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§ 17.39 

ODRA a negotiated protective order for 
use in ADR in accordance with the re-
quirements of § 17.9. 

§ 17.39

Confidentiality of ADR. 

(a) The provisions of the Administra-

tive Dispute Resolution Act of 1996, 5 
U.S.C. 571, 

et seq., 

shall apply to ODRA 

ADR proceedings. 

(b) The ODRA looks to the principles 

of Rule 408 of the Federal Rules of Evi-
dence in deciding admissibility issues 
related to ADR communications. 

(c) ADR communications are not part 

of the administrative record unless 
otherwise agreed by the parties. 

Subpart E—Finality and Review 

§ 17.41

Final orders. 

All final FAA orders regarding pro-

tests or contract disputes under this 
part are to be issued by the FAA Ad-
ministrator or by a delegee of the Ad-
ministrator. 

§ 17.43

Judicial review. 

(a) A protester or contractor may 

seek review of a final FAA order, pur-
suant to 49 U.S.C. 46110, only after the 
administrative remedies of this part 
have been exhausted. 

(b) A copy of the petition for review 

shall be filed with the ODRA and the 
FAA Chief Counsel on the date that the 
petition for review is filed with the ap-
propriate circuit court of appeals. 

§ 17.45

Conforming amendments. 

The FAA shall amend pertinent pro-

visions of the AMS, standard contract 
forms and clauses, and any guidance to 
contracting officials, so as to conform 
to the provisions of this part. 

§ 17.47

Reconsideration. 

The ODRA will not entertain re-

quests for reconsideration as a routine 
matter, or where such requests evi-
dence mere disagreement with a deci-
sion or restatements of previous argu-
ments. A party seeking reconsideration 
must demonstrate either clear errors of 
fact or law in the underlying decision 
or previously unavailable evidence that 
warrants reversal or modification of 
the decision. In order to be considered, 
requests for reconsideration must be 

filed within ten (10) business days of 
the date of issuance of the public 
version of the subject decision or order. 

Subpart F—Other Matters 

§ 17.49

Sanctions. 

If any party or its representative 

fails to comply with an Order or Direc-
tive of the ODRA, the ODRA may enter 
such orders and take such other ac-
tions as it deems necessary and in the 
interest of justice. 

§ 17.51

Decorum and professional con-

duct. 

Legal representatives are expected to 

conduct themselves at all times in a 
civil and respectful manner appro-
priate to an administrative forum. Ad-
ditionally, counsel are expected to con-
duct themselves at all times in a pro-
fessional manner and in accordance 
with all applicable rules of professional 
conduct. 

§ 17.53

Orders and subpoenas for testi-

mony and document production. 

(a) Parties are encouraged to seek co-

operative and voluntary production of 
documents and witnesses prior to re-
questing a subpoena or an order under 
this section. 

(b) Upon request by a party, or on his 

or her own initiative, a DRO or Special 
Master may, for good cause shown, 
order a person to give testimony by 
deposition and to produce records. Sec-
tion 46104(c) of Title 49 of the United 
States Code governs the conduct of 
depositions or document production. 

(c) Upon request by a party, or on his 

or her own initiative, a DRO or Special 
Master may, for good cause shown, sub-
poena witnesses or records related to a 
hearing from any place in the United 
States to the designated place of a 
hearing. 

(d) A subpoena or order under this 

section may be served by a United 
States marshal or deputy marshal, or 
by any other person who is not a party 
and not less than 18 years of age. Serv-
ice upon a person named therein shall 
be made by personally delivering a 
copy to that person and tendering the 
fees for one day’s attendance and the 
mileage provided by 28 U.S.C. 1821 or 
other applicable law; however, where 

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