---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 17.24"
title: "40"
number: "17.24"
heading: "Settlement."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/17.24"
---

# §17.24. Settlement.


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.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Section 504, Title 5 U.S.C., as amended by sec. 203(a)(1), Equal Access to Justice Act (Title 2 of Pub. L. 96-481, 94 Stat. 2323).

### Source

Source: 48 FR 39936, Sept. 2, 1983, unless otherwise noted.