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title: "Record whether an award request is a correction or an interpretation"
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# Record whether an award request is a correction or an interpretation

> From the award and the error the lawyer identifies, record whether the request is an interpretation, a clerical, typographical, or computational correction, or a court application to modify or correct the award, and…

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Arbitration & Alternative Dispute Resolution](https://ailawframework.com/practice/arbitration-and-alternative-dispute-resolution.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | From the award and the error the lawyer identifies, record whether the request is an interpretation, a clerical, typographical, or computational correction, or a court application to modify or correct the award, and record the day counts that apply. Do not write the request. |
| What the lawyer must review | You write any request to the arbitrator and any application to the court. Rule R-52 says that within 20 calendar days after transmittal of any award, a party, on notice to the others, may request the arbitrator, through the AAA, to interpret the award or to correct any clerical, typographical, or computational errors. The arbitrator is not empowered to redetermine the merits of any claim already decided. The other parties have 10 calendar days to respond. The arbitrator shall dispose of the request within 20 calendar days after the AAA transmits the request and any response. A different schedule set by the arbitrator supersedes those deadlines. A court application is 9 U.S.C. § 11. The United States court for the district in which the award was made may modify or correct the award, on application of any party, where there was an evident material miscalculation of figures or an evident material mistake in the description of any person, thing, or property; where the arbitrators awarded upon a matter not submitted to them, unless it is a matter not affecting the merits of the decision upon the matter submitted; or where the award is imperfect in matter of form not affecting the merits of the controversy. The order may modify and correct the award so as to effect its intent and promote justice. Section 11 does not give a free-standing power to interpret an ambiguous award. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Prepare a request to correct or interpret an award](https://ailawframework.com/practice/arbitration-and-alternative-dispute-resolution/prepare-a-request-to-correct-or-interpret-an-award.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: From the award and the error the lawyer identifies, record whether the request is an interpretation, a clerical, typographical, or computational correction, or a court application to modify or correct the award, and record the day counts that apply. Do not write the request.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- The opened PDF dates the Commercial Arbitration Rules as amended and effective 1 September 2022, and the Commercial Mediation Procedures as amended and effective 1 June 2026. Confirm the text in force when the demand or the mediation request was filed.
- A request under Rule R-52 is not an application under section 11. Section 11 does not authorize a fresh decision on the merits.
- A federal judge's standing order does not apply inside the arbitration.

## Sources

- [AAA Commercial Arbitration Rules and Mediation Procedures (arbitration rules effective 1 September 2022; mediation procedures effective 1 June 2026)](https://www.adr.org/media/ueonklrv/2026_commercial-arbitration-rules-mediation-procedures.pdf) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [9 U.S.C. § 11](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/9/11) (checked 2026-10-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*