§  1.18   Administrative Dispute Resolution.

   (a) The Commission has adopted an initial policy statement that
   supports and encourages the use of alternative dispute resolution
   procedures in its administrative proceedings and proceedings in which
   the Commission is a party, including the use of regulatory negotiation
   in Commission rulemaking matters, as authorized under the
   Administrative Dispute Resolution Act and Negotiated Rulemaking Act.

   (b) In accordance with the Commission's policy to encourage the fullest
   possible use of alternative dispute resolution procedures in its
   administrative proceedings, procedures contained in the Administrative
   Dispute Resolution Act, including the provisions dealing with
   confidentiality, shall also be applied in Commission alternative
   dispute resolution proceedings in which the Commission itself is not a
   party to the dispute.

   [ 56 FR 51178 , Oct. 10, 1991, as amended at  57 FR 32181 , July 21, 1992]