---
kind: "section"
citation: "15 C.F.R. § 700.52"
title: "15"
number: "700.52"
heading: "Examples of assistance."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/15/700.52"
---

# §700.52. Examples of assistance.

- (a) While special priorities assistance may be provided for any reason in support of this regulation and an approved program (see §§ [700.55](/cfr/15/700.55.md), [700.57](/cfr/15/700.57.md), [700.58](/cfr/15/700.58.md), and Schedule I 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;
  - (2) A person cannot locate a supplier for an item needed to fill a rated order; or
  - (3) A person is experiencing difficulty in obtaining delivery for an unrated order by the required delivery date.
- (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

### Amendments

[49 FR 30414, July 30, 1984. Redesignated at 54 FR 601, Jan. 9, 1989, as amended at 89 FR 58974, July 22, 2024]

### Authority

Authority: 50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 5195, et seq.; 50 U.S.C. 3816; 10 U.S.C. 2538; 50 U.S.C. 82; E.O. 12656, 53 FR 226, 3 CFR, 1988 Comp., p. 585; E.O. 12742, 56 FR 1079, 3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 309; E.O. 13603, 77 FR 16651, 3 CFR, 2012 Comp., p. 225.

### Source

Source: 49 FR 30414, July 30, 1984, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 54 FR 601, Jan. 9, 1989.

### Amendments

[49 FR 30414, July 30, 1984. Redesignated at 54 FR 601, Jan. 9, 1989, as amended at 89 FR 58974, July 22, 2024]