[Federal Register: March 18, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 52)]
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

[CPSC Docket No. 05-C0005]


Polaris Industries Inc.; Final Acceptance of a Settlement
Agreement and Order

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission has finally accepted a Settlement Agreement
with Polaris Industries Inc. containing a civil penalty of $950,000.

DATES: The Settlement Agreement was finally accepted and the Order
issued on March 9, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Seth B. Popkin, Trial Attorney, Office
of Compliance, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington, DC
20207.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 13, 2005, the Commission
provisionally accepted a Settlement Agreement and Order in the matter
of Polaris Industries Inc. and published it for comment in the Federal
Register of January 21, 2005 (70 FR 3188). The Commission received two
comments on the Provisional Settlement Agreement and Order. After
considering those comments, the Commission voted on March 9, 2005, to
finally accept the Settlement Agreement.

    Dated: March 9, 2005.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Order

    Upon consideration of the Settlement Agreement entered into between
Polaris Industries Inc. (``Polaris'') and the U.S. Consumer Product
Safety Commission (``Commission'') staff, and the Commission having
jurisdiction over the subject matter and over Polaris, and it appearing
that the Settlement Agreement and Order is in the public interest, it
is
    Ordered, that the Settlement Agreement be, and hereby is, accepted;
and it is
    Further ordered, that Polaris shall pay a civil penalty in the
amount of nine hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($950,000.00) within
twenty (20) calendar days of service of the final Order upon Polaris.
The payment shall be made by check payable to the order of the United
States Treasury. Upon the failure of Polaris to make the foregoing
payment when due, interest on the unpaid amount shall accrue and be
paid by Polaris at the federal legal rate of interest set forth in the
provisions of 28 U.S.C. 1961(a) and (b).

    Provisionally accepted and Provisional Order issued on the 13th
day of January 2005.

    By order of the Commission:

Todd A. Stevenson,

Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.

    Upon consideration of the Settlement Agreement between Polaris
Industries Inc. and the staff and the comments received on the
provisional Settlement Agreement and Order, the Consumer Product Safety
Commission finally accepts the Settlement Agreement.

    Final Order issued on the 9th day of March, 2005.

    By order of the Commission:

Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.

[FR Doc. 05-5354 Filed 3-17-05; 8:45 am]

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