2030-AB03 202410 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2030 Office of Mission Support OMS 2000 Environmental Protection Agency EPA Ensuring Equity in Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Utilization in Procurements Under Environmental Protection Agency Assistance Agreements

This action is meant to ensure nondiscrimination in the award of contracts under EPA financial assistance agreements, to harmonize EPA's disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) program objectives with the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Pena, to help remove barriers to the participation of DBEs in the award of contracts under EPA financial assistance agreements; and to provide appropriate flexibility to recipients of EPA financial assistance in establishing and providing contracting opportunities for DBEs.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No 40 CFR 33 15 U.S.C. 637 42 U.S.C. 4370 No NPRM 03/00/2025 Final Rule 04/00/2028 No Local State Tribal Undetermined Undetermined No No Raven Arnold 2030 Office of Mission Support OMS 202 566-1966 arnold.raven@epa.gov 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington DC 20460 Justin Bossard 2030 Office of Mission Support OMS 202 564-1872 bossard.justin@epa.gov 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington DC 20460