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Pursuant
to the provisions of the Administrative Dispute Resolution Act of 1996 and the
Presidential Memorandum of May 1, 1998, implementing that act, the ______________
Department/Agency recognizes that in appropriate circumstances, there may be more
effective methods to resolve issues in controversy that arise involving the Department/agency
than through reliance upon more adversarial administrative processes. The voluntary
use of alternative means of dispute resolution, such as mediation, fact-finding,
ombuds, neutral evaluation, and arbitration, often can provide faster, less expensive,
and more effective resolution of disputes that arise with employees, contractors,
the regulated community and others with whom the Department/agency does business.
In recognition of this, the _____________ Department/Agency declares that: (1)
its managers and attorneys will be knowledgeable about alternative means of dispute
resolution, (2) its managers and attorneys will examine the suitability of using
alternative means of dispute resolution when issues in controversy arise involving
the Department/agency, and (3) in appropriate disputes, its managers and attorneys
will use alternative means of dispute resolution in a good faith effort to achieve
consensual resolutions of issues in controversy involving the Department/ Agency.
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