44 CFR § 333.51 - Rating authorizations.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t44/s333.51"
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title: "44 CFR § 333.51 - Rating authorizations."
title_number: 44
title_name: "Emergency Management and Assistance"
section_number: "333.51"
section_name: "Rating authorizations."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "F"
subchapter_name: "PREPAREDNESS"
part_number: "333"
part_name: "EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PRIORITIES AND ALLOCATIONS SYSTEM"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "6 U.S.C. 313, 314; 50 U.S.C. 4511,  E.O. 13603, 77 FR 16651; E.O. 13909, 85 FR 16227; E.O. 13911, 85 FR 18403; DHS Delegation 09052, Rev. 00 (Jan. 3, 2017); DHS Delegation 09052 Rev 00.1 (Apr. 1, 2020)."
regulatory_source: "85 FR 28510, May 13, 2020, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "333"
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# 333.51 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 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 § 333.21.