---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 190.219"
title: "49"
number: "190.219"
heading: "Consent order."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/190.219"
---

# §190.219. Consent order.

- (a) At any time prior to the resolution of an enforcement proceeding under [subpart B](/cfr/49/subpartB.md) of this part, the Regional Director and respondent may agree to resolve the case by execution of a consent agreement and order, which may be jointly executed by the parties and issued by the Associate Administrator. Upon execution, the consent order is considered a final order under [§ 190.213](/cfr/49/190.213.md).
- (b) A consent order executed under [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section shall include:
  - (1) An admission by the respondent of all jurisdictional facts;
  - (2) An express waiver of further procedural steps and of all right to seek judicial review or otherwise challenge or contest the validity of that order;
  - (3) An acknowledgement that the notice may be used to construe the terms of the consent order; and
  - (4) A statement of the actions required of the respondent and the time by which such actions shall be accomplished.
- (c) Prior to the execution of a consent agreement and order arising out of a corrective action order under [§ 190.233](/cfr/49/190.233.md), the Associate Administrator will notify any appropriate State official in accordance with [49 U.S.C. 60112(c)](/usc/49/60112.md?p=c).

## Notes

### Amendments

[45 FR 20413, Mar. 27, 1980, as amended by Amdt. 190-6, 61 FR 18514, Apr. 26, 1996; Amdt. 190-16, 78 FR 58912, Sept. 25, 2013; Amdt. No. 190-26, 91 FR 21973, Apr. 24, 2026]

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(b); 49 U.S.C. 60101 et seq.

### Source

Source: 45 FR 20413, Mar. 27, 1980, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[45 FR 20413, Mar. 27, 1980, as amended by Amdt. 190-6, 61 FR 18514, Apr. 26, 1996; Amdt. 190-16, 78 FR 58912, Sept. 25, 2013; Amdt. No. 190-26, 91 FR 21973, Apr. 24, 2026]