[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 41, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 41CFR60-30.13]

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           TITLE 41--PUBLIC CONTRACTS AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
 
   CHAPTER 60--OFFICE OF FEDERAL CONTRACT COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS, EQUAL 
                         EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY,
                           DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 60-30--RULES OF PRACTICE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS TO ENFORCE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER 11246--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 60-30.13  Consent findings and order.

    (a) General. At any time after the issuance of a complaint and prior 
to or during the reception of evidence in any proceeding, the parties 
may jointly move to defer the receipt of any evidence for a reasonable 
time to permit negotiation of an agreement containing consent findings 
and an order disposing of the whole or any part of the proceeding. The 
allowance of such deferment and the duration thereof shall be in the 
discretion of the Administrative Law Judge after consideration of the 
nature of the proceeding, the requirments of the public interest, the 
representations of the parties, and the probability of an agreement 
being reached which will result in a just disposition of the issues 
involved.
    (b) Content. Any agreement containing consent findings and an order 
disposing of a proceeding shall also provide:
    (1) That the order shall have the same force and effect as an order 
made after full hearing;
    (2) That the entire record on which any order may be based shall 
consist solely of the complaint and the agreement;

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    (3) That any further procedural steps are waived; and
    (4) That any right to challenge or contest the validity of the 
findings and order entered into in accordance with the agreement is 
waived.
    (c) Submission. On or before the expiration of the time granted for 
negotiations, the parties or their counsel may:
    (1) Submit the proposed agreement to the Administrative Law Judge 
for his consideration;
    (2) Inform the Administrative Law Judge that agreement cannot be 
reached.
    (d) Disposition. In the event an agreement containing consent 
findings and an order is submitted within the time allowed, the 
Administrative Law Judge, within 30 days, shall accept such agreement by 
issuing his decision based upon the agreed findings, and his decision 
shall consititute the final Administrative order.

[43 FR 49259, Oct. 20, 1978; 43 FR 51401, Nov. 3, 1978]

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