| 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
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| 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? | ||
| 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 requirements pertain to the 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-protege programs have in the DBE program? | ||
| 26.37 | What are a recipient's responsibilities for monitoring the performance of other program participants? | ||
| 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? | ||
| 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? | ||
| 26.69 | What rules govern determinations of ownership? | ||
| 26.71 | What rules govern determinations concerning control? | ||
| 26.73 | What are other rules affecting certification? | ||
| 26.81 | What are the requirements for Unified Certification Programs? | ||
| 26.83 | What procedures do recipients follow in making certification decisions? | ||
| 26.85 | What rules govern recipients' denials of initial requests for certification? | ||
| 26.87 | What procedures does a recipient use to remove a DBE's eligibility? | ||
| 26.89 | What is the process for certification appeals to the Department of Transportation? | ||
| 26.91 | What actions do recipients take following DOT certification appeal decisions? | ||
| 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? | ||