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107.301 Delegated authority for enforcement
107.303 Purpose and scope
107.305 Investigations
107.307 General
107.309 Warning letters
107.310 Ticketing
107.311 Notice of probable violations
107.313 Reply
107.315 Admission of violations
107.317 Informal response
107.319 Request for a hearing
107.321 Hearing
107.323 ALJ's decision
107.325 Appeals
107.327 Comproimse and settlement
107.329 Maximum penalties
107.331 Assessment considerations
107.333 Criminal penalties generally
107.335 Referral for prosecution
107.336 Limitation on fines and penalties
107.337 Injunctions generally
107.339 Imminent hazards
 



[Code of Federal Regulations]


[Title 49, Volume 2, Parts 100 to 185]


[Revised as of October 1, 1998]


From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access


[CITE: 49CFR107.315]





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                         Subpart D--Enforcement


 


Sec. 107.315  Admission of violations.





    (a) In responding to a notice of probable violation issued under 


Sec. 107.311, the respondent may admit the alleged violations and agree 


to accept the terms of a proposed compliance order or to pay the amount 


of the preliminarily assessed civil penalty, or, if proposed in the 


notice, both.


    (b) If the respondent agrees to the terms of a proposed compliance 


order, the Chief Counsel issues a final order prescribing the remedial 


action to be taken by the respondent.


    (c) Payment of a civil penalty, when the amount of the penalty 


exceeds $10,000, must be made by wire transfer, through the Federal 


Reserve Communications System (Fedwire), to the account of the U.S. 


Treasury. Detailed instructions on making payments by wire transfer may 


be obtained from the Financial Operations Division (AMZ-320), Federal 


Aviation Administration, Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center, P.O. Box 


25880, Oklahoma City, OK 73125.


    (d) Payment of a civil penalty, when the amount of the penalty is 


$10,000 or less, must be made either by wire transfer, as set forth in 


paragraph (c) of this section, or certified check or money order payable 


to ``U.S. Department of Transportation'' and submitted to the Financial 


Operations Division (AMZ-320), Federal Aviation Administration, Mike 


Monroney Aeronautical Center, P.O. Box 25880, Oklahoma City, OK 73125.





[Amdt. 107-11, 48 FR 265l, Jan. 20, 1983, as amended by Amdt. 107-23, 57 


FR 45453, Oct. 1, 1992; Amdt. 107-29, 58 FR 51527, Oct. 1, 1993; Amdt. 


107-38, 61 FR 21100, May 9, 1996]











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