[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 45, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
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 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.