Subpart A - General

§ 26.1 - What are the objectives of this part?

§ 26.3 - To whom does this part apply?

§ 26.5 - Definitions.

§ 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 a UCP include in its DBE/ACDBE 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?

§ 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 - What are the requirements for transit vehicle manufactures (TVMs) and for awarding DOT-assisted contracts to TVMs?

§ 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 - Burden of proof

§ 26.63 - General certification rules.

§ 26.65 - Business Size Determinations.

§ 26.67 - Social and economic disadvantage.

§ 26.68 - Personal net worth.

§ 26.69 - Ownership.

§ 26.70 - Debt-financed investments.

§ 26.71 - Control.

§ 26.73 - NAICS Codes.

Subpart E - Certification Procedures

§ 26.81 - Unified Certification Programs.

§ 26.83 - What procedures do certifiers 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 - Decision letters.

§ 26.87 - Decertification.

§ 26.88 - Summary suspension of certification.

§ 26.89 - Appeals to the Department.

§ 26.91 - What actions do certifiers 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 - [Reserved]

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