[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 45, Volume 1, Parts 1 to 199]
[Revised as of October 1, 2000]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 45CFR13.4]

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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE
 
                           AND HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 13--IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT IN AGENCY PROCEEDINGS--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A--General Provisions
 
Sec. 13.4  Eligibility of applicants.

    (a) To be eligible for an award of attorney fees and other expenses 
under these regulations, the applicant must be a party, as defined in 5 
U.S.C. 551(3), to the adversary adjudication for which it seeks an 
award. An applicant must show that it meets all conditions of 
eligibility set out in this subpart and in Subpart B.
    (b) The categories of eligible applicants are as follows:
    (1) Individuals with a net worth of not more than $1 million;
    (2) Sole owners of unincorporated businesses if the owner has a net 
worth of not more than $5 million, including both personal and business 
interests, and not more than 500 employees;
    (3) Charitable or other tax-exempt organizations described in 
section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3)) 
with not more than 500 employees;
    (4) Cooperative associations as defined in section 15(a) of the 
Agricultural Marketing Act (12 U.S.C. 1141j(a)) with not more than 500 
employees, and
    (5) All other partnerships, corporations, associations or public or 
private organizations with a net worth of not

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more than $5 million and with not more than 500 employees.
    (c) For the purpose of determining eligibility, the net worth and 
number of employees of an applicant is calculated as of the date the 
proceeding was initiated. The net worth of an applicant is determined by 
generally accepted accounting principles.
    (d) Whether an applicant who owns an unincorporated business will be 
considered as an ``individual'' or a ``sole owner of an unincorporated 
business'' will be determined by whether the applicant's participation 
in the proceeding is related primarily to individual interests or to 
business interests.
    (e) The employees of an applicant include all those persons 
regularly providing services for remuneration for the applicant, under 
the applicant's direction and control. Part-time employees shall be 
included on a proportional basis.
    (f) The net worth and number of employees of the applicant and all 
of its affiliates shall be aggregated to determine eligibility. Any 
individual, corporation or other entity that directly or indirectly 
controls or owns a majority of the voting shares or other interest of 
the applicant, or any corporation or other entity of which the applicant 
directly or indirectly owns or controls a majority of the voting shares 
or other interest, will be considered an affiliate for purposes of this 
part, unless the adjudicative officer determines that such treatment 
would be unjust and contrary to the purposes of the Act in light of the 
actual relationship between the affiliated entities. In addition, the 
adjudicative officer may determine that financial relationships of the 
applicant other than those described in this paragraph constitute 
special circumstances that would make an award unjust.
    (g) An applicant is not eligible if it appears from the facts and 
circumstances that it has participated in the proceedings only or 
primarily on behalf of other persons or entities that are ineligible.