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2 CFR § 1532.1140 - Can an exception be made to allow me to receive an award even though I may be disqualified?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t2/s1532.1140"
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title: "2 CFR § 1532.1140 - Can an exception be made to allow me to receive an award even though I may be disqualified?"
title_number: 2
title_name: "Federal Financial Assistance"
section_number: "1532.1140"
section_name: "Can an exception be made to allow me to receive an award even though I may be disqualified?"
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
part_number: "1532"
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: "33 U.S.C. 1251  42 U.S.C. 7401  Sec. 2455, Pub. L. 103-355, 108 Stat. 3327 (31 U.S.C. 6101 note); E.O. 11738 (3 CFR, 1973 Comp., p. 799); E.O. 12549 (3 CFR, 1986 Comp., p. 189); E.O. 12689 (3 CFR, 1989 Comp., p. 235)."
regulatory_source: "72 FR 2422, Jan. 19, 2007, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1532"
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# 1532.1140 Can an exception be made to allow me to receive an award even though I may be disqualified?

(a) After consulting with the EPA debarring official, the head of any Federal department or agency (or designee) may exempt any particular award or a class of awards with that department or agency from CAA or CWA disqualification. In the event an exemption is granted, the exemption must:

(1) Be in writing; and

(2) State why the exemption is in the paramount interests of the United States.

(b) In the event an exemption is granted, the exempting department or agency must send a copy of the exemption decision to the EPA debarring official for inclusion in the official record.