{"operation":"document","citation":"49 CFR 190.207","title":"Notice of probable violation.","source_type":"regulation","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"current","official":true,"published_on":null,"effective_on":"2026-08-18","summary":"(a) Except as otherwise provided by this subpart, a Regional Director begins an enforcement proceeding by serving a notice of probable violation on a person charging that person with a probable violation of 49 U.S.C. 60101 et seq., 33 U.S.C. 1321(j), or any regulation or order issued thereunder.\n\n(b","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-190-207.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-190-207.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-190-207","source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2026-08-18/title-49/section-190.207","body":"(a) Except as otherwise provided by this subpart, a Regional Director begins an enforcement proceeding by serving a notice of probable violation on a person charging that person with a probable violation of 49 U.S.C. 60101 et seq., 33 U.S.C. 1321(j), or any regulation or order issued thereunder.\n\n(b) A notice of probable violation issued under this section shall include:\n\n(1) Statement of the provisions of the laws, regulations or orders which the respondent is alleged to have violated and a statement of the evidence upon which the allegations are based;\n\n(2) Notice of response options available to the respondent under § 190.208;\n\n(3) If a civil penalty is proposed under § 190.221, the amount of the proposed civil penalty and the maximum civil penalty for which respondent is liable under law; and\n\n(4) If a compliance order is proposed under § 190.217, a statement of the remedial action being sought in the form of a proposed compliance order.\n\n(c) The Regional Director may amend a notice of probable violation at any time prior to issuance of a final order under § 190.213. If an amendment includes any new material allegations of fact, proposes an increased civil penalty amount, or proposes new or additional remedial action under § 190.217, the respondent will have the opportunity to respond under § 190.208.\n\n[45 FR 20413, Mar. 27, 1980, as amended by Amdt. 190-6, 61 FR 18513, Apr. 26, 1996; Amdt. 190-16, 78 FR 58910, Sept. 25, 2013]","truncated":false,"body_characters":1454}