---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 789.41"
title: "7"
number: "789.41"
heading: "Rating authorizations."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/789.41"
---

# §789.41. 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 or service 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 section [§ 789.21](/cfr/7/789.21.md).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 50 U.S.C. App. 2061-2170, 2171, and 2172; 42 U.S.C. 5195-5197h.

### Source

Source: 80 FR 63898, Oct. 22, 2015, unless otherwise noted.