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Disadvantaged Business Enterprise

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Disadvantaged Business Enterprises Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)

In May 1997, the Department issued a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking (SNPRM) to revise its disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) regulation. The SNPRM included proposals for revising the airport concessions portion of the DBE program. When the Department, in February 1999, issued...

Sample No Change Declaration For Concessionaires 49 CFR § 26.83(j)

The General Counsel of the Department of Transportation has reviewed this sample No Change Declaration document and approved it as consistent with the language and intent of 49 CFR Part 26. The Department of Transportation (DOT) has prepared this sample No Change Declaration to help recipients...

DBE Appeals Decisions

A firm that is denied certification or whose eligibility is removed by a recipient, including SBA-certified firms applying pursuant to the DOT/SBA MOU, may make an administrative appeal to the Department of Transportation. In addition, a complainant in an ineligibility complaint to a recipient...

DBE Program Archives

This page is dedicated to archives of documents related to the DBE program. You will find previous rules and regulations on the DBE program as well as various amendments and reports. Updates on the DBE Program are posted routinely. You can subscribe to automatically receive notification of any...