39 CFR § 960.17 - Settlement.

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title: "39 CFR § 960.17 - Settlement."
title_number: 39
title_name: "Postal Service"
section_number: "960.17"
section_name: "Settlement."
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE"
subchapter_number: "N"
subchapter_name: "PROCEDURES"
part_number: "960"
part_name: "EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT IN POSTAL SERVICE PROCEEDINGS"
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last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 504 (c)(1); 39 U.S.C. 204, 401 (2)."
regulatory_source: "46 FR 45945, Sept. 16, 1981, unless otherwise noted."
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# 960.17 Settlement.

The applicant and the Postal Service 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 Postal Service counsel agree on a proposed settlement of an award before an application has been filed, the application shall be filed with the proposed settlement.