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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
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Title 49 - Transportation |
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Subtitle A - Office of the Secretary of Transportation |
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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 - 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 |