---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 215.413"
title: "49"
number: "215.413"
heading: "Payment of penalty; compromise."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/215.413"
---

# §215.413. Payment of penalty; compromise.

- (a) Payment of a civil monetary penalty may be made by credit card, certified check, money order, or wire transfer. Payment by credit card must be made via the internet at https://www.pay.gov/paygov/. Instructions for online payment are found on the website. Payments made by certified check or money order should be made payable to the Federal Railroad Administration and sent to DOT/FRA, M.M.A.C., AMK-324, HQ-RM 181, P.O. Box 25082, Oklahoma City, OK 73125. Overnight express payments may be sent to DOT/FRA, M.M.A.C., AMK-324, HQ-RM 181, 6500 South MacArthur Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73169.
- (b) At any time before an order requiring payment of a civil monetary penalty is referred to the Attorney General for collection, the respondent may offer to compromise for a specific amount by contacting the Office of the Chief Counsel.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 89 FR 103693, Dec. 19, 2024, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 20102-03, 20107, 20171; 28 U.S.C. 2461; and 49 CFR 1.89.

### Source

Source: 44 FR 77340, Dec. 31, 1979, unless otherwise noted.