16 CFR § 1.94 - Commission proceeding to assess civil penalty.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t16/s1.94"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "16 CFR § 1.94 - Commission proceeding to assess civil penalty."
title_number: 16
title_name: "Commercial Practices"
section_number: "1.94"
section_name: "Commission proceeding to assess civil penalty."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "ORGANIZATION, PROCEDURES AND RULES OF PRACTICE"
part_number: "1"
part_name: "GENERAL PROCEDURES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "15 U.S.C. 46; 15 U.S.C. 57a; 5 U.S.C. 552; 5 U.S.C. 601 note."
regulatory_source: "32 FR 8444, June 13, 1967, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1"
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# 1.94 Commission proceeding to assess civil penalty.
If the respondent fails to elect to have the procedures of § 1.95 apply, the Commission shall determine whether to issue a complaint and thereby commence an adjudicative proceeding in conformance with section 333(d)(2)(A) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, 42 U.S.C. 6303(d)(2)(A). If the Commission votes to issue a complaint, the proceeding shall be conducted in accordance with subparts B, C, D, E and F of part 3 of this chapter, unless otherwise ordered in the notice of proposed penalty. In assessing a penalty, the Commission shall take into account the factors listed in § 1.97.