7 CFR § 789.41 - Rating authorizations.

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title: "7 CFR § 789.41 - Rating authorizations."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "789.41"
section_name: "Rating authorizations."
chapter_name: "FARM SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
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part_name: "AGRICULTURE PRIORITIES AND ALLOCATIONS SYSTEM (APAS)"
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authority: "50 U.S.C. App. 2061-2170, 2171, and 2172; 42 U.S.C. 5195-5197h."
regulatory_source: "80 FR 63898, Oct. 22, 2015, unless otherwise noted."
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# 789.41 Rating authorizations.

(a) A rating authorization is an official action granting specific priority rating authority that:

(1) Permits a person to place a priority rating on an order for an item or service not normally ratable under this part; or

(2) Authorizes a person to modify a priority rating on a specific order or series of contracts or orders.

(b) To request priority rating authority, see section § 789.21.