---
kind: "section"
citation: "10 C.F.R. § 217.42"
title: "10"
number: "217.42"
heading: "Examples of assistance."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/10/217.42"
---

# §217.42. Examples of assistance.

- (a) While special priorities assistance may be provided for any reason in support of this part, it is usually provided in situations where:
  - (1) A person is experiencing difficulty in obtaining delivery against a rated order by the required delivery date; or
  - (2) **A person cannot locate a supplier for an item or service needed to fill a rated order.**
- (b) **Other examples of special priorities assistance include—**
  - (1) Ensuring that rated orders receive preferential treatment by suppliers;
  - (2) Resolving production or delivery conflicts between various rated orders;
  - (3) Assisting in placing rated orders with suppliers;
  - (4) Verifying the urgency of rated orders; and
  - (5) **Determining the validity of rated orders.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended, 50 U.S.C. 4501-4568; E.O. 12919, as amended, (59 FR 29525 June 7, 1994).

### Source

Source: 76 FR 33619, June 9, 2011, unless otherwise noted.