---
kind: "section"
citation: "28 C.F.R. § 24.304"
title: "28"
number: "24.304"
heading: "Settlement."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/28/24.304"
---

# §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.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 504(c)(1).

### Source

Source: Order No. 975-82, 47 FR 15776, Apr. 13, 1982, unless otherwise noted.