Link to an amendment published at 89 FR 24956, Apr. 9, 2024.

This part seeks to achieve several objectives:

1. (a) To ensure nondiscrimination in the award and administration of opportunities for concessions by airports receiving DOT financial assistance;
2. (b) To create a level playing field on which ACDBEs can compete fairly for opportunities for concessions;
3. (c) To ensure that the Department's ACDBE program is narrowly tailored in accordance with applicable law;
4. (d) To ensure that only firms that fully meet this part's eligibility standards are permitted to participate as ACDBEs;
5. (e) To help remove barriers to the participation of ACDBEs in opportunities for concessions at airports receiving DOT financial assistance; and
6. (f) To provide appropriate flexibility to airports receiving DOT financial assistance in establishing and providing opportunities for ACDBEs.