[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR29.605]

[Page 374]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
          Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Transportation
 
PART 29_GOVERNMENTWIDE DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION (NONPROCUREMENT)--Table of 
 
   Subpart F_General Principles Relating to Suspension and Debarment 
                                 Actions
 
Sec.  29.605  How does suspension differ from debarment?

    Suspension differs from debarment in that--

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        A suspending official . . .          A debarring official . . .
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(a) Imposes suspension as a temporary       Imposes debarment for a
 status of ineligibility for procurement     specified period as a final
 and nonprocurement transactions, pending    determination that a person
 completion of an investigation or legal     is not presently
 proceedings.                                responsible.
(b) Must--................................  Must conclude, based on a
(1) Have adequate evidence that there may    preponderance of the
 be a cause for debarment of a person; and.  evidence, that the person
(2) Conclude that immediate action is        has engaged in conduct that
 necessary to protect the Federal interest.  warrants debarment.
(c) Usually imposes the suspension first,   Imposes debarment after
 and then promptly notifies the suspended    giving the respondent
 person, giving the person an opportunity    notice of the action and an
 to contest the suspension and have it       opportunity to contest the
 lifted.                                     proposed debarment.
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