Section 75.524 - Conflict of interest: Purpose of Section 75.525(a) The conflict of interest regulations of the Department that apply to a grant are in § 75.525 .(b) These conflict of interest regulations do not apply to a "local government," as defined in 2 CFR 200.64 , or a "State," as defined in 2 CFR 200.90 .(c) The regulations in § 75.525 do not apply to a grantee's procurement contracts. The conflict of interest regulations that cover those procurement contracts are in 2 CFR part 200.45 FR 22497, Apr. 3, 1980, as amended at 64 FR 50391, Sept. 16, 1999; 79 FR 76092 , Dec. 19, 2014 Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1221e-3 and 3474