The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Department of Agriculture (USDA)

ADR Techniques: Mediation, Fact Finding, Settlement Conference, Early Neutral Evaluation, Facilitation
Source of Neutrals: Inhouse, Another Federal Agency, Private Organizations
Contact:

Dale Gentry, Director, USDA Conflict Prevention and Resolution Center
1400 Independence Avenue, Mail Stop 9708
Washington, D.C. 20250-9407 (501 School Street, SW, Room 300)
(202) 720-7664
(fax): (202) 720-8848

APHIS Conflict Prevention and Resolution Program
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/opd/cpr.html
Juanda Rogers, Branch Chief, Conflict Prevention and Resolution Program, APHIS
4700 River Road, Unit #5
Riverdale, MD 20737
(301) 734-4950,
(fax) (301) 734-4938
Email: CPR@aphis.usda.gov.

Farm Service Agency Agricultural Mediation
http://www.fsa.usda.gov/pas/publications/facts/html/mediate02.htm
LeAndrea D. Alsobrook, National Program Manager, Mail Stop 0591
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20250-0591
(202) 418-8982
(fax) (202) 418-9123
Email: leandrea_alsobrook@wdc.usda.gov.

Food Safety and Inspection Service
Richard Michael Reyes, Program Coordinator
1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Room 3175-S
Washington, DC, 20250-3700
(202) 720-5657
(fax) (202) 690-3938

Forest Service
Early Intervention Program
http://fsweb.wo.fs.fed.us/eip/

National Finance Center
Donald R. Lewis, Chief, Workforce Service Staff, National Finance Center, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, United States Department of Agriculture, P.O. Box 60,000
New Orleans, LA 70160
(504) 255-5624
(fax)(504) 255-5089
Email: donald.lewis@usda.gov

Natural Resources Conservation Service
http://www.info.usda.gov/nrcs/mgmt/adr.htm
NRCS ADR Program, 5601 Sunnyside Avenue, RM #1-2134 Beltsville, MD 20705-5471
(301) 504-2287
(fax) (301) 504-2176

Research, Education and Economics, Cooperative Resolution Program
http://www.ars.usda.gov/afm2/coopres
Patricia Frick, Program Manager, REE Mission Area Cooperative Resolution Program 5601 Sunnyside Avenue
Beltsville, MD 20705-5102
(301) 504-1450
(fax) (301) 504-3261
Email: frick@ars.usda.gov

Jeffery Schmitt, Program Specialist
(301) 504-1352
(fax) (301) 504-3261
Email: schmitt@ars.usda.gov

Betty Gibson, Program Assistant
(301) 504-1460
(fax) (301) 504-3261
Email: Bgibson@ars.usda.gov

Web page: http://www.usda.gov/cprc
Fiscal Year 2006 2007 2008
Size of Work Force 104,299 109,999  
Pre-Complaint Process
Completed/Ended Counselings 1,079 1,082  
Offered ADR 744 892  
Process in ADR 261 315  
Completed ADR 261 315  
Resolved Disputes 81 96  
Formal Complaint Process
Complaints Clousures 577 573  
Offered ADR 46 131  
Processed in ADR 29 50  
Completed ADR 29 50  
Resolved Disputes 22 19  

For FY 2000 through FY 2005, ADR activity was measured in both completed and pending counselings and complaints.

Fiscal Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Size of Work Force 106,816 112,445 114,978 112,843 123,751 120,047
Pre-Complaint Process
Completed Counselings 1964 1509 1106 1356 1234 1,239
Offered ADR N/A N/A 750 1080 1013 788
Processed in ADR 937 165 185 306 375 372
Completed ADR 0 146 185 276 298 378
Resolved Disputes 0 53 32 143 94 85
Formal Complaint Process
Complaints Filed 775 806 773 686 658 628
Complaints in Inventory 2,501 2,633 2,875 2,727 2,590 1,970
Offered ADR N/A N/A 165 60 274 65
Processed in ADR N/A 58 160 41 96 30
Completed ADR 0 36 153 44 133 32
Resolved Disputes 0 36 66 31 101 17

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