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CFR /  Title 40  /  Part 80  /  Sec. 80.1163 What penalties apply under the RFS program?

(a) Any person who is liable for a violation under Sec. 80.1161 is subject to a civil penalty of up to $32,500, as specified in sections 205 and 211(d) of the Clean Air Act, for every day of each such violation and the amount of economic benefit or savings resulting from each violation.

(b) Any person liable under Sec. 80.1161(a) for a violation of Sec. 80.1160(c) for failure to meet a renewable volume obligation, or Sec. 80.1160(e) for causing another party to fail to meet a renewable volume obligation, during any averaging period, is subject to a separate day of violation for each day in the averaging period.

(c) Any person liable under Sec. 80.1161(b) for failure to meet, or causing a failure to meet, a requirement of any provision of this subpart is liable for a separate day of violation for each day such a requirement remains unfulfilled. [72 FR 24004, May 1, 2007]