2 CFR § 3474.5 - How exceptions are made to 2 CFR part 200.

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title: "2 CFR § 3474.5 - How exceptions are made to 2 CFR part 200."
title_number: 2
title_name: "Federal Financial Assistance"
section_number: "3474.5"
section_name: "How exceptions are made to 2 CFR part 200."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION"
part_number: "3474"
part_name: "UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS, COST PRINCIPLES, AND AUDIT REQUIREMENTS FOR FEDERAL AWARDS"
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authority: "20 U.S.C. 1221e-3, 3474; 42 U.S.C. 2000bb  E.O. 13279, 67 FR 77141, 3 CFR, 2002 Comp., p. 258; E.O. 13559, 75 FR 71319, 3 CFR, 2010 Comp., p. 273; E.O. 13831, 83 FR 20715, 3 CFR, 2018 Comp., p. 806; and 2 CFR part 200, unless otherwise noted."
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# 3474.5 How exceptions are made to 2 CFR part 200.

<sup>1</sup> C. Ref. 2 CFR 200.102.

(a) With the exception of Subpart F—Audit Requirements of 2 CFR part 200, the Secretary of Education, after consultation with OMB, may allow exceptions for classes of Federal awards or non-Federal entities subject to the requirements of this part when exceptions are not prohibited by statute. However, in the interest of maximum uniformity, exceptions from the requirements of this part will be permitted only in unusual circumstances.

(b) Exceptions for classes of Federal awards or non-Federal entities will be published on the OMB Web site at *www.whitehouse.gov/omb*.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1221e-3, 3474, and 2 CFR part 200)