[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 14, Volume 5]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 14CFR1262.107]

[Page 367-368]
 
                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE
 
                   CHAPTER V--NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
                          SPACE ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 1262_EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT IN AGENCY PROCEEDINGS--Table of Contents
 
                    Subpart 1262.1_General Provisions
 
Sec.  1262.107  Rulemaking on maximum rates for attorney fees.

    (a) If warranted by an increase in the cost of living or by special 
circumstances (such as limited availability of attorneys qualified to 
handle certain types of proceedings), the Agency may adopt regulations 
providing that attorney fees may be awarded at a rate higher then $75 
per hour in some or all of the types of proceedings covered by this 
part. This Agency will conduct any rulemaking proceedings for this 
purpose under the informal rulemaking procedures of the Administrative 
Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553).

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    (b) Any person may file with the Agency a petition for rulemaking to 
increase the maximum rate for attorney fees. The petition should be 
addressed to the General Counsel, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 
20546; should identify the rate the petitioner believes the Agency 
should establish and the types of proceedings in which the rate should 
be used; and should also explain fully the reasons why the higher rate 
is warranted. The Agency will respond to the petition within 60 days 
after it is filed, by initiating a rulemaking proceeding or denying the 
petition, or taking other appropriate action.