{"data":{"id":"us/2-cfr-1532.137","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"2 CFR 1532.137","heading":"Who in the EPA may grant an exception to let an excluded person participate in a covered transaction?","body":"The EPA Debarring Official 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. If the EPA Debarring Official grants an exception, the exception must be in writing and state the reason(s) for deviating from the governmentwide policy in Executive Order 12549.","path":["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 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":"3011b31f97c62fe171775e4f3842f53458b83d9a9003e07ad5fdefe65040b664","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/2-cfr-1532.30","next":"us/2-cfr-1532.220"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}