[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 44, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 44CFR17.320]

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              TITLE 44--EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND ASSISTANCE
 
 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 
                                SECURITY
 
PART 17_GOVERNMENTWIDE DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION (NONPROCUREMENT) AND 
 
                           Subpart C_Debarment
 
Sec. 17.320  Period of debarment.

    (a) Debarment shall be for a period commensurate with the 
seriousness of the cause(s). If a suspension precedes a debarment, the 
suspension period shall be considered in determining the debarment 
period.
    (1) Debarment for causes other than those related to a violation of 
the requirements of subpart F of this part generally should not exceed 
three years. Where circumstances warrant, a longer period of debarment 
may be imposed.
    (2) In the case of a debarment for a violation of the requirements 
of subpart F of this part (see 17.305(c)(5)), the period of debarment 
shall not exceed five years.

[54 FR 4963, Jan. 31, 1989]