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B-139703 1 (1977-07-20)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacgdg0001 and id is 1 raw text is: COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STAT-ES WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 Tao 11*oivrable Thaouas F. Za&letoa Dear Toi.: Tis is la response to tie vries expressed b 0 stituent. is letter to you o 11fa20, 1977, v.h ich yo e. eret h)MORIk for~ c~jenr. Mr. ia qttestious our waiiority to rule that Federal r*Zvlzrciry a~jeacies m~ay use t~ieir appropriations to reiw4burse. $s2cl intereaors as '8elf-designated consumer acvocate groupat for ta~e costs~ of thc.Lr intervention. Initially, in response to Xr. qu~estion about tna in-- volve~ant of this Office !a th1is matter, M's authiority to render decisions concerning the expenditure of appropriated funda is found chief~ ly udge =4d A- tsnn adt 34~ U a C §t 53(71r74 and. W(1970). Puirsuant to tht authority we aiave rendered a numaber of decisins as to the availability of ap'propriated funds to assist certain parties =nder certain limited eirc~stances co partIcIpate in regulatory aecy rulemaking an adjudicatory procaedi.L_; We enclose tv ope of our most recaut decision iiu this '.Lttr 5 6 Coul. Gen. ill(Q), which siiould oc helpful In answering X. iquesious. In this decision we held that t~ere is inixer; z statutory autkirity to reimiburse if the Food &lid Dr~ug A&iinistration (F'DA), finds that the party's particI~pation is necessary for a fair determination of the issue being decided and t~at wit1hout &financial assistanlce, such participation could aot be secureA. i * -4.ggt also note rtat it is the agency (au~tc as FD~A) wea hoids tas pracedig andi was 4ppropriatioas will be used, thiat decides to viian and ia uilat =10. nt assistance wilbe provi~ecd. GAO 44. not involved in that datermiriation. nr. appeairs co be confusir.- thit zitter of act'ncy pye~t for expert witnesaes an'i payments for volunteer a~ivocatez of a par- ticular point of view 1uhichl' the agency teeds should, in t~ite iatresto of fairness, be lhenrd-waLct; ±er or aot su-cl avocates ira experts. -Th*Iu; the decisions in qaesticna do not relate to th~e ?ay~uent oi atoruey's fees or uther expenst-a of Laartial excpert witnes. Th , oncies g.enerallJy have other staL.Utury iul,'zrit- fo hiiecr mx ;N ants, aud indi~eucy ~ not a prere 4iuito to reimursezaat. i4at4'er,

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