2 CFR § 3254.137 - Who in the NEA may grant an exception to let an excluded person participate in a covered transaction?

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title: "2 CFR § 3254.137 - Who in the NEA may grant an exception to let an excluded person participate in a covered transaction?"
title_number: 2
title_name: "Federal Financial Assistance"
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section_name: "Who in the NEA may grant an exception to let an excluded person participate in a covered transaction?"
chapter_name: "NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS"
part_number: "3254"
part_name: "NONPROCUREMENT DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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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 6141, Feb. 9, 2007, unless otherwise noted."
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# 3254.137 Who in the NEA may grant an exception to let an excluded person participate in a covered transaction?

The NEA Chairman has the authority to grant an exception to let an excluded person participate in a covered transaction, as provided in the OMB guidance at 2 CFR 180.135.