2 CFR § 401.2 - Waivers.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t2/s401.2"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "2 CFR § 401.2 - Waivers."
title_number: 2
title_name: "Federal Financial Assistance"
section_number: "401.2"
section_name: "Waivers."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
part_number: "401"
part_name: "BUY AMERICA PREFERENCES FOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 301; Pub. L. 117-58, 135 Stat. 1294; 2 CFR part 184; 2 CFR part 200."
regulatory_source: "89 FR 68323, Aug. 26, 2024, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "401"
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# 401.2 Waivers.
On its public website, USDA must maintain waiver request submission instructions and guidance on the format, contents, and supporting materials required for waiver requests by which:
(a) USDA awarding agencies may request waivers to the application of the Buy America Preference; and,
(b) Prime recipients and subrecipients may request project-specific waivers from the respective USDA awarding agencies to the application of the Buy America Preference.