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28 CFR §24.306

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The adjudicative officer shall promptly issue a decision on the application which shall include proposed written findings and conclusions on such of the following as are relevant to the decision:
  1. (a)The applicant's status as a prevailing party;
  2. (b)The applicant's qualification as a “party” under 5 U.S.C. 504(b)(1)(B);
  3. (c)Whether the Department's position as a party to the proceeding was substantially justified;
  4. (d)Whether special circumstances make an award unjust;
  5. (e)Whether the applicant during the course of the proceedings engaged in conduct that unduly and unreasonably protracted the final resolution of the matter in controversy; and
  6. (f)The amounts, if any, awarded for fees and other expenses, with reasons for any difference between the amount requested and the amount awarded.