2 CFR § 901.137 - Who in the Department of Energy may grant an exception to let an excluded person participate in a covered transaction?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t2/s901.137"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "2 CFR § 901.137 - Who in the Department of Energy may grant an exception to let an excluded person participate in a covered transaction?"
title_number: 2
title_name: "Federal Financial Assistance"
section_number: "901.137"
section_name: "Who in the Department of Energy may grant an exception to let an excluded person participate in a covered transaction?"
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY"
part_number: "901"
part_name: "NONPROCUREMENT DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Sec. 2455, Pub. L. 103-355, 108 Stat. 3327 (31 U.S.C. 6101 note); E.O. 12549 (3 CFR, 1986 Comp., p. 189); E.O. 12689 (3 CFR, 1989 Comp., p. 235); 42 U.S.C. 7101 50 U.S.C. 2401"
regulatory_source: "71 FR 70459, Dec. 5, 2006, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "901"
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# 901.137 Who in the Department of Energy may grant an exception to let an excluded person participate in a covered transaction?
The Director, Office of Procurement and Assistance Management, DOE, for DOE actions, and the Director, Office of Acquisition and Supply Management, NNSA, for NNSA actions, may grant an exception permitting an excluded person to participate in a particular covered transaction. If the Director, Office of Procurement and Assistance Management, DOE, for DOE actions, and Director, Office of Acquisition and Supply Management, NNSA, for NNSA actions, 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.