PUBLIC LAW 94-163—DEC. 22, 1975
89 STAT. 913
"(D) The Secretary may prescribe rules for purposes of carrying Rules, out the provisions of this paragraph. " (b)(1)(A) Any manufacturer whom the Secretary determines Amounts, under subsection (a) to have violated a provision of section 507(1), shall be liable to the United States for a civil penalty equal to (i) $5 for each tenth of a mile per gallon by which the average fuel economy of the passenger automobiles manufactured by such manufacturer during such model year is exceeded by the applicable average fuel economy standard established under section 502(a) and (c), multiplied by (ii) the total number of passenger automobiles manufactured by such manufacturer during such model year. "(B) Any manufacturer whom the Secretary determines under subsection (a) to have violated section 507(2) shall be liable to the United States for a civil penalty equal to (i) $5 for each tenth of a mile per gallon by which the applicable average fuel economy standard exceeds the average fuel economy of automobiles to which such standard applies, and which are manufactured by such manufacturer during the model year in which the violation occurs, multiplied by (ii) the total number of automobiles to which such standard applies and which are manufactured by such manufacturer during such model year. "(2) Any person whom the Secretary determines under subsection (a) to have violated a provision of section 507(3) shall be liable to the United States for a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 for each violation. Each day of a continuing violation shall constitute a separate violation for purposes of this paragraph. "(3) The amount of such civil penalty shall be assessed by the Modification. Secretary by written notice. The Secretary shall have the discretion to compromise, modify, or remit, with or without conditions, any civil penalty assessed under this subsection against any person, except that any civil penalty assessed for a violation of section 507(1) or (2) may be so compromised, modified, or remitted only to the extent— " (A) necessary to prevent the insolvency or bankruptcy of such manufacturer, "(B) such manufacturer shows that the violation of section 507 (1) or (2) resulted from an act of God, a strike, or a fire, or "(C) the Federal Trade Commission has certified that modification of such penalty is necessary to prevent a substantial lessening of competition, as determined under paragraph (4). The Attorney General shall collect any civil penalty for which a manufacturer is liable under this subsection in a civil action under subsection (c)(2) (unless the manufacturer pays such penalty to the Secretary). "(4) Not later than 30 days after a determination by the Secretary under subsection (a)(2) that a manufacturer has violated section 507 (1) or (2), such manufacturer may apply to the Federal Trade Commission for a certification under this paragraph. If the manufacturer shows and the Federal Trade Commission determines that modification of the civil penalty for which such manufacturer is otherwise liable is necessary to prevent a substantial lessening of competition in that segment of the automobile industry subject to the standard with respect to which such penalty was assessed, the Commission shall so certify. The certification shall specify the maximum amount that such penalty may be reduced. To the maximum extent practicable, the Commission shall render a decision with respect to an application under this paragraph not later than 90 days after the application is filed with the Commission. A proceeding under this paragraph shall not have the effect of
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