(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 § 33.41.
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: 77 FR 59801, Oct. 1, 2012, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 49 CFR 33.61