---
kind: "section"
citation: "28 C.F.R. § 100.21"
title: "28"
number: "100.21"
heading: "Alternative dispute resolution."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/28/100.21"
---

# §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.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 1001-1010; 28 CFR 0.85(o).

### Source

Source: 62 FR 13324, Mar. 20, 1997, unless otherwise noted.