§33.36. Changes or cancellations of priority ratings and rated orders.
49 C.F.R. § 33.36
The priority rating on a rated order may be changed or canceled by:
An official action of the Department of Transportation; or
Written notification from the person who placed the rated order.
If an unrated order is amended so as to make it a rated order, or a DO rating is changed to a DX rating, the supplier must give the appropriate preferential treatment to the order as of the date the change is received by the supplier.
An amendment to a rated order that significantly alters a supplier's original production or delivery schedule shall constitute a new rated order as of the date of its receipt. The supplier must accept or reject the amended order according to the provisions of § 33.33.
The following amendments do not constitute a new rated order— a change in shipping destination; a reduction in the total amount of the order; an increase in the total amount of the order which has negligible impact upon deliveries; a minor variation in size or design; or a change which is agreed upon between the supplier and the customer.
If a person no longer needs items or services to fill a rated order, any rated orders placed with suppliers for the items or services, or the priority rating on those orders, must be canceled.
When a priority rating is added to an unrated order, or is changed or canceled, all suppliers must be promptly notified in writing.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Authority
Authority: Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended, 50 U.S.C. 82; 50 U.S.C. App. §§ 2061-2171; 50 U.S.C. App § 468; Executive Order 12742, (56 FR 1079, January 8, 1991); Executive Order 13603, (77 FR 16651, March 16, 2012).
Source
Source: 77 FR 59801, Oct. 1, 2012, unless otherwise noted.