2090-AA40 201804 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 Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No Not subject to, not significant 40 CFR 33 15 U.S.C. 637 42 U.S.C. 4370 No NPRM 07/28/2016 81 FR 49591 Direct Final Rule 07/28/2016 81 FR 49539 Notice 10/18/2016 81 FR 71613 Final Rule 07/00/2018 Docket #:EPA-HQ-OA-2016-0457 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