{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-919.885","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 919.885","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 of this part, to extend the debarment.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 919—GOVERNMENTWIDE DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION (NONPROCUREMENT)","Subpart H—Debarment"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-5.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:23:53Z","sha256":"44f794b17a7166ca9ca959f5362bc04c4537cc447f41e67e65caabcdb3f23ede","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-919.880","next":"us/5-cfr-919.900"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}