24 C.F.R. § 14.330 Decision.
Title 24 - Housing and Urban Development
The adjudicative officer shall issue an initial decision on the application within 30 days after completion of proceedings on the application. The decision shall include written findings and conclusions on such of the following as are relevant to the decision: (a) The applicant's status as a prevailing party; (b) The applicant's qualification as a party under 5 U.S.C. 504(b)(1)(B); (c) Whether the agency's position was substantially justified; (d) Whether special circumstances make an award unjust; (e) Whether the applicant during the course of the proceedings engaged in conduct that unduly and unreasonably protracted the final resolution of the matter in controversy; and (f) The amounts, if any, awarded for fees and other expenses, with reasons for any difference between the amount requested and the amount awarded. If the applicant has sought an award against more than one agency, the decision shall allocate responsibility for payment of any award made among the agencies, and shall explain the reasons for the allocation made.
Title 24: Housing and Urban Development
PART 14—IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT IN ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS
Subpart C—Procedures for Considering Applications
§ 14.330 Decision.
