{"data":{"id":"us/2-cfr-2998.137","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"2 CFR 2998.137","heading":"Who in DOL may grant an exception to let an excluded person participate in a covered transaction?","body":"Within the Department of Labor, the Secretary of Labor 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. If any designated official grants an exception, the exception must be in writing and state the reason(s) for deviating from the government-wide policy in Executive Order 12549.","path":["Title 2—Federal Financial Assistance","Subtitle B—Federal Agency Regulations for Grants and Agreements","CHAPTER XXIX—DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","PART 2998—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":"eb626d38c8b036b58a3264cb29018cd91d5ad087ad594ac054fb790de11f966b","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/2-cfr-2998.30","next":"us/2-cfr-2998.220"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}