2 CFR § 2424.137 - Who in HUD may grant an exception to let an excluded person participate in a covered transaction?

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title: "2 CFR § 2424.137 - Who in HUD may grant an exception to let an excluded person participate in a covered transaction?"
title_number: 2
title_name: "Federal Financial Assistance"
section_number: "2424.137"
section_name: "Who in HUD may grant an exception to let an excluded person participate in a covered transaction?"
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT"
part_number: "2424"
part_name: "NONPROCUREMENT DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Sec. 2455, Pub. L. 103-355, 108 Stat. 3327; E.O. 12549, 3 CFR, 1986 Comp., p. 189; E.O. 12689, 3 CFR, 1989 Comp., p. 235."
regulatory_source: "72 FR 73487, Dec. 27, 2007, unless otherwise noted."
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# 2424.137 Who in HUD may grant an exception to let an excluded person participate in a covered transaction?

The Secretary or designee may grant an exception permitting an excluded person to participate in a particular covered transaction. If the Secretary or a designee grants an exception, the exception must be in writing and state the reason(s) for deviating from the governmentwide policy in Executive Order 12549.