---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 785.5"
title: "7"
number: "785.5"
heading: "Fees for mediation services."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/785.5"
---

# §785.5. Fees for mediation services.


A requirement that non-USDA parties who elect to participate in mediation pay a fee for mediation services will not preclude certification of a State's mediation program or its eligibility for a grant; however, if participation in mediation is mandatory for a USDA agency, a State's Certified Mediation Program may not require the USDA agency to pay a fee to participate in a mediation.


## Notes

### Amendments

[87 FR 13125, Mar. 9, 2022]

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 7 U.S.C. 1989; and 7 U.S.C. 5101-5104.

### Source

Source: 67 FR 57315, Sept. 10, 2002, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[87 FR 13125, Mar. 9, 2022]