A group wishing to apply for designation as socially or economically disadvantaged under this part 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.

Note 1 to paragraph (d):

Applicants should support their claim of social or economic disadvantage with the criteria described under 1400.4 “Evidence of Social or Economic Disadvantage”

(e) Conclusion: summary of applicant's arguments in support of the claims of social or economic disadvantage.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 0640-0011) [49 FR 42698, Oct. 24, 1984, as amended at 89 FR 101467, Dec. 16, 2024]