Part 1154 - GOVERNMENTWIDE DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION (NONPROCUREMENT)  


§ 1154.25 - How is this part organized?
§ 1154.50 - How is this part written?
§ 1154.75 - Do terms in this part have special meanings?
Subpart A - General
§ 1154.100 - What does this part do?
§ 1154.105 - Does this part apply to me?
§ 1154.110 - What is the purpose of the nonprocurement debarment and suspension system?
§ 1154.115 - How does an exclusion restrict a person's involvement in covered transactions?
§ 1154.120 - May we grant an exception to let an excluded person participate in a covered transaction?
§ 1154.125 - Does an exclusion under the nonprocurement system affect a person's eligibility for Federal procurement contracts?
§ 1154.130 - Does exclusion under the Federal procurement system affect a person's eligibility to participate in nonprocurement transactions?
§ 1154.135 - May the National Endowment for the Arts exclude a person who is not currently participating in a nonprocurement transaction?
§ 1154.140 - How do I know if a person is excluded?
§ 1154.145 - Does this part address persons who are disqualified, as well as those who are excluded from nonprocurement transactions?
Subpart B - Covered Transactions
§ 1154.200 - What is a covered transaction?
§ 1154.205 - Why is it important if a particular transaction is a covered transaction?
§ 1154.210 - Which nonprocurement transactions are covered transactions?
§ 1154.215 - Which nonprocurement transactions are not covered transactions?
§ 1154.220 - Are any procurement contracts included as covered transactions?
§ 1154.225 - How do I know if a transaction in which I may participate is a covered transaction?
Subpart C - Responsibilities of Participants Regarding Transactions
§ 1154.300 - What must I do before I enter into a covered transaction with another person at the next lower tier?
§ 1154.305 - May I enter into a covered transaction with an excluded or disqualified person?
§ 1154.310 - What must I do if a Federal agency excludes a person with whom I am already doing business in a covered transaction?
§ 1154.311 - Investigation and referral.
§ 1154.312 - Notice of proposed debarment.
§ 1154.313 - Opportunity to contest proposed debarment.
§ 1154.314 - Debarring official's decision.
§ 1154.315 - May I use the services of an excluded person as a principal under a covered transaction?
§ 1154.320 - Must I verify that principals of my covered transactions are eligible to participate?
§ 1154.325 - What happens if I do business with an excluded person in a covered transaction?
§ 1154.330 - What requirements must I pass down to persons at lower tiers with whom I intend to do business?
§ 1154.335 - What information must I provide before entering into a covered transaction with the National Endowment for the Arts?
§ 1154.340 - If I disclose unfavorable information required under  1154.335, will I be prevented from participating in the transaction?
§ 1154.345 - What happens if I fail to disclose information required under  1154.335?
§ 1154.350 - What must I do if I learn of information required under  1154.335 after entering into a covered transaction with the National Endowment for the Arts?
§ 1154.355 - What information must I provide to a higher tier participant before entering into a covered transaction with that participant?
§ 1154.360 - What happens if I fail to disclose the information required under  1154.355?
§ 1154.365 - What must I do if I learn of information required under  1154.355 after entering into a covered transaction with a higher tier participant?
Subpart D - Responsibilities of NEA Officials Regarding Transactions
§ 1154.400 - May I enter into a transaction with an excluded or disqualified person?
§ 1154.405 - May I enter into a covered transaction with a participant if a principal of the transaction is excluded?
§ 1154.410 - May I approve a participant's use of the services of an excluded person?
§ 1154.411 - Notice of suspension.
§ 1154.412 - Opportunity to contest suspension.
§ 1154.413 - Suspending official's decision.
§ 1154.415 - What must I do if a Federal agency excludes the participant or a principal after I enter into a covered transaction?
§ 1154.420 - May I approve a transaction with an excluded or disqualified person at a lower tier?
§ 1154.425 - When do I check to see if a person is excluded or disqualified?
§ 1154.430 - How do I check to see if a person is excluded or disqualified?
§ 1154.435 - What must I require of a primary tier participant?
§ 1154.440 - What method do I use to communicate those requirements to participants?
§ 1154.445 - What action may I take if a primary tier participant knowingly does business with an excluded or disqualified person?
§ 1154.450 - What action may I take if a primary tier participant fails to disclose the information required under  1154.335?
§ 1154.455 - What may I do if a lower tier participant fails to disclose the information required under  1154.355 to the next higher tier?
Subpart E - Excluded Parties List System
§ 1154.500 - What is the purpose of the Excluded Parties List System (EPLS)?
§ 1154.505 - Who uses the EPLS?
§ 1154.510 - Who maintains the EPLS?
