{"data":{"id":"us/17-cfr-201.54","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"17 CFR 201.54","heading":"Settlement.","body":"The applicant and counsel for the Office or Division of the Commission may agree on a proposed settlement of the award before final action on the application, either in connection with a settlement of the underlying proceeding or after the underlying proceeding has been concluded, in accordance with the Commission's standard settlement procedure. See 17 CFR 201.240. If a prevailing party and counsel for the Office or Division of the Commission agree on a proposed settlement of an award before an application has been filed, the application shall be filed with the proposed settlement. If a proposed settlement provides that each side shall bear its own expenses, and the settlement is accepted, no application may be filed.","path":["Title 17—Commodity and Securities Exchanges","CHAPTER II—SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION","PART 201—RULES OF PRACTICE","Subpart B—Regulations Pertaining to the Equal Access to Justice Act"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-17.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:31Z","sha256":"65fb2a9544d18c166878e9d08dae4e6f4d37bc941401e891173c71f3b12aa89f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/17-cfr-201.53","next":"us/17-cfr-201.55"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}