Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: May 6, 2024) |
Title 49 - Transportation |
Subtitle B - Other Regulations Relating to Transportation |
Chapter I - Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Department of Transportation |
SubChapter A - Hazardous Materials and Oil Transportation |
Part 107 - Hazardous Materials Program Procedures |
Subpart D - Enforcement |
Compliance Orders and Civil Penalties |
§ 107.309 - Warning letters.
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§ 107.309 Warning letters.
(a) The Associate Administrator may issue a warning letter to any person whom the Associate Administrator believes to have committed a probable violation of the Federal hazardous material transportation law, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, or any provision of this subchapter, subchapter B of this chapter, subchapter C of this chapter, or any special permit issued thereunder.
(b) A warning letter issued under this section includes:
(1) A statement of the facts upon which the Associate Administrator bases its determination that the person has committed a probable violation;
(2) A statement that the recurrence of the probable violations cited may subject the person to enforcement action; and
(3) An opportunity to respond to the warning letter by submitting pertinent information or explanations concerning the probable violations cited therein.
[Amdt. 107-11, 48 FR 2651, Jan. 20, 1983, as amended by Amdt. 107-15, 51 FR 34986, Oct. 1, 1986; Amdt. 107-24, 56 FR 8621, Feb. 28, 1991; Amdt. 107-32, 59 FR 49131, Sept. 26, 1994; Amdt. 107-36, 61 FR 7183, Feb. 26, 1996; 66 FR 45377, Aug. 28, 2001; 84 FR 6947, Feb. 28, 2019]