---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 101.53"
title: "45"
number: "101.53"
heading: "Types of allocation orders."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/101.53"
---

# §101.53. Types of allocation orders.


There are three types of allocation orders available for communicating allocation actions.

- (a) **Set-aside.** An official action that requires a person to reserve materials, services, or facilities capacity in anticipation of the receipt of rated orders.
- (b) **Directive.** An official action that requires a person to take or refrain from taking certain actions in accordance with its provisions. A directive can require a person to: Stop or reduce production of an item; prohibit the use of selected materials, services, or facilities; or divert the use of materials, services, or facilities from one purpose to another; and
- (c) **Allotment.** An official action that specifies the maximum quantity of a material, service, or facility authorized for a specific use to promote the national defense.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. 4501, et seq. ), and Executive Order 13603 (77 FR 16651, 3 CFR, March 16, 2012).

### Source

Source: 89 FR 9025, Feb. 9, 2024, unless otherwise noted.