1. Regulations
  2. title 45
  3. chapter XI
  4. part 1174
  5. subpart E
  6. § 1174.34

View all text of Subpart E [§ 1174.33 - § 1174.44]

§ 1174.34 - Determining the amount of penalties and assessments.

In determining an appropriate amount of civil penalties and assessments, the ALJ and the authority head, upon appeal, should evaluate any circumstances that mitigate or aggravate the violation and should articulate in their opinions the reasons that support the penalties and assessments they impose.

AUTHORITY: 31 U.S.C. 3801-3812; 5 U.S.C. App. 8G(a)(2).

SOURCE: 86 FR 44628, Aug. 13, 2021, unless otherwise noted.

CITE AS: 45 CFR 1174.34