{"data":{"id":"us/28-cfr-24.304","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"28 CFR 24.304","heading":"Settlement.","body":"A prevailing party and Department counsel may agree on a proposed settlement of an 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. If the party and Department counsel agree on a proposed settlement of an award before an application has been filed, the application shall be filed with the proposed settlement.","path":["Title 28—Judicial Administration","CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","PART 24—IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT IN DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS","Subpart C—Procedures for Considering Applications"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-28.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:14Z","sha256":"3f3be5e7bbf17fe37f0b40be96da48c55391784ec61d040003f8dcdd2f382566","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/28-cfr-24.303","next":"us/28-cfr-24.305"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}