---
kind: "section"
citation: "5 C.F.R. § 2610.306"
title: "5"
number: "2610.306"
heading: "Settlement."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/5/2610.306"
---

# §2610.306. Settlement.


The applicant and agency counsel may agree on a proposed settlement of the 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, in accordance with the settlement procedure applicable to the underlying procedure. If an eligible prevailing party and agency 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); 5 U.S.C. App. (Ethics in Government Act of 1978).

### Source

Source: 57 FR 33268, July 28, 1992, unless otherwise noted.