[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 17, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 17CFR148.26]

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              TITLE 17--COMMODITY AND SECURITIES EXCHANGES
 
             CHAPTER I--COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION
 
PART 148_IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT IN COVERED 
ADJUDICATORY PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE COMMISSION--Table of Contents
 
            Subpart C_Procedures for Considering Applications
 
Sec.  148.26  Further proceedings.

    (a) Ordinarily, the determination of an award will be made on the 
basis of the written record. However, on request of either the applicant 
or counsel for the Commission or for another relevant agency, or on his 
or her own initiative, the Presiding Officer may order further 
proceedings, such as an informal conference, oral argument, additional 
written submissions or an evidentiary hearing. Such further proceedings 
shall be held only when necessary for full and fair resolution of the 
issues arising from the application, and shall be conducted as promptly 
as possible. Whether or not the position of the Commission was 
substantially justified shall be determined on the basis of the 
administrative record, as a whole, which is made in the adversary 
adjudication for which fees and other expenses are sought. No discovery 
and/or evidentiary proceedings shall be permitted into the question of 
whether the agency's position was substantially justified.
    (b) A request that the Presiding Officer order further proceedings 
under this section shall specifically identify the information sought or 
the disputed issues and shall explain why additional proceedings are 
necessary to resolve the issues.

[46 FR 57671, Nov. 25, 1981, as amended at 51 FR 18881, May 23, 1986]