10 CFR § 733.7 - Referral to the contracting officer.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t10/s733.7"
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title: "10 CFR § 733.7 - Referral to the contracting officer."
title_number: 10
title_name: "Energy"
section_number: "733.7"
section_name: "Referral to the contracting officer."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY"
part_number: "733"
part_name: "ALLEGATIONS OF RESEARCH MISCONDUCT"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 2201; 7254; 7256; 7101  50 U.S.C. 2401"
regulatory_source: "70 FR 37014, June 28, 2005, unless otherwise noted."
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# 733.7 Referral to the contracting officer.

If the DOE Office of the Inspector General declines to investigate an allegation of research misconduct, the DOE Element should forward the allegation to the contracting officer responsible for administration of the contract or financial assistance agreement to which the allegation pertains.