Request for determination.
15 C.F.R. § 1400.3
in effectEffective: 2024-07-01A group wishing to apply for designation as socially or economically disadvantaged under Executive Order 11625 shall submit a written application to the Director of the Minority Business Development Agency, United States Department of Commerce, Washington, DC, 20230, containing the following information:
(a) Statement of request: a brief statement clearly indicating that the applicant seeks formal recognition as socially or economically disadvantaged.
(b) Description of applicants: a detailed sociological, ethnic and/or racial description, as appropriate, of the group they represent which indicates that the group and the traits of its members are sufficiently distinctive to warrant a determination of social or economic disadvantage.
(c) Summary of the applicant's submission: a brief summary of their Submission.
(d) Presentation of argument: a narrative description of the documentation in support of their claim of social or economic disadvantage.
(e) Conclusion: summary of applicant's arguments in support of the claims of social or economic disadvantage.
Source: eCFRURL: https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2024-07-01/title-15.xmlFetched: 7/26/2026
