10 C.F.R. § 1013.46 Compromise or settlement.
Title 10 - Energy
(a) Parties may make offers of compromise or settlement at any time. (b) The reviewing official has the exclusive authority to compromise or settle a case under this part at any time after the date on which the reviewing official is permitted to issue a complaint and before the date on which the ALJ issues an initial decision. (c) The authority head has exclusive authority to compromise or settle a case under this part at any time after the date on which the ALJ issues an initial decision, except during the pendency of any review under §1013.42 of this part or during the pendency of any action to collect penalties and assessments under §1013.43 of this part. (d) The Attorney General has exclusive authority to compromise or settle a case under this part during the pendency of any review under §1013.42 of this part or of any action to recover penalties and assessments under 31 U.S.C. 3806. (e) The investigating official may recommend settlement terms to the reviewing official, the authority head, or the Attorney General, as appropriate. The reviewing official may recommend settlement terms to the authority head, or the Attorney General, as appropriate. (f) Any compromise or settlement must be in writing.
Title 10: Energy
PART 1013—PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES AND PROCEDURES
§ 1013.46 Compromise or settlement.
