[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 15, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 15CFR18.1]

[Page 182]
 
                  TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE
 
PART 18--ATTORNEY'S FEES AND OTHER EXPENSES--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 18.1  Purpose of these rules.

    The Equal Access to Justice Act, 5 U.S.C. 504 (called ``the Act'' in 
this part), provides for the award of attorney fees and other expenses 
to eligible individuals and entities who are parties to certain 
administrative proceedings (called ``adversary adjudications'') before 
the Department of Commerce (the word Department includes its component 
agencies). An eligible party may receive an award when it prevails over 
the Department, unless the Department's position in the proceeding was 
substantially justified or special circumstances make an award unjust. 
The rules in this part describe the parties that are eligible for awards 
and the Department's proceedings that are covered by the Act. They also 
explain how to apply for awards, and the procedures and standards that 
the Department will use to make them.