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2 CFR 1532.1140: Can an exception be made to allow me to receive an award even though I may be disqualified?
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 2—Federal Financial Assistance
- Subtitle B—Federal Agency Regulations for Grants and Agreements
- CHAPTER XV—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
- PART 1532—NONPROCUREMENT DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION
- Subpart J—Statutory Disqualification and Reinstatement Under the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act
(a) After consulting with the EPA debarring official, the head of any Federal department or agency (or designee) may exempt any particular award or a class of awards with that department or agency from CAA or CWA disqualification. In the event an exemption is granted, the exemption must:
(1) Be in writing; and
(2) State why the exemption is in the paramount interests of the United States.
(b) In the event an exemption is granted, the exempting department or agency must send a copy of the exemption decision to the EPA debarring official for inclusion in the official record.
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