{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-190.225","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 190.225","heading":"Assessment considerations.","body":"In determining the amount of a civil penalty under this part,\n(a) The Associate Administrator will consider:\n(1) The nature, circumstances and gravity of the violation, including adverse impact on the environment;\n(2) The degree of the respondent's culpability;\n(3) The respondent's history of prior offenses;\n(4) Any good faith by the respondent in attempting to achieve compliance;\n(5) The effect on the respondent's ability to continue in business; and\n(b) The Associate Administrator may consider:\n(1) The economic benefit gained from violation, if readily ascertainable, without any reduction because of subsequent damages; and\n(2) Such other matters as justice may require.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation","CHAPTER I—PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","SUBCHAPTER D—PIPELINE SAFETY","PART 190—PIPELINE SAFETY ENFORCEMENT AND REGULATORY PROCEDURES","Subpart B—Enforcement"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-49.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:34Z","sha256":"02ea6952064faf5e1c845b2a5017083e3271edaf8cd0e692b36d1527e11c36fa","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-190.223","next":"us/49-cfr-190.227"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}