{"data":{"id":"us/29-cfr-16.303","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"29 CFR 16.303","heading":"Settlement.","body":"The applicant and agency counsel 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 agency's standard settlement procedure. If a prevailing party and agency 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 29—Labor","Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of Labor","PART 16—EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT","Subpart C—Procedures for Considering Applications"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-29.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:20Z","sha256":"461eca075f62180d0d9b3b0f71415aafc4b243062cf3831c082b1bedf29f56c4","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/29-cfr-16.302","next":"us/29-cfr-16.304"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}