[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR6.33]

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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
          Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Transportation
 
PART 6_IMPLEMENTATION OF EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT IN AGENCY PROCEEDINGS
--Table of Contents
 
            Subpart C_Procedures for Considering Applications
 
Sec.  6.33  Decision.

    The administrative law judge shall issue an initial decision on the 
application as soon as possible after completion of proceedings on the 
application. The decision shall also include, if at issue, findings on 
whether the Department's position was substantially justified, whether 
the applicant unduly protracted the proceedings, or whether special 
circumstances make an award unjust. If the applicant has sought an award 
against more than one agency, the decision shall allocate responsibility 
for payment or any award made among the agencies, and shall explain the 
reasons for the allocation made.

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