§4.625. How will my application be decided?
43 C.F.R. § 4.625
The adjudicative officer must issue a decision on the application promptly after completion of proceedings on the application. The decision must include written findings and conclusions on all of the following that are relevant to the decision:
Your eligibility and status as a prevailing party;
The amount awarded, and an explanation of the reasons for any difference between the amount requested and the amount awarded;
Whether the position of the Department or other agency was substantially justified;
Whether you unduly protracted the proceedings; and
Whether special circumstances make an award unjust.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Authority
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 504(c)(1).
Source
Source: 71 FR 6366, Feb. 8, 2006, unless otherwise noted.
Authority
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, 503-504; 25 U.S.C. 9, 372-74, 410, 2201 et seq.; 43 U.S.C. 1201, 1457; Pub. L. 99-264, 100 Stat. 61, as amended.
Source
Source: 36 FR 7186, Apr. 15, 1971, unless otherwise noted.