CFR > 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 (§24.301 to §24.309) > 24.304—Settlement.

24.304—Settlement.

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.