41 CFR 105-70.046
§ 105-70.046 Compromise or settlement.
United States · 41 CFR — Public Contracts and Property Management · Status: effective
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- 41 CFR 105-70.046, § 105-70.046 Compromise or settlement, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/199019
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(a) Parties may make offers of compromise or settlement at any time.
(b) The reviewing official has the exclusive authority to compromise or settle a case under this part at any time after the date on which the reviewing official is permitted to issue a complaint and before the date on which the ALJ issues an initial decision.
(c) The Authority Head has exclusive authority to compromise or settle a case under this part at any time after the date on which the ALJ issues an initial decision, except during the pendency of any review under § 105-70.042 or during the pendency of any action to collect penalties and assessments under § 105-70.043.
(d) The Attorney General has exclusive authority to compromise or settle a case under this part during the pendency of any review under § 105-70.042 or of any action to recover penalties and assessments under 31 U.S.C. 3806.
(e) The investigating official may recommend settlement terms to the reviewing official, the Authority Head, or the Attorney General, as appropriate. The reviewing official may recommend settlement terms to the Authority Head, or the Attorney General, as appropriate.
(f) Any compromise or settlement must be in writing.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.