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SUMMARY DATES ADDRESS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION Background Key Points of the Final Rule SECTION-BY-SECTION ANALYSIS Section 26.1 What Are the Objectives of This Part? Section 26.3 To Whom Does This Part Apply? Section 26.5 What Do The Terms Used in This Part Mean? Section 26.7 What Discriminatory Actions Are Forbidden? Section 26.9 How Does the Department Issue Guidance and Interpretations Under This Part? Section 26.11 What Records do Recipients Keep and Report? Section 26.13 What Assurances Must Recipients and Contractors Make? Section 26.15 How Can Recipients Apply for Exemptions or Waivers? Section 26.21 Who Must Have a DBE Program? Section 26.23 What is the Requirement for a Policy Statement? Section 26.25 What is the Requirement for a Liaison Officer? Section 26.27 What Efforts Must Recipients Make Concerning DBE Financial Institutions? Section 26.29 What Prompt Payment Mechanisms Must Recipients Have? Section 26.31 What Requirements Pertain to the DBE Directory? Section 26.33 What Steps Must a Recipient Take to Address Overconcentration of DBEs in Certain Types of Work? Section 26.35 What Role do Business Development and Mentor-Protege Programs Have in the DBE Program? Section 26.37 What Are a Recipient's Responsibilities for Monitoring the Performance of Other Program Participants? Section 26.41 What Is the Role of the Statutory 10 Percent Goal in This Program? Section 26.43 Can Recipients Use Quotas or Set-Asides as Part of This Program? Section 26.45 How Do Recipients Set Overall Goals? Section 26.47 Can Recipients Be Penalized for Failing To Meet Overall Goals? Section 26.49 How Are Overall Goals Established for Transit Vehicle Manufacturers? Section 26.51 What Means Do Recipients Use To Meet Overall Goals? Section 26.53 What Are the Good Faith Efforts Procedures Recipients Follow in Situations Where There Are Contract Goals? Section 26.55 How Is DBE Participation Counted Toward Goals? Section 26.61 How Are Burdens of Proof Allocated in the Certification Process? Section 26.63 What Rules Govern Group Membership Determinations? Section 26.65 What Rules Govern Business Size Determinations? Section 26.67 What Rules Determine Social and Economic Disadvantage? Section 26.69 What Rules Govern Determinations of Ownership? Section 26.71 What Rules Govern Determinations Concerning Control? Section 26.73 What Are Other Rules Affecting Certification? Section 26.81 What Are the Requirements for Unified Certification Programs? Section 26.83 What Procedures Do Recipients Follow in Making Certification Decisions? Section 26.85 What Rules Govern Recipients' Denials of Initial Requests for Certification? Section 26.87 What Procedures Does a Recipient Use To Remove a DBE's Eligibility? Section 26.89 What Is the Process for Certification Appeals to the Department of Transportation? Section 26.91 What Actions Do Recipients Take Following DOT Certification Appeal Decisions? SUBPART F - COMPLIANCE and ENFORCEMENT DBE PARTICIPATION in AIRPORT CONCESSIONS REGULATORY ANALYSES and NOTICES Executive Order 12866 Regulatory Flexibility Act Analysis Paperwork Reduction Act Federalism LIST of SUBJECTS 49 CFR Part 23 49 CFR Part 26 PART 23--PARTICIPATION BY DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE IN AIRPORT CONCESSIONS
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SECTION-BY-SECTION ANALYSIS
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