Section 13.19

14 CFR Ch. I (1-1-19 Edition)

FAA agrees to make no finding of violation. Under such agreement, a compromise order is issued following the
payment of the agreed-on amount or
the signing of a promissory note. The
compromise order states the following:
(i) The individual has paid a civil
penalty or has signed a promissory
note providing for installment payments;
(ii) The FAA makes no finding of violation; and
(iii) The compromise order will not
be used as evidence of a prior violation
in any subsequent civil penalty proceeding or certificate action proceeding.
(2) An agency attorney may compromise the amount of any civil penalty proposed or assessed in an order.
(j) Payment. (1) An individual must
pay a civil penalty by:
(i) Sending a certified check or
money order, payable to the Federal
Aviation Administration, to the FAA
office identified in the order of assessment, or
(ii) Making an electronic funds transfer according to the directions specified in the order of assessment.
(2) The civil penalty must be paid
within 30 days after service of the order
of assessment, unless an appeal is filed
with the National Transportation Safety Board. The civil penalty must be
paid within 30 days after a final order
of the Board or the Court of Appeals affirms the order of assessment in whole
or in part.
(k) Collection of civil penalties. If an
individual does not pay a civil penalty
imposed by an order of assessment or
other final order, the Administrator
may take action provided under the
law to collect the penalty.

that renders the aircraft ineligible for
registration.
(b) If, as a result of such a reinspection re-examination, or other investigation made by the Administrator
under section 609 of the FA Act, the
Administrator determines that the
public interest and safety in air commerce requires it, the Administrator
may issue an order amending, suspending, or revoking, all or part of any
type certificate, production certificate,
airworthiness certificate, airman certificate, air carrier operating certificate, air navigation facility certificate,
or air agency certificate. This authority may be exercised for remedial purposes in cases involving the Hazardous
Materials
Transportation
Act
(49
U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) or regulations issued
under that Act. This authority is also
exercised by the Chief Counsel, the Assistant Chief Counsel, Enforcement,
the Assistant Chief Counsel, Regulations, the Assistant Chief Counsel, Europe, Africa, and Middle East Area Office, each Regional Counsel, and the
Aeronautical Center Counsel. If the Administrator finds that any aircraft registered under Part 47 of this chapter is
ineligible for registration, the Administrator issues an order suspending or
revoking that certificate. This authority as to aircraft found ineligible for
registration is also exercised by each
Regional Counsel, the Aeronautical
Center Counsel, and the Assistant
Chief Counsel, Europe, Africa, and Middle East Area Office.
(c) Before issuing an order under
paragraph (b) of this section, the Chief
Counsel, the Assistant Chief Counsel,
Enforcement, the Assistant Chief
Counsel, Regulations, the Assistant
Chief Counsel, Europe, Africa, and Middle East Area Office, each Regional
Counsel, or the Aeronautical Center
Counsel advises the certificate holder
of the charges or other reasons upon
which the Administrator bases the proposed action and, except in an emergency, allows the holder to answer any
charges and to be heard as to why the
certificate should not be amended, suspended, or revoked. The holder may, by
checking the appropriate box on the
form that is sent to the holder with the
notice of proposed certificate action,
elect to - 

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Section 13.19

Certificate action.

(a) Under section 609 of the Federal
Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. 1429), the
Administrator may reinspect any civil
aircraft, aircraft engine, propeller, appliance, air navigation facility, or air
agency, and may re-examine any civil
airman. Under section 501(e) of the FA
Act, any Certificate of Aircraft Registration may be suspended or revoked
by the Administrator for any cause

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