10 CFR § 12.305 - Settlement.

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title: "10 CFR § 12.305 - Settlement."
title_number: 10
title_name: "Energy"
section_number: "12.305"
section_name: "Settlement."
chapter_name: "NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION"
part_number: "12"
part_name: "IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT IN AGENCY PROCEEDINGS"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 504(c)(1)."
regulatory_source: "59 FR 23121, May 5, 1994, unless otherwise noted."
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# 12.305 Settlement.

The applicant and the NRC 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 NRC's standard settlement procedure. If a prevailing party and the NRC's counsel agree on a proposed settlement of an award before an application has been filed, the application shall be filed with the proposed settlement.