Source: https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/retrieveECFR?gp=&mc=true&r=PART&n=pt7.7.785
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Title 7 → Subtitle B → Chapter VII → Subchapter D → Part 785
§785.1 General.
§785.2 Definitions.
§785.3 Annual certification of State mediation programs.
§785.4 Grants to certified State mediation programs.
§785.5 Fees for mediation services.
§785.6 Deadlines and address.
§785.7 Distribution of Federal grant funds.
§785.8 Reports by qualifying States receiving mediation grant funds.
§785.9 Access to program records.
§785.10 Penalty for non-compliance.
§785.11 Reconsideration by the Administrator.
§785.12 Nondiscrimination.
§785.13 OMB Control Number.
Source: 67 FR 57315, Sept. 10, 2002, unless otherwise noted.
Certified State mediation program means a program providing mediation services that has been certified in accordance with §785.3.
Confidential mediation means a mediation process in which the mediator will not disclose to any person oral or written communications provided to the mediator in confidence, except as allowed by 5 U.S.C. 574 or §785.9.
(7) Such other issues as the Secretary may consider appropriate.
(a) New request for certification. A new request for certification of a State mediation program must include descriptive and supporting information regarding the mediation program and a certification that the mediation program meets certain requirements as prescribed in this subsection. If a State is also qualifying its mediation program to request a grant of Federal funds under the certified State mediation program, the State must submit with its request for certification additional information in accordance with §785.4.
(iv) That the State's mediation program shall provide confidential mediation as defined in §785.2;
(1) Be certified as described in §785.3; and
(3) Other information pertinent to the funding criteria specified in §785.7(b); and
(c) Grant purposes. Grants made under this part will be used only to pay the allowable costs of operation and administration of the components of a qualifying State's mediation program that have been certified as set forth in §785.3(b)(2). Costs of services other than mediation services to covered persons within the State are not considered part of the cost of operation and administration of the mediation program for the purpose of determining the amount of a grant award.
(1) Allowable costs. Subject to applicable cost principles in 2 CFR part 200, subpart E, allowable costs for operations and administration are limited to those that are reasonable and necessary to carry out the State's certified mediation program in providing mediation services for covered persons within the State. Specific categories of costs allowable under the certified State mediation program include, and are limited to:
[67 FR 57315, Sept. 10, 2002, as amended at 79 FR 75996, Dec. 19, 2014]
(2) Requests received after August 1. FSA will accept requests for re-certifications and for new certifications of State mediation programs after August 1 in each calendar year; however, such requests will not be considered for grant funding under §785.7(c) until after March 1.
(e) Period of availability of funds. (1) Certified State mediation programs receiving grant funds are encouraged to obligate award funds within the Federal fiscal year of the award. A State may, however, carry forward any funds disbursed to its certified State mediation program that remain unobligated at the end of the fiscal year of award for use in the next fiscal year for costs resulting from obligations in the subsequent funding period. Any carryover balances plus any additional obligated fiscal year grant will not exceed the lesser of 70 percent of the State's budgeted allowable costs of operation and administration of the certified State mediation program for the subsequent fiscal year, or $500,000.
(i) Estimated average costs of mediation services per client with estimates furnished in terms of the allowable costs set forth in §785.4(b)(1).
(b) Audits. Any qualifying State receiving a grant under this part is required to submit an audit report in compliance with 2 CFR part 200, subpart F.
The regulations in 2 CFR 200.333 through 200.337 provide general record retention and access requirements for records pertaining to grants. In addition, the State must maintain and provide the Government access to pertinent records regarding services delivered by the certified State mediation program for purposes of evaluation, audit and monitoring of the certified State mediation program as follows:
(3) Costs that are not allowed under §785.4(b) are being paid out of grant funds;
(4) The mediation program fails to grant access to mediation records for purposes specified in §785.8; or
(5) Reports submitted by the State pursuant to §785.7 are false, contain misrepresentations or material omissions, or are otherwise misleading.
(a) A State mediation program may request that the Administrator reconsider any determination that a State is not a qualifying State under §785.3 and any penalty decision made under §785.10. The decision of the Administrator upon reconsideration shall be the final administrative decision of FSA.
(b) Nothing in this part shall preclude action to suspend or debar a State mediation program or administering entity under 2 CFR parts 180 and 417 following a withdrawal of certification of the State mediation program.