28 CFR § 83.515 - Are there any exceptions to those actions?

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title: "28 CFR § 83.515 - Are there any exceptions to those actions?"
title_number: 28
title_name: "Judicial Administration"
section_number: "83.515"
section_name: "Are there any exceptions to those actions?"
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE"
part_number: "83"
part_name: "GOVERNMENT-WIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE (GRANTS)"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "Sec. 5151-5160 of the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100-690, Title V, Subtitle D; 41 U.S.C. 701 )."
regulatory_source: "68 FR 66557, 66600, Nov. 26, 2003, unless otherwise noted."
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# 83.515 Are there any exceptions to those actions?

The Attorney General may waive with respect to a particular award, in writing, a suspension of payments under an award, suspension or termination of an award, or suspension or debarment of a recipient if the Attorney General determines that such a waiver would be in the public interest. This exception authority cannot be delegated to any other official.