10 C.F.R. § 851.41 Settlement.
Title 10 - Energy
(a) DOE encourages settlement of a proceeding under this subpart at any time if the settlement is consistent with this part. The Director and a contractor may confer at any time concerning settlement. A settlement conference is not open to the public and DOE does not make a transcript of the conference. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, the Director may resolve any issues in an outstanding proceeding under this subpart with a consent order. (1) The Director and the contractor, or a duly authorized representative thereto, must sign the consent order and indicate agreement to the terms contained therein. (2) A contractor is not required to admit in a consent order that a requirement of this part has been violated. (3) DOE is not required to make a finding in a consent order that a contractor has violated a requirement of this part. (4) A consent order must set forth the relevant facts that form the basis for the order and what remedy, if any, is imposed. (5) A consent order shall constitute a final order.
Title 10: Energy
PART 851—WORKER SAFETY AND HEALTH PROGRAM
Subpart E—Enforcement Process
§ 851.41 Settlement.
