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John S. McCain III
National Center for Environmental Conflict Resolution
Policies and Authorities Related to ADR and Environmental Collaboration and Conflict Resolution
Administrative Dispute Resolution Act of 1996 (ADRA)
Regulatory Negotiation Act of 1996
Contract Disputes Act of 1978, as amended
Alternative Dispute Resolution Act of 1998
Environmental Policy and Conflict Resolution Act of 1998
Executive Order 12988, "Civil Justice Reform" (February 5, 1996)
Presidential Memorandum, "Designation of Interagency Committee to Facilitate and Encourage Use of Alternative Means of Dispute Resolution and Negotiated Rulemaking" (May 1, 1998)
Environmental Policy and Conflict Resolution Advancement Act of 2003
Executive Order 13352, "Facilitation of Cooperative Conservation" (August 4, 2004)
Office of Management and Budget and Council on Environmental Quality Memorandum on Environmental Conflict Resolution (November 28, 2005)
Presidential Memorandum, "Transparency and Open Government" (January 21, 2009)
OMB Memorandum, "Open Government Directive" (December 8, 2009)
Presidential Memorandum, "Tribal Consultation" (November 5, 2009)
Other Agencies' ECR Programs
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, ADR Page
Interagency Alternative Dispute Resolution Working Group
U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, National Partnership Program
U.S. Department of the Air Force ADR
U.S. Department of the Interior
Office of Collaborative Action and Dispute Resolution (CADR)
Bureau of Land Management, Natural Resources Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) and Conflict Prevention Partnerships
U.S. Department of the Navy, Alternative Dispute Resolution
U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Environmental Streamlining/Stewardship - Conflict Resolution
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Conflict Prevention and Resolution Center
Additional Federal Program Resources
Interagency Alternative Dispute Resolution Working Group (IADRWG)
U.S. Government Accountability Office Report on Interagency Cooperation
Additional Sources for Locating ECR Neutrals
Association For Conflict Resolution's Environment and Public Policy Section
Policy Consensus Initiative