§ 1154.515 - What specific information is in the EPLS?
§ 1154.520 - Who places the information into the EPLS?
§ 1154.525 - Whom do I ask if I have questions about a person in the EPLS?
§ 1154.530 - Where can I find the EPLS?
Subpart F - General Principles Relating to Suspension and Debarment Actions
§ 1154.600 - How do suspension and debarment actions start?
§ 1154.605 - How does suspension differ from debarment?
§ 1154.610 - What procedures does the National Endowment for the Arts use in suspension and debarment actions?
§ 1154.615 - How does the National Endowment for the Arts notify a person of a suspension or debarment action?
§ 1154.620 - Do Federal agencies coordinate suspension and debarment actions?
§ 1154.625 - What is the scope of a suspension or debarment?
§ 1154.630 - May the National Endowment for the Arts impute conduct of one person to another?
§ 1154.635 - May the National Endowment for the Arts settle a debarment or suspension action?
§ 1154.640 - May a settlement include a voluntary exclusion?
§ 1154.645 - Do other Federal agencies know if the National Endowment for the Arts agrees to a voluntary exclusion?
Appendix A to Part 1154 - Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, and Other Responsibility Matters - Primary Covered Transactions
Appendix B to Part 1154 - Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibilty and Voluntary Exclusion - Lower Tier Covered Transactions
Appendix C to Part 1154 - Certification Regarding Drug-Free Workplace Requirements
Subpart G - Suspension
§ 1154.700 - When may the suspending official issue a suspension?
§ 1154.705 - What does the suspending official consider in issuing a suspension?
§ 1154.710 - When does a suspension take effect?
§ 1154.715 - What notice does the suspending official give me if I am suspended?
§ 1154.720 - How may I contest a suspension?
§ 1154.725 - How much time do I have to contest a suspension?
§ 1154.730 - What information must I provide to the suspending official if I contest a suspension?
§ 1154.735 - Under what conditions do I get an additional opportunity to challenge the facts on which the suspension is based?
§ 1154.740 - Are suspension proceedings formal?
§ 1154.745 - How is fact-finding conducted?
§ 1154.750 - What does the suspending official consider in deciding whether to continue or terminate my suspension?
§ 1154.755 - When will I know whether the suspension is continued or terminated?
§ 1154.760 - How long may my suspension last?
Subpart H - Debarment
§ 1154.800 - What are the causes for debarment?
§ 1154.805 - What notice does the debarring official give me if I am proposed for debarment?
§ 1154.810 - When does a debarment take effect?
§ 1154.815 - How may I contest a proposed debarment?
§ 1154.820 - How much time do I have to contest a proposed debarment?
§ 1154.825 - What information must I provide to the debarring official if I contest a proposed debarment?
§ 1154.830 - Under what conditions do I get an additional opportunity to challenge the facts on which a proposed debarment is based?
§ 1154.835 - Are debarment proceedings formal?
§ 1154.840 - How is fact-finding conducted?
§ 1154.845 - What does the debarring official consider in deciding whether to debar me?
§ 1154.850 - What is the standard of proof in a debarment action?
§ 1154.855 - Who has the burden of proof in a debarment action?
§ 1154.860 - What factors may influence the debarring official's decision?
§ 1154.865 - How long may my debarment last?
§ 1154.870 - When do I know if the debarring official debars me?
§ 1154.875 - May I ask the debarring official to reconsider a decision to debar me?
§ 1154.880 - What factors may influence the debarring official during reconsideration?
§ 1154.885 - May the debarring official extend a debarment?
Subpart I - Definitions
§ 1154.900 - Adequate evidence.
§ 1154.905 - Affiliate.
§ 1154.910 - Agency.
§ 1154.915 - Agent or representative.
§ 1154.920 - Civil judgment.
§ 1154.925 - Conviction.
§ 1154.930 - Debarment.
§ 1154.935 - Debarring official.
§ 1154.940 - Disqualified.
§ 1154.945 - Excluded or exclusion.
§ 1154.950 - Excluded Parties List System
§ 1154.955 - Indictment.
§ 1154.960 - Ineligible or ineligibility.
§ 1154.965 - Legal proceedings.
§ 1154.970 - Nonprocurement transaction.
§ 1154.975 - Notice.
§ 1154.980 - Participant.
§ 1154.985 - Person.
§ 1154.990 - Preponderance of the evidence.
§ 1154.995 - Principal.
§ 1154.1000 - Respondent.
§ 1154.1005 - State.
§ 1154.1010 - Suspending official.
§ 1154.1015 - Suspension.
§ 1154.1020 - Voluntary exclusion or voluntarily excluded.
Subpart J - [Reserved]
Appendix to Part 1154 - Covered Transactions