2090-AA40 201410 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2090 Office of the Administrator AdmO 2000 Environmental Protection Agency EPA Participation by Disadvantaged Business Enterprises in Procurement Under Environmental Protection Agency Financial 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 USC 637 42 USC 4370 No NPRM 03/00/2015 Final Rule 11/00/2015 No No Local State Tribal No No http://epa.gov/osbp/dbe_team.htm 221310 Water Supply and Irrigation Systems 221320 Sewage Treatment Facilities 453210 Office Supplies and Stationery Stores 532420 Office Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing 5413 Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 541320 Landscape Architectural Services 541380 Testing Laboratories 541511 Custom Computer Programming Services 541512 Computer Systems Design Services 541618 Other Management Consulting Services 541620 Environmental Consulting Services 56211 Waste Collection 562211 Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal 56291 Remediation Services 562910 Remediation Services No No Teree Henderson 2090 Office of the Administrator AdmO 202 566-2222 henderson.teree@epa.gov 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington DC 20460