[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 48, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 48CFR1.404]

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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION
 
PART 1_FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM--Table of Contents
 
                   Subpart 1.4_Deviations from the FAR
 
Sec.  1.404  Class deviations.

    Class deviations affect more than one contract action. When an 
agency knows that it will require a class deviation on a permanent 
basis, it should propose a FAR revision, if appropriate. Civilian 
agencies, other than NASA, must furnish a copy of each approved class 
deviation to the FAR Secretariat.

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    (a) For civilian agencies except NASA, class deviations may be 
authorized by agency heads or their designees, unless 1.405(e) is 
applicable. Delegation of this authority shall not be made below the 
head of a contracting activity. Authorization of class deviations by 
agency officials is subject to the following limitations:
    (1) An agency official who may authorize a class deviation, before 
doing so, shall consult with the chairperson of the Civilian Agency 
Acquisition Council (CAA Council), unless that agency official 
determines that urgency precludes such consultation.
    (2) Recommended revisions to the FAR shall be transmitted to the FAR 
Secretariat by agency heads or their designees for authorizing class 
deviations.
    (b) For DOD, class deviations shall be controlled, processed, and 
approved in accordance with the Defense FAR Supplement.
    (c) For NASA, class deviations shall be controlled and approved by 
the Assistant Administrator for Procurement. Deviations shall be 
processed in accordance with agency regulations.

[48 FR 42103, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 56 FR 15148, Apr. 15, 1991; 
59 FR 11387, March 10, 1994; 61 FR 67411, Dec. 20, 1996; 67 FR 13053, 
13068, Mar. 20, 2002]