[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 15, Volume 2]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 15CFR700.11]



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                  TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE

 

  CHAPTER VII--BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

 

PART 700_DEFENSE PRIORITIES AND ALLOCATIONS SYSTEM--Table of Contents

 

                     Subpart D_Industrial Priorities

 

Sec. 700.11  Priority ratings.



    (a) Levels of priority. (1) There are two levels of priority 

established by this regulation, identified by the rating symbols ``DO'' 

and ``DX''.

    (2) All DO rated orders have equal priority with each other and take 

preference over unrated orders. All DX rated orders have equal priority 

with each other and take preference over DO rated orders and unrated 

orders. (For resolution of conflicts among rated orders of equal 

priority, see Sec. 700.14(c).)

    (3) In addition, a Directive issued by Commerce takes preference 

over any DX rated order, DO rated order, or unrated order, as stipulated 

in the Directive. (For a full discussion of Directives, see Sec. 

700.62.)

    (b) Program identification symbols. Program identification symbols 

indicate which approved program is being supported by a rated order. The 

list of approved programs and their identification symbols are listed in 

Schedule I. For example, A1 identifies defense aircraft programs and A7 

signifies defense electronic programs. Program identification symbols, 

in themselves, do not connote any priority.

    (c) Priority ratings. A priority rating consists of the rating 

symbol--DO and DX--and the program identification symbol, such as A1, 

B2, or H6. Thus, a contract for the production of an aircraft will 

contain a DO-A1 or DX-A1 priority rating. A contract for a radar set 

will contain a DO-A7 or DX-A7 priority rating.



[49 FR 30414, July 30, 1984. Redesignated at 54 FR 601, Jan. 9, 1989, as 

amended at 63 FR 31922, June 11, 1998]