---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 33.42"
title: "49"
number: "33.42"
heading: "Examples of assistance."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/33.42"
---

# §33.42. Examples of assistance.

- (a) While special priorities assistance may be provided for any reason in support of this part, it is usually provided in situations where:
  - (1) A person is experiencing difficulty in obtaining delivery against a rated order by the required delivery date; or
  - (2) **A person cannot locate a supplier for an item or service needed to fill a rated order.**
- (b) **Other examples of special priorities assistance include—**
  - (1) Ensuring that rated orders receive preferential treatment by suppliers;
  - (2) Resolving production or delivery conflicts between various rated orders;
  - (3) Assisting in placing rated orders with suppliers;
  - (4) Verifying the urgency of rated orders; and
  - (5) **Determining the validity of rated orders.**

## Notes

### 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.