[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 10, Volume 4]
[Revised as of January 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 10CFR708.20]

[Page 335]
 
                            TITLE 10--ENERGY
 
                    CHAPTER III--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
 
PART 708_DOE CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEE PROTECTION PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
             Subpart B_Employee Complaint Resolution Process
 
Sec. 708.20  Will DOE encourage the parties to resolve the complaint 
informally?

    (a) Yes. The Head of Field Element or EC Director (as applicable) 
may recommend that the parties attempt to resolve the complaint 
informally, for example, through mediation.
    (b) The period for attempting informal resolution of the complaint 
may not exceed 30 days from the date you filed your complaint, unless 
the parties agree to extend the time.
    (c) The 30-day period permitted for informal resolution of the 
complaint stops running when a request to dismiss your complaint on 
jurisdictional grounds is filed with the Head of Field Element or EC 
Director, and begins to run again on the date the OHA Director returns 
the complaint to the Head of Field Element or EC Director for further 
processing.
    (d) If the parties resolve the complaint informally, the Head of 
Field Element or EC Director (as applicable) must be given a copy of the 
settlement agreement or a written statement from you withdrawing the 
complaint.