49 CFR 513.12 - Procedures applicable to the payment of awards.

Regulations last checked for updates: Jan 18, 2025

Title 49 - Transportation last revised: Jan 16, 2025

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§ 513.12 - Procedures applicable to the payment of awards.

(a) A recipient of a whistleblower award is entitled to payment on the award only to the extent that a monetary sanction upon which the award is based is collected in the covered action.

(b) Payment of a whistleblower award for a monetary sanction collected in connection with a covered action shall be made within a reasonable time following the later of:

(1) The date on which the monetary sanction totaling over $1,000,000 is collected; or

(2) The completion of the appeals process for all award determination claims arising from the Administrator's Order relating to the covered action.

authority: 49 U.S.C. 322 and 49 U.S.C. 30172; delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.95

source: 89 FR 101972, Dec. 17, 2024, unless otherwise noted.

cite as: 49 CFR 513.12