45 CFR 1149.69
§ 1149.69 Can the administrative complaint be settled voluntarily?
United States · 45 CFR — Public Welfare · Status: effective
Cite this
- Citation
- 45 CFR 1149.69, § 1149.69 Can the administrative complaint be settled voluntarily?, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/220197
- Permanent ID
ys:prov:220197@1- SHA-256
5b42ee6975c69674b6d0700aa0ae2125004d2f246bc935600c75e92a5002b571
The hash is SHA-256 of this version's text, with every run of whitespace collapsed to a single space and the ends trimmed. The ID always leads back here, and checking it says whether the text you cited is still the current version.
Full text
(a) Parties may make offers of compromise or settlement at any time. Any compromise or settlement must be in writing.
(b) The reviewing official has the exclusive authority to compromise or settle the case anytime after the date on which the reviewing official is permitted to issue a complaint and before the ALJ issues an initial decision.
(c) The authority head has exclusive authority to compromise or settle the case anytime after the date of the ALJ's initial decision until the initiation of any judicial review or any action to collect the penalties and assessments.
(d) The Attorney General has exclusive authority to compromise or settle a case once any judicial review or any action to recover penalties and assessments is initiated.
(e) The investigating official may recommend settlement terms to the reviewing official, the authority head, or the Attorney General, as appropriate.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.