. 107-11, 48 FR 2651, Jan. 20, 1983, as amended by Amdt. 107-22, 55 

FR 39978, Oct. 1, 1990; Amdt. 107-24, 56 FR 8621, Feb. 28, 1991; 56 FR 

15510, Apr. 17, 1991; Amdt. 107-32, 59 FR 49131, Sept. 26, 1994; Amdt. 

107-35, 60 FR 49108, Sept. 21, 1995; 66 FR 45377, Aug. 28, 2001]