---
kind: "section"
citation: "2 C.F.R. § 3485.22"
title: "2"
number: "3485.22"
heading: "Does this part apply to me?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/2/3485.22"
---

# §3485.22. Does this part apply to me?


This part applies to you if you are—

- (a) A participant or principal in a “covered transaction” (see [subpart B](/cfr/2/subpartB.md) of this part and the definition of “nonprocurement transaction” in [§ 180.970](/cfr/2/180.970.md) of this title).
- (b) **A respondent in a suspension or debarment action of the Department.**
- (c) An ED deciding official; or
- (d) An ED officer authorized to enter into any type of nonprocurement transaction that is a covered transaction.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 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); 20 U.S.C. 1082, 1094, 1221e-3, and 3474, unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 77 FR 18673, Mar. 28, 2012, unless otherwise noted.