(a) 
         At any time before the issuance of a compliance order under  § 190.213 the Associate Administrator, OPS and the respondent may agree to dispose of the case by joint execution of a consent order. Upon such joint execution, the consent order shall be considered a final order under  § 190.213.
     
    
        
        (b) 
         A consent order executed under paragraph (a) of this section shall include:
     
    
        
        (1) 
         An admission by the respondent of all jurisdictional facts;
     
    
        
        (2) 
         An express waiver of further procedural steps and of all right to seek judicial review or otherwise challenge or contest the validity of that order;
     
    
        
        (3) 
         An acknowledgement that the notice of probable violation may be used to construe the terms of the consent order; and
     
    
        
        (4) 
         A statement of the actions required of the respondent and the time by which such actions shall be accomplished.
     
    [45 FR 20413, Mar. 27, 1980, as amended by Amdt. 190-6, 61 FR 18514, Apr. 26, 1996]