---
kind: "section"
citation: "44 C.F.R. § 333.51"
title: "44"
number: "333.51"
heading: "Rating authorizations."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/44/333.51"
---

# §333.51. Rating authorizations.

- (a) **A rating authorization is an official action granting specific priority rating authority that—**
  - (1) Permits a person to place a priority rating on an order for an item not normally ratable under this part; or
  - (2) **Authorizes a person to modify a priority rating on a specific order or series of contracts or orders.**
- (b) To request priority rating authority, see [§ 333.21](/cfr/44/333.21.md).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 6 U.S.C. 313, 314; 50 U.S.C. 4511, et seq.; E.O. 13603, 77 FR 16651; E.O. 13909, 85 FR 16227; E.O. 13911, 85 FR 18403; DHS Delegation 09052, Rev. 00 (Jan. 3, 2017); DHS Delegation 09052 Rev 00.1 (Apr. 1, 2020).

### Source

Source: 85 FR 28510, May 13, 2020, unless otherwise noted.