---
kind: "section"
citation: "2 C.F.R. § 2998.20"
title: "2"
number: "2998.20"
heading: "Does this part apply to me?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/2/2998.20"
---

# §2998.20. Does this part apply to me?


This part and, through this part, pertinent portions of the OMB guidance in subparts [A](/cfr/2/subpartA.md) through [I](/cfr/2/subpartI.md) of [2 CFR part 180](/cfr/2/part180.md) (see table at [2 CFR 180.100(b)](/cfr/2/180.100.md?p=b)) apply to you if you are a—

- (a) Participant or principal in a “covered transaction” (see [subpart B](/cfr/2/subpartB.md) of [2 CFR part 180](/cfr/2/part180.md) and the definition of “non-procurement transaction” at [2 CFR 180.970](/cfr/2/180.970.md));
- (b) Respondent in a Department of Labor suspension or debarment action;
- (c) Department of Labor debarment or suspension official; or
- (d) Department of Labor grants officer, agreements officer, or other official authorized to enter into any type of non-procurement transaction that is a covered transaction.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; E.O. 12549 (3 CFR, 1986 Comp., p.189); E.O. 12689 (3 CFR, 1989 Comp., p.235); sec 2455 Pub. L. 103-355, 108 Stat. 3327 (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

### Source

Source: 81 FR 25586, Apr. 29, 2016, unless otherwise noted.