---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 33.53"
title: "49"
number: "33.53"
heading: "Types of allocation orders."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/33.53"
---

# §33.53. Types of allocation orders.


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

- (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. For example, 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.

## 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.