(a) Any person (an entity of any type covered under 1 U.S.C. 1, including but not limited to the following: a railroad; a manager, supervisor, official, or other employee or agent of a railroad; any owner, manufacturer, lessor, or lessee of railroad equipment, track, or facilities; any independent contractor providing goods or services to a railroad; and any employee of such owner, manufacturer, lessor, lessee, or independent contractor) who violates any requirement of 49 CFR part 230, subpart A (§§ 230.1 to 230.55) or subpart B (§§ 230.101 to 230.162) as in effect on October 1, 1978, or of the Locomotive Inspection Act, or causes the violation of any such requirement is subject to a civil penalty of at least $500 and not more than $11,000 per violation, except that: Penalties may be assessed against individuals only for willful violations, and, where a grossly negligent violation or a pattern of repeated violations has created an imminent hazard of death or injury to persons, or has caused death or injury, a penalty not to exceed $22,000 per violation may be assessed. Each day a violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.

(b) Any interested person may consult the October 1, 1978 revision of 49 CFR parts 200-999 or obtain a copy of these regulations by contacting the Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Standards and Procedures, 400 7th St., SW., Washington, DC 20590.