{"data":{"id":"us/40-cfr-35.4195","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"40 CFR 35.4195","heading":"Are there certain people my group cannot select to be our technical advisor, grant administrator, or other contractor under the grant?","body":"Your group may not hire the following:\n(a) The person(s) who wrote the specifications for the “contract” and/or who helped screen or select the contractor;\n(b) In the case of a technical advisor, a person or entity doing work for the Federal or State government or any other entity at the same NPL site for which your group is seeking a technical advisor; and\n(c) Any person who is on the List of Parties Excluded from Federal Procurement or NonProcurement Programs.","path":["Title 40—Protection of Environment","CHAPTER I—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","SUBCHAPTER B—GRANTS AND OTHER FEDERAL ASSISTANCE","PART 35—STATE AND LOCAL ASSISTANCE","Subpart M—Grants for Technical Assistance"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-40.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:04Z","sha256":"acee50977624ac086e25546796b91ef14f5c41253fd13b543ad9828a75bdc58e","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/40-cfr-35.4190","next":"us/40-cfr-35.4200"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}