CFR > Title 15 - Commerce and Foreign Trade > SUBTITLE B—Regulations Relating to Commerce and Foreign Trade > CHAPTER IX—NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (parts 902 to 996) > SUBCHAPTER B—OCEAN AND COASTAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (parts 921 to 932) > PART 923—COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM REGULATIONS > SUBPART H—Amendments to and Termination of Approved Management Programs (§923.80 to §923.84) > 923.83—Mediation of amendments.

923.83—Mediation of amendments.

(a) Section 307(h)(2) of the Act provides for mediation of “serious disagreements” between a Federal agency and a coastal State during administration of an approved management program. Accordingly mediation is available to states or federal agencies when a serious disagreement regarding a proposed amendment arises.
(b) Mediation may be requested by a Governor or head of a state agency designated pursuant to sub section 306(d)(6) or by the head of a relevant federal agency. Mediation is a voluntary process in which the Secretary of Commerce attempts to mediate between disagreeing parties over major problems. (See § 923.54 ).