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Title 49 - TRANSPORTATIONSubtitle B - OTHER REGULATIONS RELATING TO TRANSPORTATIONChapter I - PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONSubchapter D - PIPELINE SAFETYPart 196 - PROTECTION OF UNDERGROUND PIPELINES FROM EXCAVATION ACTIVITY
Subpart C - ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT PROCESS
Section 196.205 - Can PHMSA assess administrative civil penalties for violations?

49 C.F.R. § 196.205

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Section 196.205 - Can PHMSA assess administrative civil penalties for violations?

Yes. When the Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety has reason to believe that a person has violated any provision of the 49 U.S.C. 60101 et seq. or any regulation or order issued thereunder, including a violation of excavation damage prevention requirements under this part and 49 U.S.C. 60114(d) in a State with an excavation damage prevention law enforcement program PHMSA has deemed inadequate under 49 CFR part 198, subpart D, PHMSA may conduct a proceeding to determine the nature and extent of the violation and to assess a civil penalty.

49 C.F.R. §196.205