Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: May 6, 2024) |
Title 49 - Transportation |
Subtitle A - Office of the Secretary of Transportation |
Part 26 - Participation by Disadvantaged Business Enterprises in Department of Transportation Financial Assistance Programs |
Part 26 - Participation by Disadvantaged Business Enterprises in Department of Transportation Financial Assistance Programs
Subpart A - General |
§ 26.1 - What are the objectives of this part? |
§ 26.3 - To whom does this part apply? |
§ 26.5 - What do the terms used in this part mean? |
§ 26.7 - What discriminatory actions are forbidden? |
§ 26.9 - How does the Department issue guidance and interpretations under this part? |
§ 26.11 - What records do recipients keep and report? |
§ 26.13 - What assurances must recipients and contractors make? |
§ 26.15 - How can recipients apply for exemptions or waivers? |
Subpart B - Administrative Requirements for DBE Programs for Federally-Assisted Contracting |
§ 26.21 - Who must have a DBE program? |
§ 26.23 - What is the requirement for a policy statement? |
§ 26.25 - What is the requirement for a liaison officer? |
§ 26.27 - What efforts must recipients make concerning DBE financial institutions? |
§ 26.29 - What prompt payment mechanisms must recipients have? |
§ 26.31 - What information must you include in your DBE directory? |
§ 26.33 - What steps must a recipient take to address overconcentration of DBEs in certain types of work? |
§ 26.35 - What role do business development and mentor-protégé programs have in the DBE program? |
§ 26.37 - What are a recipient's responsibilities for monitoring the performance of other program participants? |
§ 26.39 - Fostering small business participation. |
Subpart C - Goals, Good Faith Efforts, and Counting |
§ 26.41 - What is the role of the statutory 10 percent goal in this program? |
§ 26.43 - Can recipients use set-asides or quotas as part of this program? |
§ 26.45 - How do recipients set overall goals? |
§ 26.47 - Can recipients be penalized for failing to meet overall goals? |
§ 26.49 - How are overall goals established for transit vehicle manufacturers? |
§ 26.51 - What means do recipients use to meet overall goals? |
§ 26.53 - What are the good faith efforts procedures recipients follow in situations where there are contract goals? |
§ 26.55 - How is DBE participation counted toward goals? |
Subpart D - Certification Standards |
§ 26.61 - How are burdens of proof allocated in the certification process? |
§ 26.63 - What rules govern group membership determinations? |
§ 26.65 - What rules govern business size determinations? |
§ 26.67 - What rules determine social and economic disadvantage? |
§ 26.68 - xxx |
§ 26.69 - What rules govern determinations of ownership? |
§ 26.70 - xxx |
§ 26.71 - What rules govern determinations concerning control? |
§ 26.73 - What are other rules affecting certification? |
Subpart E - Certification Procedures |
§ 26.81 - What are the requirements for Unified Certification Programs? |
§ 26.83 - What procedures do recipients follow in making certification decisions? |
§ 26.84 - How do recipients process applications submitted pursuant to the DOT/SBA MOU? |
§ 26.85 - Interstate certification. |
§ 26.86 - What rules govern recipients' denials of initial requests for certification? |
§ 26.87 - What procedures does a recipient use to remove a DBE's eligibility? |
§ 26.88 - Summary suspension of certification. |
§ 26.89 - What is the process for certification appeals to the Department of Transportation? |
§ 26.91 - What actions do recipients take following DOT certification appeal decisions? |
Subpart F - Compliance and Enforcement |
§ 26.101 - What compliance procedures apply to recipients? |
§ 26.103 - What enforcement actions apply in FHWA and FTA programs? |
§ 26.105 - What enforcement actions apply in FAA programs? |
§ 26.107 - What enforcement actions apply to firms participating in the DBE program? |
§ 26.109 - What are the rules governing information, confidentiality, cooperation, and intimidation or retaliation? |
Appendix A to Part 26 - —Guidance Concerning Good Faith Efforts |
Appendix B to Part 26 - —Uniform Report of DBE Awards or Commitments and Payments Form |
Appendix C to Part 26 - DBE Business Development Program Guidelines |
Appendix D to Part 26 - Mentor-Protégé Program Guidelines |
Appendix E to Part 26 - —Individual Determinations of Social and Economic Disadvantage |
Appendix F to Part 26 - —Uniform Certification Application Form |
Appendix G to Part 26 - —Personal Net Worth Statement |