{"data":{"id":"us/39-cfr-960.17","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"39 CFR 960.17","heading":"Settlement.","body":"The applicant and the Postal Service 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. If a prevailing party and Postal Service 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 39—Postal Service","CHAPTER I—UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE","SUBCHAPTER N—PROCEDURES","PART 960—EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT IN POSTAL SERVICE PROCEEDINGS","Subpart C—Procedures for Considering Applications"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-39.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:51Z","sha256":"eb0e02a678b761933e1f838c4ee6b9f33b6971b2d3bd9c49298c0c10fffbdb0c","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/39-cfr-960.16","next":"us/39-cfr-960.18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}