CFR > Title 43 - Public Lands: Interior > SUBTITLE A—Office of the Secretary of the Interior > PART 4—DEPARTMENT HEARINGS AND APPEALS PROCEDURES > SUBPART F—Implementation of the Equal Access to Justice Act in Agency Proceedings (§4.601 to §4.628) > 4.625—How will my application be decided?

4.625—How will my application be decided?

The adjudicative officer must issue a decision on the application promptly after completion of proceedings on the application. The decision must include written findings and conclusions on all of the following that are relevant to the decision:
(a) Your eligibility and status as a prevailing party;
(b) The amount awarded, and an explanation of the reasons for any difference between the amount requested and the amount awarded;
(c) Whether the position of the Department or other agency was substantially justified;
(d) Whether you unduly protracted the proceedings; and
(e) Whether special circumstances make an award unjust.