[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 45, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 45CFR16.18]

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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE
 
                           AND HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 16--PROCEDURES OF THE DEPARTMENTAL GRANT APPEALS BOARD--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 16.18  Mediation.

    (a) In cases pending before the Board. If the Board decides that 
mediation would be useful to resolve a dispute, the Board, in 
consultation with the parties, may suggest use of mediation techniques 
and will provide or assist in selecting a mediator. The mediator may 
take any steps agreed upon by the parties to resolve the dispute or 
clarify issues. The results of mediation are not binding on the parties 
unless the parties so agree in writing. The Board will internally 
insulate the mediator from any Board or staff members assigned to handle 
the appeal.
    (b) In other cases. In any other grants dispute, the Board may, 
within the

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limitations of its resources, offer persons trained in mediation skills 
to aid in resolving the dispute. Mediation services will only be offered 
at the request, or with the concurrence, of a responsible federal 
program official in the program under which the dispute arises. The 
Board will insulate the mediator if any appeal subsequently arises from 
the dispute.