[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 2, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 2CFR1532.1140]

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                     TITLE 2--GRANTS AND AGREEMENTS
 
               CHAPTER XV--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
 
PART 1532_NONPROCUREMENT DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION--Table of Contents
 
 Subpart J_Statutory Disqualification and Reinstatement Under the Clean 
                       Air Act and Clean Water Act
 
Sec. 1532.1140  Can an exception be made to allow me to receive an award even 

though I may be disqualified?

    (a) After consulting with the EPA debarring official, the head of 
any Federal department or agency (or designee) may exempt any particular 
award or a class of awards with that department or agency from CAA or 
CWA disqualification. In the event an exemption is granted, the 
exemption must:
    (1) Be in writing; and
    (2) State why the exemption is in the paramount interests of the 
United States.
    (b) In the event an exemption is granted, the exempting department 
or

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agency must send a copy of the exemption decision to the EPA debarring 
official for inclusion in the official record.