{"data":{"id":"us/2-cfr-180.885","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"2 CFR 180.885","heading":"May the debarring official extend a debarment?","body":"(a) Yes. The debarring official may extend a debarment for an additional period if that official determines that an extension is necessary to protect the public interest.\n(b) However, the debarring official may not extend a debarment solely on the basis of the facts and circumstances upon which the initial debarment action was based.\n(c) If the debarring official decides that a debarment for an additional period is necessary, the debarring official must follow the applicable procedures in this subpart, and subpart F, to extend the debarment.","path":["Title 2—Federal Financial Assistance","Subtitle A—Office of Management and Budget Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET GOVERNMENT-WIDE GUIDANCE FOR FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE","PART 180—OMB GUIDELINES TO AGENCIES ON GOVERNMENT-WIDE DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION (NONPROCUREMENT)","Subpart H—Debarment"],"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":"2b384bbaec5dcfd164293eccf6bb8e0ad2f17ded35eecf99cd37d666cc8d3f90","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/2-cfr-180.880","next":"us/2-cfr-180.900"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}