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51872 Federal Register / Vol . 70 , No , 168 / Wednesday , August 31 , 2005 / Rules and Regulations (b) Pursue any other available debarment and suspension system, the disqualified person , including the social remedies , including suspension and agency enters the information about the security number ( SSN) for an debarment. & excluded person into the EPLS , individual , if the number is available and may be disclosed under law ; § 180.450 What action may I take If a lower § 180.515 What specific information Is in tier participant fails to disclose the the EPLS? ( c) information about an excluded or information requited under § 180.355 to the (a) At a minimum , the EPLS disqualified person, generally within next higher tier? indicates— five working days , after— If you as a Federal agency official ( 1 ) The full name (where available) (1 ) Taking an exclusion action ; determine that a lower tier participant and address of each excluded and (2 ) Modifying or rescinding an failed to disclose information, as disqualified. person , in alphabetical exclusion action; required by § 180 . 355 , at the time it order , with cross references if more than ( 3) Finding that a person is entered into a covered transaction with one name is involved in a single action; disqualified ; or a. participant at the next higher tier , you (2) The type of action ; (4 ) Finding that there has been a may pursue any remedies available to (3 ) The cause for the action; you , including the initiation of a (4 ) The scope of the action; change in the status of a person who is suspension or debarment action . ( 5 ) Any termination date for the listed as disqualified . action; § 180.525 Whom do t ask if 1 have Subpart E—Excluded Parties List (5 ) The Federal agency and name and questions about a person in the EPLS? System telephone number of the agency point of contact for the action; and If you have questions about a listed § 180.500 What is the purpose of the q The Dun 'and Bradstreet Number person in the EPLS , ask the point. of Excluded Parties List System (EPLS)? (DUNS) , or other similar code approved contact for the Federal agency that The EPLS is a widely available source by the GSA, of the excluded or placed the person ' s name into the EPLS . of the most current information about disqualified person , if available . You may find the agency point of I who are excluded or (b) ( 1 ) The database for the EPLS contact from the EPLS , disqualified from covered transactionsa includes a field for the Taxpayer § 180,530 Where can I find the EPLS . § 180,505 Who uses the EPLS? Identification Number (TIN) (the social You may access the EPLS through the (a) Federal agency officials use the security number (SSN) for an Internet, currently at http :// EPLS to determine whether to enter into individual} of an excluded or a Is .arnet. ov or htf //www. e ls .,uovl a transaction with a person, as required disqualified person. P g A ' p under § 180 .430 . ( 2) Agencies disclose the SSN of an Subpart F—General Principles Relating (b) Participants also may , but are not individual to verify the identity of an to Suspension and Debarment Actions required to , use the EPLS to determine individual , only if permitted under the if- Privacy Act of 1974 and , if appropriate , § 180.600 How do suspension and ( 1 ) Principals of their transactions are the Computer Matching and Privacy debarment actions start? excluded or disqualified, as required Protection Act of 1988 , as codified in 5 When Federal agency officials receive under § 1800320; or U .S . C . 552 (a)" information from any source concerning ( 2) Persons with whom they are entering into covered fransactions at the § 18D.520 Who places the infomretion Into a cause for suspension or debarment, next tower tier are excluded Li the EPLS? they will promptly report it and the dext lower ti Federal agency officials who take agency will investigate, The officials (c) The EPLS is available to the actions to exclude persons under this refer the question of whether to suspend general public . part or officials who are responsible for or debar you to their suspending or identifying disqualified persons must debarring official for consideration , if § 180.510 Who maintains the EPLS? enter the following information about appropriate . The General Services Administration those persons into the EPLS : § 180,605 How does suspension differ (GSA) maintains the EPLS . When a (a) Information required by from debarment.? Federal agency takes an action to § 18i) .515 (a) ; exclude a person under the (b ) The Taxpayer Identification Suspension differs from debarment in nonprocuremen.t or procurement Number (TIN) of the excluded or thaI A suspending official P . . A debarring official (a) imposes suspension as a temporary status of in eligibility for pro- imposes debarment for a specified period as a final determination that curement and nonprocurement transactions , pending completion of a person is not presently responsible6 an investigation or legal proceedings . (b) Musi-- ( 1 ) Have adequate evidence that there may be a cause for debar- a ment of a person; and (2) Conclude that immediate action is necessary to protect the I Must conclude , based on a preponderance of the evidence, that the Federal interestperson has engaged in conduct that warrants debarment. io (c) Usually imposes the suspension first, and then promptly notifies the imposes debarment after giving the respondent notice of the actn suspended person, giving the person an opportunity to contest the and an opportunity to contest the proposed debarments suspension and have it lifted