---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 1.198"
title: "7"
number: "1.198"
heading: "Settlement."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/1.198"
---

# §1.198. 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. If a 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

### Source

Source: 67 FR 63237, Oct. 11, 2002, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, unless otherwise noted.