§ 33.210 - Does an entity certified as an MBE or WBE by EPA need to keep EPA informed of any changes which may affect the entity's certification?

§ 33.210 Does an entity self- certified as an MBE or WBE by EPA need to keep EPA informed of any changes that which may affect the entity's certification?

Should there be any changes to

(a) An entity certified as an MBE or WBE by EPA OSDBU must provide EPA OSDBU, every year on the anniversary of the date of its certification, an affidavit sworn to by the entity's owners before a person who is authorized by state law to administer oaths or an unsworn declaration executed under penalty of perjury of the laws of the United States. This affidavit must affirm that there have been no changes in the entity's circumstances

that affects

affecting its ability to meet disadvantaged status, ownership, and/or control requirements of this subpart

, the entity must remove its self-certification entry in the EPA SBVPS within 30 days of the occurrence of the change

or any material changes in the information provided in its application form. Failure to comply may result in the loss of MBE or WBE certification under EPA's DBE Program

and EPA may take other remedies that may be legally available. Failure to comply may result in the loss of MBE or WBE certification under EPA's DBE Program, and EPA may take other remedies that may be legally available.

[81 FR 49550, July 28, 2016]

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(b) An entity certified as an MBE or WBE by EPA OSDBU must inform EPA OSDBU in writing of any change in circumstance affecting the MBE's or WBE's ability to meet disadvantaged status, ownership, and/or control requirements of this subpart or any material change in the information provided in its application form. The MBE or WBE must attach supporting documentation describing in detail the nature of such change. The notice from the MBE or WBE must take the form of an affidavit sworn to by the applicant before a person who is authorized by State law to administer oaths or of an unsworn declaration executed under penalty of perjury of the laws of the United States. The MBE or WBE must provide the written notification within 30 calendar days of the occurrence of the change.