[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 34, Volume 1] [Revised as of July 1, 2004] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 34CFR85.120] [Page 264] TITLE 34--EDUCATION PART 85_GOVERNMENTWIDE DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION (NONPROCUREMENT) --Table of Contents Subpart A_General Sec. 85.120 May we grant an exception to let an excluded person participate in a covered transaction? (a) The ED Deciding Official may grant an exception permitting an excluded person to participate in a particular covered transaction. If the ED Deciding Official grants an exception, the exception must be in writing and state the reason(s) for deviating from the governmentwide policy in Executive Order 12549. (b) An exception granted by one agency for an excluded person does not extend to the covered transactions of another agency. Authority: E.O. 12549 (3 CFR, 1986 Comp., p. 189); E.O 12689 (3 CFR, 1989 Comp., p. 235); 20 U.S.C. 1082, 1094, 1221e-3 and 3474; and Sec. 2455, Pub. L. 103-355, 108 Stat. 3243 at 3327.