48 CFR § 232.602 - 232.602 Responsibilities.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t48/s232.602"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "48 CFR § 232.602 - 232.602 Responsibilities."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "232.602"
section_name: "232.602 Responsibilities."
chapter_number: 2
chapter_name: "DEFENSE ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS"
part_number: "232"
part_name: "CONTRACT FINANCING"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "41 U.S.C. 1303 and 48 CFR chapter 1."
regulatory_source: "56 FR 36409, July 31, 1991, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "232"
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# 232.602 232.602 Responsibilities.
(b) Disbursing officers are those officials designated to make payments under a contract or to receive payments of amounts due under a contract. The disbursing officer is responsible for determining the amount and collecting contract debts whenever overpayments or erroneous payments have been made. The disbursing officer also has primary responsibility when the amounts due and dates for payment are contained in the contract, and a copy of the contract has been furnished to the disbursing officer with notice to collect as amounts become due.
[56 FR 36409, July 31, 1991, as amended at 70 FR 75413, Dec. 20, 2005. Redesignated and amended at 80 FR 58633, Sept. 30, 2015]