[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 28, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 28CFR24.101]

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                    TITLE 28--JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION
 
                    CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
 
PART 24_IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT IN DEPARTMENT OF 
 
                      Subpart A_General Provisions
 
Sec. 24.101  Purpose of these rules.


    These rules are adopted by the Department of Justice pursuant to 
section 504 of title 5, U.S. Code, as amended by section 203(a)(1) of 
the Equal Access to Justice Act, Public Law No. 96-481. Under the Act, 
an eligible party may receive an award for attorney fees and other 
expenses when it prevails over the Department in an adversary 
adjudication under 5 U.S.C. 554 before the Department, unless the 
Department's position as a party to the proceeding was substantially 
justified or special circumstances make an award unjust. The purpose of 
these rules is to establish procedures for the submission and 
consideration of applications for awards against the Department.

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