7 CFR § 5001.4 - Exception authority.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t7/s5001.4"
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title: "7 CFR § 5001.4 - Exception authority."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "5001.4"
section_name: "Exception authority."
chapter_name: "RURAL BUSINESS-COOPERATIVE SERVICE, RURAL HOUSING SERVICE, AND RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
part_number: "5001"
part_name: "GUARANTEED LOANS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 301; 7 U.S.C. 1926(a); 7 U.S.C. 1932(a); and 7 U.S.C. 8107."
regulatory_source: "85 FR 42518, July 14, 2020, unless otherwise noted."
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# 5001.4 Exception authority.

The Administrator may, on a case-by-case basis, grant an exception to any requirement or provision of this subpart provided that such an exception is in the best financial interests of the Federal Government. Exercise of this authority cannot be in conflict with applicable law.