Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 10.12.2001

Revised Options for Responding to Notices of Violations

The Coast Guard proposes changing the procedure for Notices of Violation when the recipient fails to either accept or decline it within 45 days. Instead of automatically converting the Notice of Violation to a marine violation case with its lengthier processing and potentially higher penalties, we would treat the Notice of Violation as a default and proceed with the civil penalty. Our proposal would not change the party's existing option to choose marine violation processing at any time during the 45-day response period.