23.404  Agency affirmative procurement programs.

6.  Amend section 23.404 by revising the introductory text of paragraph (b)(2); and removing from paragraph (e)(1) "(including plant, animal, and marine materials)". The revised text reads as follows:

23.404  Agency affirmative procurement programs.

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(2)  EPA and USDA may provide categorical exemptions for items that they designate, when procured for a specific purpose. For example, all USDA-designated items (see 7 CFR 3201.3(e)) are exempt from the preferred procurement requirement for the following:

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