28 CFR § 100.21 - Alternative dispute resolution.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t28/s100.21"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "28 CFR § 100.21 - Alternative dispute resolution."
title_number: 28
title_name: "Judicial Administration"
section_number: "100.21"
section_name: "Alternative dispute resolution."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE"
part_number: "100"
part_name: "COST RECOVERY REGULATIONS, COMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANCE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT ACT OF 1994"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "47 U.S.C. 1001-1010; 28 CFR 0.85(o)."
regulatory_source: "62 FR 13324, Mar. 20, 1997, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "100"
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# 100.21 Alternative dispute resolution.
(a) If an impasse arises in negotiations between the FBI and the carrier which precludes the execution of a cooperative agreement, the FBI will consider using mediation with the goal of achieving, in a timely fashion, a consensual resolution of all outstanding issues through facilitated negotiations.
(b) Should the carrier agree to mediation, the costs of that mediation process shall be shared equally by the FBI and the carrier.
(c) Each mediation shall be governed by a separate mediation agreement prepared by the FBI and the carrier.