[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 15, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 15CFR923.83]

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                  TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE
 
CHAPTER IX--NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT 
                               OF COMMERCE
 
PART 923--COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
Subpart H--Amendments to and Termination of Approved Management Programs
 
Sec. 923.83  Mediation of amendments.

    (a) Section 307(h)(2) of the Act provides for mediation of ``serious 
disagreements'' between a Federal agency and a coastal State during 
administration of an approved management program. Accordingly mediation 
is available to states or federal agencies when a serious disagreement 
regarding a proposed amendment arises.
    (b) Mediation may be requested by a Governor or head of a state 
agency designated pursuant to subsection 306(d)(6) or by the head of a 
relevant federal agency. Mediation is a voluntary process in which the 
Secretary of Commerce attempts to mediate between disagreeing parties 
over major problems. (See Sec. 923.54).