[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 33, Volume 1]

[Revised as of July 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 33CFR20.502]



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                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS

 

         CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

 

PART 20_RULES OF PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND EVIDENCE FOR FORMAL 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS OF THE COAST GUARD--Table of Contents

 

                  Subpart E_Conferences and Settlements

 

Sec. 20.502  Settlements.



    (a) The parties may submit a proposed settlement to the ALJ.

    (b) The proposed settlement must be in the form of a proposed 

decision, accompanied by a motion for its entry. The decision must 

recite the reasons that make it acceptable, and it must be signed by the 

parties or their representatives.

    (c) The proposed decision must contain--

    (1) An admission of all jurisdictional facts;

    (2) An express waiver of--

    (i) Any further procedural steps before the ALJ; and

    (ii) All rights to seek judicial review, or otherwise challenge or 

contest the validity, of the decision;

    (3) A statement that the decision will have the same force and 

effect as would a decision made after a hearing; and

    (4) A statement that the decision resolves all matters needing to be 

adjudicated.