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MSPB RIN: 3124-AA36 Publication ID: 2026 
Title: ●Revising Requirements for Attorney Fee Awards 
Abstract:

The Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) proposes to modify its regulations governing awards of attorney fees in actions before the MSPB.  The proposed rule will clarify the factors the MSPB will use to determine when an attorney fee award is in the interest of justice and the evidence the requesting attorney must submit to substantiate the requested fees.

 
Agency: Merit Systems Protection Board(MSPB)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 14192 Designation: Deregulatory 
CFR Citation: 5 CFR 1201, subpart H     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 5 U.S.C. 1204    5 U.S.C. 1305    5 U.S.C. 7701    38 U.S.C. 4331   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Proposed Rule  10/00/2026 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Gina Grippando
Clerk of the Board
Merit Systems Protection Board
1615 M Street NW,
Washington, DC 20419
Phone:771 210-1650
Email: gina.grippando@mspb.gov