43 C.F.R. § 4.613 When may I file an application for an award?
Title 43 - Public Lands: Interior
(a) You may file an application whenever you have prevailed in the proceeding or in a significant and discrete substantive portion of the proceeding. You must file the application no later than 30 days after the final disposition of the proceeding. (b) Consideration of an application for an award must be stayed if: (1) Any party seeks review or reconsideration of a decision in a proceeding in which you believe you have prevailed; or (2) The Department or other agency (or the United States on its behalf) appeals an adversary adjudication to a court. (c) A stay under paragraph (b)(1) of this section will continue until there has been a final disposition of the review or reconsideration of the decision. A stay under paragraph (b)(2) of this section will continue until either: (1) A final and unreviewable decision is rendered by the court on the appeal; or (2) The underlying merits of the case have been finally determined.
Title 43: Public Lands: Interior
PART 4—DEPARTMENT HEARINGS AND APPEALS PROCEDURES
Subpart F—Implementation of the Equal Access to Justice Act in Agency Proceedings
Information Required From Applicants
§ 4.613 When may I file an application for an award?
