{"operation":"document","citation":"49 CFR 107.331","title":"Assessment considerations.","source_type":"regulation","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"current","official":true,"published_on":null,"effective_on":"2026-08-18","summary":"After finding a knowing violation under this subpart, the Office of Chief Counsel assesses a civil penalty taking the following into account:\n\n(a) The nature and circumstances of the violation;\n\n(b) The extent and gravity of the violation;\n\n(c) The degree of the respondent's culpability;\n\n(d) The re","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-107-331.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-107-331.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-107-331","source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2026-08-18/title-49/section-107.331","body":"After finding a knowing violation under this subpart, the Office of Chief Counsel assesses a civil penalty taking the following into account:\n\n(a) The nature and circumstances of the violation;\n\n(b) The extent and gravity of the violation;\n\n(c) The degree of the respondent's culpability;\n\n(d) The respondent's prior violations;\n\n(e) The respondent's ability to pay;\n\n(f) The effect on the respondent's ability to continue in business; and\n\n(g) Such other matters as justice may require.\n\n[Amdt. 107-11, 48 FR 2651, Jan. 20, 1983, as amended by Amdt. 107-30, 58 FR 50500, Sept. 27, 1993; Amdt. 107-38, 61 FR 21100, May 9, 1996]","truncated":false,"body_characters":627}