145.4—Deviations.
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) may grant exceptions for classes of grants or recipients subject to the requirements of this regulation when exceptions are not prohibited by statute. However, in the interest of maximum uniformity, exceptions from the requirements of this regulation shall be permitted only in unusual circumstances. The Department may apply more restrictive requirements to a class of recipients when approved by OMB. The Department may apply less restrictive requirements when issuing small awards, except for those requirements which are statutory. Exceptions on a case-by-case basis may also be made by the Department. Deviation requests shall be submitted to the Office of the Procurement Executive (A/OPE) for approval or transmittal to OMB.