[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR]

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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
          Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Transportation
 
                            Subpart A_General
 
Sec.  19.4  Deviations.

    The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) may grant exceptions for 
classes of grants or recipients subject to the requirements of this part 
when exceptions are not prohibited by statute. However, in the interest 
of maximum uniformity, exceptions from the requirements of this part 
shall be permitted only in unusual circumstances. Federal awarding 
agencies may apply more restrictive requirements to a class of 
recipients when approved by OMB. All requests for class deviations shall 
be processed through the Assistant Secretary for Administration. Federal 
awarding agencies may apply less restrictive requirements when awarding 
small awards, except for those requirements which are statutory, subject 
to the concurrence of the Assistant Secretary for Administration. 
Exceptions on a case-by-case basis may also be made by Federal awarding 
agencies, with the concurrence of the Assistant Secretary for 
Administration to ensure conformance with Department of Transportation 
grant administration policies.