{"data":{"id":"us/40-cfr-17.24","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"40 CFR 17.24","heading":"Settlement.","body":"A prevailing party and EPA 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 EPA 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 40—Protection of Environment","CHAPTER I—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL","PART 17—IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT IN EPA ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS","Subpart C—Procedures for Considering Applications"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-40.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:04Z","sha256":"62006dca1d9a20237c67da90245e3d4a980f59b93dd762fcb2c8c0f7729f0adc","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/40-cfr-17.23","next":"us/40-cfr-17.25"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}