49 CFR § 190.221 - Civil penalties generally.

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title: "49 CFR § 190.221 - Civil penalties generally."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "190.221"
section_name: "Civil penalties generally."
chapter_name: "PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "PIPELINE SAFETY"
part_number: "190"
part_name: "PIPELINE SAFETY ENFORCEMENT AND REGULATORY PROCEDURES"
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authority: "33 U.S.C. 1321(b); 49 U.S.C. 60101"
regulatory_source: "45 FR 20413, Mar. 27, 1980, unless otherwise noted."
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# 190.221 Civil penalties generally.

When a Regional Director has reason to believe that a person has committed an act violating 49 U.S.C. 60101 *et seq.,* 33 U.S.C. 1321(j), or any regulation or order issued thereunder, the Regional Director may initiate proceedings under §§ 190.207 through 190.213 to determine the nature and extent of the violations and appropriate civil penalty.

[Amdt. 190-16, 78 FR 58912, Sept. 25, 2013]