Mediation.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 7

For adverse decisions only: (a) Appellants have the right to seek mediation or other forms of alternative dispute resolution in addition to an administrative review under § 400.93. (b) All requests for mediation under this subpart must be made after issuance of the adverse decision by the Agency and before the appellant has a NAD hearing on the adverse decision. (c) An appellant who chooses mediation must request mediation not later than 30 calendar days from receipt of (d) An appellant will have any balance of the days remaining in the 30-day period to appeal to NAD if mediation is concluded without resolution. If a new adverse decision that raises new matters or relies on different grounds is issued as a result of mediation, the participant will have a new 30-day period for appeals to NAD. (e) An appellant is responsible for contacting the Certified State Mediation Program in States where such mediation program exists. The State mediation program will make all arrangements for the mediation process. A list of Certified State Mediation Programs is available at (f) An appellant is responsible for making all necessary contacts to arrange for mediation in non-certified States or in certified States that are not currently offering mediation on the subject in dispute. An appellant needing mediation in States without a certified mediation program may request mediation by contacting the RSO, which will provide the participant with a list of acceptable mediators. (g) An appellant ma

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 7:§ 400.94