4 CFR § 28.89 - Attorney's fees and costs.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t4/s28.89"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "4 CFR § 28.89 - Attorney's fees and costs."
title_number: 4
title_name: "Accounts"
section_number: "28.89"
section_name: "Attorney's fees and costs."
chapter_name: "GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL PROCEDURES"
part_number: "28"
part_name: "GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE PERSONNEL APPEALS BOARD; PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO CLAIMS CONCERNING EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES AT THE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "31 U.S.C. 753."
regulatory_source: "58 FR 61992, Nov. 23, 1993, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "28"
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# 28.89 Attorney's fees and costs.
Within 20 days after service of a final decision by the Board, or within 20 days after the date on which an initial decision becomes final pursuant to § 28.87(d), the petitioner, if they are the prevailing party, may submit a request for the award of reasonable attorney's fees and costs. GAO may file a response within 20 days after service of the request. Motions for attorney's fees shall be filed in accordance with § 28.21 of these regulations. Rulings on attorney's fees and costs shall be consistent with the standards set forth at 5 U.S.C. 7701(g). The decision of the administrative judge concerning attorney's fees and costs shall be subject to review and shall become final according to the provisions of § 28.87.
[68 FR 69302, Dec. 12, 2003, as amended at 89 FR 51399, June 18, 2024]