[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 14, Volume 5]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 14CFR1260.7]

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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE
 
                   CHAPTER V--NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
                          SPACE ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 1260_GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS--Table of Contents
 
                            Subpart A_General
 
Sec.  1260.7  Deviations.

    (a) A deviation is required for any of the following:
    (1) When a prescribed provision (but not a special condition) set 
forth verbatim in this part 1260 is modified or omitted.
    (2) When a provision is set forth in this part 1260, but not for use 
verbatim, and the Center substitutes a provision which is inconsistent 
with the intent, principle, and substance of the provision.
    (3) When a form prescribed by this part 1260 is altered or another 
form is used in its place.
    (4) When limitations, imposed by this handbook upon the use of a 
grant provision, form, procedure, or any other grant action, are 
changed.
    (5) When a form is created for recipient use that constitutes a 
``Collection of Information'' within the meaning of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 35) and its implementation in 5 CFR part 1320.
    (b) Requests for authority to deviate from this part 1260 shall be 
submitted to the Office of Procurement, NASA Headquarters, Procurement 
Operations Division (HS). Requests, signed by the procurement officer, 
shall contain:
    (1) A full description of the deviation, the circumstances in which 
it will be used, and identification of the requirement from which a 
deviation is sought;
    (2) The rationale for the request, pertinent background information, 
and the intended effect of the deviation;
    (3) The name of the recipient, identification of the grant affected, 
and the dollar value;
    (4) A statement as to whether the deviation has been requested 
previously, and, if so, details of that request; and
    (5) A copy of legal counsel's concurrence or comments.
    (c) Where it is necessary to obtain a deviation on OMB Circular A-
110 (subpart B of this part 1260), Code HS will process all necessary 
documents in accordance with Sec.  1260.104.