---
kind: "section"
citation: "22 C.F.R. § 1508.885"
title: "22"
number: "1508.885"
heading: "May the debarring official extend a debarment?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/22/1508.885"
---

# §1508.885. May the debarring official extend a debarment?

- (a) Yes, the debarring official may extend a debarment for an additional period, if that official determines that an extension is necessary to protect the public interest.
- (b) However, the debarring official may not extend a debarment solely on the basis of the facts and circumstances upon which the initial debarment action was based.
- (c) If the debarring official decides that a debarment for an additional period is necessary, the debarring official must follow the applicable procedures in this subpart, and subpart F of this part, to extend the debarment.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Sec. 2455, Pub.L. 103-355, 108 Stat. 3327; E.O. 12549, 3CFR, 1986 Comp., p.89; E.O. 12689, 3CFR, 1989 Comp., p. 235.

### Source

Source: 68 FR 66590, 66592, Nov. 26, 2003, unless otherwise noted.