§ 386.23 Content of consent order.

(a) Every agreement filed with the Associate Administrator under § 386.22 must contain:

(1) An order for the disposition of the case in a form suitable for the Associate Administrator's signature that has been signed by the respondent;

(2) An admission of all jurisdictional facts;

(3) A waiver of further procedural steps, of the requirement that the decision or order must contain findings of fact and conclusions of law, and of all right to seek judicial review or otherwise challenge or contest the validity of the order;

(4) Provisions that the notice of investigation or settlement agreement may be used to construe the terms of the order;

(5) Provisions that the order has the same force and effect, becomes final, and may be modified, altered, or set aside in the same manner as other orders issued under 49 U.S.C. 501 et seq., 2501 et seq., 3101 et seq., and 10927, note; and

(6) Provisions that the agreement will not be part of the record in the proceeding unless and until the Associate Administrator executes it.

(b) A consent order may also contain any of the provisions enumerated in § 386.21—Compliance Order.

[50 FR 40306, Oct. 2, 1985. Redesignated and amended at 56 FR 10183, Mar. 11, 1991]