5 U.S.C. § 5553
Section 5553 · Regulations
This is the Administrative Procedure Act of 1946
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Athey v. United States (2007)
Most recently applied in 123 Fed. Cl. 42 - Athey v. United States (August 2015)
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