{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-1.198","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 1.198","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. 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 7—Agriculture","Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of Agriculture","PART 1—ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS","Subpart J—Procedures Relating to Awards Under the Equal Access to Justice Act in Proceedings Before the Department"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-7.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:01Z","sha256":"8cd72ea1fbd0c094a25761fdc7c667c6b5ad7bce1925fe074ed9d3f963cd2052","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-1.197","next":"us/7-cfr-1.199"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}