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Contáctenos Preguntas que se Hacen con Frecuencia

A fin de responder rápidamente a las necesidades de nuestros empleados y de los consumidores de nuestros servicios, la Oficina del Departamento de Derechos Civiles del Departamento de Transporte responde preguntas que se hacen con frecuencia sobre los siguientes temas:

Search Decertifications, Denials and DBE Appeal Decisions

This portal contains decisions issued by Unified Certification Programs (UCP) and the Departmental Office of Civil Rights (DOCR). It does not display the current certification status of any firm (firms listed on the portal may have subsequently obtained DBE/ACDBE certification). You must...

DBE Program Points of Contact

CLICK HERE: DBE Program Point of Contacts

Guidance For DBE Program Administrators

Helpful information and guidance for DBE Program Administrators as they implement and manage their DBE program including application and reporting forms, questions and answers, information on goal setting, and regulatory and legislative issuances.

Current Regulations and...

DBE Laws

The DBE program has been reauthorized by Congress several times since its inception; most recently in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). 

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act "IIJA" (PUB. L. 117–58, Nov 15, 2021...

Reporting DBE Fraud and Abuse

DOT's Office of Inspector General (OIG) maintains a Hotline to facilitate the reporting of allegations of fraud, waste, abuse, or mismanagement in the DBE Program. If you know of any such incidents, you may report such allegations through the contact information provided by visiting...

State DOT and DBE Program Websites

Below is a state-by -state listing of links to all state department of transportation, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program and DBE directory web sites.

FAA Guidance on Airport Concession Requirements

Regulations of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) require primary airports to implement and annually update a disadvantage business enterprise (DBE) concession plan (49 CFR Part 23, Subpart F, Section 23.93(b)(2)). Set forth below is guidance on updating your plan for Fiscal...

Additional Guidance on Airport Concessions

Under 49 CFR Part 26, a DOT recipient is not authorized to require submission of a statement of personal net worth (PNW) from a firm seeking to participate in the DBE program only as a concessionaire. On June 28, 1999, DOT published a "Final rule; correction" to Part 26 in the Federal Register (...