[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 14, Volume 5, Parts 1200 to end]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 14CFR1262.103]

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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE
 
                          SPACE ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 1262--EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT IN AGENCY PROCEEDINGS--Table of Contents
 
                   Subpart 1262.1--General Provisions
 
Sec. 1262.103  Proceedings covered.

    (a) The Act applies to the following adversary adjudications 
conducted by the Agency:
    (1) Adjudications under 5 U.S.C. 554 in which the position of NASA 
or any other agency of the United States, or any component of an agency, 
is presented by an attorney or other representative who enters an 
appearance and participates in the proceedings;
    (2) Appeals of decisions made pursuant to section 6 of the Contract 
Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 605) before the Board of Contract 
Appeals (BCA) as provided in Section 8 of that Act (41 U.S.C. 607);
    (3) Any hearing conducted under Chapter 38 of Title 31 (31 U.S.C. 
3801, et seq., as amended); and
    (4) Adjudications under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 
1993 (42 U.S.C. 2000bb).
    (b) The Act does not apply to:
    (1) Any proceeding in which this Agency may prescribe a lawful 
present or future rate;

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    (2) Proceedings to grant or renew licenses (note, however, that 
proceedings to modify, suspend, or revoke licenses are covered if they 
are otherwise adversary adjudications); and
    (3) Proceedings which are covered by a compromise or settlement 
agreement, unless specifically consented to in such agreement.
    (c) NASA may also designate a proceeding as an adversary 
adjudication for purposes of the Act by so stating in an order 
initiating the proceeding or designating the matter for hearing. The 
Agency's failure to designate a proceeding as an adversary adjudication 
shall not preclude the filling of an application by a party who believes 
the proceeding is covered by the Act; whether the proceeding is covered 
will then be an issue for resolution in proceedings on the application.
    (d) If a proceeding includes both matters covered by the Act and 
matters specifically excluded from coverage, any award made will include 
only fees and expenses related to covered issues.

[60 FR 12668, Mar. 8, 1995]