20 CFR § 498.126 - Settlement.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t20/s498.126"
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title: "20 CFR § 498.126 - Settlement."
title_number: 20
title_name: "Employees' Benefits"
section_number: "498.126"
section_name: "Settlement."
chapter_name: "SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION"
part_number: "498"
part_name: "CIVIL MONETARY PENALTIES, ASSESSMENTS AND RECOMMENDED EXCLUSIONS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Secs. 702(a)(5), 1129, and 1140 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 902(a)(5), 1320a-8, and 1320b-10)."
regulatory_source: "60 FR 58226, Nov. 27, 1995, unless otherwise noted."
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# 498.126 Settlement.

The Inspector General has exclusive authority to settle any issues or case, without the consent of the administrative law judge or the Commissioner, at any time prior to a final determination. Thereafter, the Commissioner or his or her designee has such exclusive authority.