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1 (h) Nothing in this Act shall prohibit any transporta- 



2 tion for dumping or dumpuig of material where such trans- 



3 portation or dumping is necessary, in an emergency, to safe- 



4 guard human life. Such transportation or dumpmg shall 



5 be reported to the Administrator within such times and 



6 under such conditions as he may prescribe by regulation. 



7 PENALTIES 



8 Sec. 6. (a) A person who violates section 4 of this 



9 Act, or regulations promulgated under this Act, or a per- 



10 mit issued under this Act by the Administrator shall be 



11 liable to a civil penalty of not more than $50,000 for e^ch 



12 violation to be assessed l)y the Administrator. No penalty 



13 shall be assessed until the person charged shall have been 



14 given notice and an opportunity for a hearing on such 



15 violation. Anv such civil penalt}^ may be compromised 



16 by the Administrator. In determining the amount of the 



17 penalt}^, or the amount agreed upon in compromise, the 



18 gravity of the violation and the demonstrated good faith 



19 of the person charged in attempting to achieve rapid com- 



20 pliance after notification of a violation shall be considered 



21 Ijy said Administrator. Upon failure of the offending party 



22 to pay the penalty, the Administrator may request the 



23 Attorney Genei'al to commence an action in the appropriate 



24 district court of the United States for such relief as may 



25 be appropriate. 



