{"data":{"id":"us/2-cfr-1326.137","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"2 CFR 1326.137","heading":"Who in the Department of Commerce may grant an exception to let an excluded person participate in a covered transaction?","body":"Within the Department of Commerce, the Secretary of Commerce or designee has the authority to grant an exception to let an excluded person participate in a covered transaction, as provided in the OMB guidance at 2 CFR 180.135.","path":["Title 2—Federal Financial Assistance","Subtitle B—Federal Agency Regulations for Grants and Agreements","CHAPTER XIII—DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","PART 1326—NONPROCUREMENT DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION","Subpart A—General"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-2.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:23:42Z","sha256":"baa1f0e3fbe9dcc01474c5ac25f929cc50576a8b86de49d4b71857051452193a","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/2-cfr-1326.30","next":"us/2-cfr-1326.215"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}