DBE Recertification Status by State - LIT - Flipbook - Page 3
SECTION 2
What the Final Rule
Means for Firms
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No presumption.
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Goals stay off
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One extension.
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Interstate is easier.
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New applications must stay
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Appeals go to USDOT
Every owner submits a personal
narrative and personal net worth
(PNW) statement.
A state may get one 90 day
extension past Dec 24, 2026.
open.
States can no longer pause them.
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in a state until its certifying office
finishes reevaluations.
Other states must accept your
home state's reevaluation on
notice.
within 45 days of a denial letter
(49 CFR 26.89).
Transit agencies follow the same rules;
FTA has issued no separate guidance.
DBE Recertification Status by State | Status as checked Oct 8, 2026
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