[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 49, Volume 4]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

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

[CITE: 49CFR209.101]



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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

       CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 

                             TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 209_RAILROAD SAFETY ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES--Table of Contents

 

                 Subpart B_Hazardous Materials Penalties

 

Sec. 209.101  Civil penalties generally.



                             Civil Penalties





    (a) Sections 209.101 through 209.121 prescribe rules of procedure 

for the assessment of civil penalties pursuant to the Federal hazardous 

materials transportation safety law, 49 U.S.C. Chapter 51.

    (b) When the FRA has reason to believe that a person has knowingly 

committed an act which is a violation of any provision of subchapter B 

or C of chapter I, subtitle B of this title for which the FRA exercises 

enforcement responsibility or any waiver or order issued thereunder, it 

may conduct a proceeding to assess a civil penalty.



[42 FR 56742, Oct. 28, 1977, as amended at 61 FR 38646, July 25, 1996]