15 CFR § 904.101 - Notice of violation and assessment (NOVA).
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t15/s904.101"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "15 CFR § 904.101 - Notice of violation and assessment (NOVA)."
title_number: 15
title_name: "Commerce and Foreign Trade"
section_number: "904.101"
section_name: "Notice of violation and assessment (NOVA)."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL REGULATIONS"
part_number: "904"
part_name: "CIVIL PROCEDURES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "16 U.S.C. 1801 16 U.S.C. 1531 16 U.S.C. 1361 16 U.S.C. 3371 16 U.S.C. 1431 16 U.S.C. 6901 16 U.S.C. 773 16 U.S.C. 951 16 U.S.C. 5001 16 U.S.C. 3631 42 U.S.C. 9101 30 U.S.C. 1401 16 U.S.C. 971 16 U.S.C. 781 16 U.S.C. 2431 16 U.S.C. 972 16 U.S.C. 916 16 U.S.C. 1151 16 U.S.C. 3601 16 U.S.C. 1851 note; 15 U.S.C. 330 16 U.S.C. 2461 16 U.S.C. 5101 16 U.S.C. 1371 16 U.S.C. 3601 16 U.S.C. 1822 note, 16 U.S.C. 4001 16 U.S.C. 5501 16 U.S.C. 5601 16 U.S.C. 973 16 U.S.C. 1827a, 16 U.S.C. 7701 16 U.S.C. 7801 16 U.S.C. 1826g, 51 U.S.C. 60101 16 U.S.C. 7001 16 U.S.C. 7401 16 U.S.C. 2401 16 U.S.C. 1826k note, 1857 note, 22 U.S.C. 1980, Pub. L. 116-340, 134 Stat. 5128."
regulatory_source: "71 FR 12448, Mar. 10, 2006, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "904"
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# 904.101 Notice of violation and assessment (NOVA).
(a) A NOVA will be issued by NOAA and served on the respondent(s). The NOVA will contain:
(1) A concise statement of the facts believed to show a violation;
(2) A specific reference to the provisions of the Act, regulation, license, permit, agreement, or order allegedly violated;
(3) The findings and conclusions upon which NOAA bases the assessment;
(4) The amount of the civil penalty assessed; and
(5) Information concerning the respondent's rights upon receipt of the NOVA, and will be accompanied by a copy of the regulations in this part governing the proceedings.
(b) In assessing a civil penalty, NOAA will take into account information available to the Agency concerning any factor to be considered under the applicable statute, and any other information that justice or the purposes of the statute require.
(c) The NOVA may also contain a proposal for compromise or settlement of the case. NOAA may also attach documents that illuminate the facts believed to show a violation.
[71 FR 12448, Mar. 10, 2006, as amended at 87 FR 38937, June 30, 2022]