Federal agency officials use the EPLS to determine whether to enter into a transaction with a person, as required under § 919.430.
Participants also may, but are not required to, use the EPLS to determine if—
Principals of their transactions are excluded or disqualified, as required under § 919.320; or
Persons with whom they are entering into covered transactions at the next lower tier are excluded or disqualified.
The EPLS is available to the general public.