diff --git a/deployment/environment.go b/deployment/environment.go
index 8b05e82c..33508232 100644
--- a/deployment/environment.go
+++ b/deployment/environment.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rpc"
+	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-deployments-framework/experimental/exceptions"
 
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-deployments-framework/chain"
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-deployments-framework/chain/evm"
@@ -60,6 +61,8 @@ type Environment struct {
 	OperationsBundle operations.Bundle
 	// BlockChains is the container of all chains in the environment.
 	BlockChains chain.BlockChains
+
+	Exceptions *exceptions.Exceptions
 }
 
 // EnvironmentOption is a functional option for configuring an Environment
diff --git a/engine/cld/domain/envdir.go b/engine/cld/domain/envdir.go
index 66d7c7d2..7de6e97b 100644
--- a/engine/cld/domain/envdir.go
+++ b/engine/cld/domain/envdir.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-deployments-framework/engine/cld/internal/fileutils"
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-deployments-framework/engine/cld/internal/jsonutils"
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-deployments-framework/engine/cld/nodes"
+	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-deployments-framework/experimental/exceptions"
 )
 
 // EnvDir represents a specific environment directory within a domain.
@@ -469,3 +470,13 @@ func (d EnvDir) CreateDurablePipelinesDir() error {
 func (d EnvDir) SaveViewState(v json.Marshaler) error {
 	return SaveViewState(d.ViewStateFilePath(), v)
 }
+
+// ExceptionsFilePath returns the path to the exceptions file for the domain's environment directory.
+func (d EnvDir) ExceptionsFilePath() string {
+	return filepath.Join(d.DirPath(), ExceptionsFileName)
+}
+
+// LoadExceptions loads the exceptions from the exceptions file for the domain's environment directory.
+func (d EnvDir) LoadExceptions() (*exceptions.Exceptions, error) {
+	return exceptions.Load(d.ExceptionsFilePath())
+}
diff --git a/engine/cld/domain/paths.go b/engine/cld/domain/paths.go
index 9a692062..801cef32 100644
--- a/engine/cld/domain/paths.go
+++ b/engine/cld/domain/paths.go
@@ -87,4 +87,8 @@ const (
 	// DurablePipelineInputsDirName is the name of the directory containing the inputs
 	// for the durable pipelines.
 	DurablePipelineInputsDirName = "inputs"
+
+	// ExceptionsFileName is the name of the file containing exceptions.
+	// At the moment, this is only used for CCIP domain.
+	ExceptionsFileName = "exceptions.yaml"
 )
diff --git a/engine/cld/environment/environment.go b/engine/cld/environment/environment.go
index a8da689a..b583864f 100644
--- a/engine/cld/environment/environment.go
+++ b/engine/cld/environment/environment.go
@@ -128,6 +128,11 @@ func Load(
 		}
 	}
 
+	exceptions, err := envdir.LoadExceptions()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fdeployment.Environment{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to load exceptions: %w", err)
+	}
+
 	getCtx := func() context.Context { return ctx }
 
 	return fdeployment.Environment{
@@ -141,5 +146,6 @@ func Load(
 		OCRSecrets:        sharedSecrets,
 		OperationsBundle:  operations.NewBundle(getCtx, lggr, loadcfg.reporter, operations.WithOperationRegistry(loadcfg.operationRegistry)),
 		BlockChains:       blockChains,
+		Exceptions:        exceptions,
 	}, nil
 }
diff --git a/experimental/exceptions/exceptions.go b/experimental/exceptions/exceptions.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9c5da4c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/experimental/exceptions/exceptions.go
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+package exceptions
+
+import (
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
+)
+
+// ExceptionType defines the type of exception.
+type ExceptionType string
+
+const (
+	ExceptionTypeRateLimit  ExceptionType = "RateLimit"
+	ExceptionTypeDeprecated ExceptionType = "Deprecated"
+)
+
+// Exception represents a single exception entry.
+type Exception struct {
+	Resource string         `yaml:"resource"`
+	Address  common.Address `yaml:"address"`
+	Reason   string         `yaml:"reason"`
+	Type     ExceptionType  `yaml:"type"`
+}
+
+// Exceptions holds a mapping of network names to their respective exceptions.
+type Exceptions struct {
+	Exceptions map[string][]Exception `yaml:"exceptions"`
+}
+
+// Load loads exceptions from a YAML file at the specified path.
+func Load(filePath string) (*Exceptions, error) {
+	d, err := os.ReadFile(filePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	var e Exceptions
+	if err := yaml.Unmarshal(d, &e); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return &e, nil
+}
+
+// IsExpected checks if the given address on the specified network is an expected exception of the given type.
+func (e *Exceptions) IsExpected(network string, address common.Address, exceptionType ExceptionType) (bool, string) {
+	if _, ok := e.Exceptions[network]; ok {
+		return e.isAddressExpected(network, address, exceptionType)
+	}
+	return false, ""
+}
+
+// isAddressExpected checks if the address is in the exceptions for the given network and type.
+func (e *Exceptions) isAddressExpected(network string, address common.Address, exceptionType ExceptionType) (bool, string) {
+	for _, exception := range e.Exceptions[network] {
+		if exception.Address == address && exception.Type == exceptionType {
+			return true, exception.Reason
+		}
+	}
+	return false, ""
+}