---
kind: "section"
citation: "16 C.F.R. § 1.94"
title: "16"
number: "1.94"
heading: "Commission proceeding to assess civil penalty."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/16/1.94"
---

# §1.94. Commission proceeding to assess civil penalty.


If the respondent fails to elect to have the procedures of [§ 1.95](/cfr/16/1.95.md) apply, the Commission shall determine whether to issue a complaint and thereby commence an adjudicative proceeding in conformance with [section 333(d)(2)(A)](/cfr/16/333.md?p=d-2-A) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, [42 U.S.C. 6303(d)(2)(A)](/usc/42/6303.md?p=d-2-A). If the Commission votes to issue a complaint, the proceeding shall be conducted in accordance with subparts [B](/cfr/16/subpartB.md), [C](/cfr/16/subpartC.md), D, E and F of [part 3](/cfr/16/part3.md) of this chapter, unless otherwise ordered in the notice of proposed penalty. In assessing a penalty, the Commission shall take into account the factors listed in [§ 1.97](/cfr/16/1.97.md).


## Notes

### Source

Source: 45 FR 67318, Oct. 10, 1980, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 46; 15 U.S.C. 57a; 5 U.S.C. 552; 5 U.S.C. 601 note.

### Source

Source: 32 FR 8444, June 13, 1967, unless otherwise noted.