---
kind: "section"
citation: "29 C.F.R. § 1471.885"
title: "29"
number: "1471.885"
heading: "May the debarring official extend a debarment?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/29/1471.885"
---

# §1471.885. 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: E.O. 12549 ,3 CFR 1986 Comp., p. 189; E.O. 12698, 3 CFR 1989 Comp., p. 235; sec. 2455, Pub. L. 103-355, 108 Stat. 3327 (31 U.S.C. 6101 note); 29 U.S.C. 175a.

### Source

Source: 68 FR 66544, 66603, 66604, Nov. 26, 2003, unless otherwise noted.