[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 19, Volume 2]

[Revised as of April 1, 2006]

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

[CITE: 19CFR171.12]



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                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES

 

   CHAPTER I--BUREAU OF CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF 

        HOMELAND SECURITY; DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY (CONTINUED)

 

PART 171_FINES, PENALTIES, AND FORFEITURES--Table of Contents

 

                      Subpart B_Action on Petitions

 

Sec.  171.12  Petitions acted on at Customs Headquarters.



    Upon receipt of a petition for relief filed pursuant to the 

provisions of section 618 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 

U.S.C. 1618), section 5321(c) of title 31, United States Code (31 U.S.C. 

5321(c)), or section 320 of title 46, United States Code App. (46 U.S.C. 

App. 320), involving fines, penalties, and forfeitures which are outside 

of his or her delegated authority, the Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures 

Officer will refer that petition to the Chief, Penalties Branch, Office 

of Regulations and Rulings, Customs Headquarters, who is empowered to 

remit or mitigate on such terms and conditions as, under law and in view 

of the circumstances, he or she deems appropriate, unless there has been 

no delegation to act by the Secretary of the Treasury or his designee. 

In those cases where there has been no delegation to act by the 

Secretary, the Chief, Penalties Branch, will forward the matter to the 

Department with a recommendation.