---
kind: "section"
citation: "29 C.F.R. § 2204.404"
title: "29"
number: "2204.404"
heading: "Settlement."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/29/2204.404"
---

# §2204.404. Settlement.


The applicant and the Secretary may agree on a proposed settlement of the award before final action on the application, either in connection with a settlement of the underlying adversary adjudication, or after the adversary adjudication has been concluded, in accordance with the Commission's standard settlement procedures as set forth in [§ 2200.120](/cfr/29/2200.120.md) of this chapter. If a prevailing party and the Secretary agree on a proposed settlement of an award before an application has been filed, the application shall be filed with the proposed settlement. If a proposed settlement of an underlying proceeding provides that each side shall bear its own expenses and the settlement is accepted, no application may be filed.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 504.

### Source

Source: 86 FR 26659, May 17, 2021, unless otherwise noted.