{"data":{"id":"us/15-cfr-1400.3","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"15 CFR 1400.3","heading":"Request for determination.","body":"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:\n(a) Statement of request: a brief statement clearly indicating that the applicant seeks formal recognition as socially or economically disadvantaged.\n(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.\n(c) Summary of the applicant's submission: a brief summary of their Submission.\n(d) Presentation of argument: a narrative description of the documentation in support of their claim of social or economic disadvantage.\nNote 1 to paragraph (d):\nApplicants should support their claim of social or economic disadvantage with the criteria described under 1400.4 “Evidence of Social or Economic Disadvantage”\n(e) Conclusion: summary of applicant's arguments in support of the claims of social or economic disadvantage.","path":["Title 15—Commerce and Foreign Trade","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Commerce and Foreign Trade","CHAPTER XIV—MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY","PART 1400—DETERMINATION OF GROUP ELIGIBILITY FOR MBDA ASSISTANCE"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-15.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:24Z","sha256":"02d4cabcbf37dda410e024a525a2b6de38d23efcc04fb2ab59d5bd3a217c4f73","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/15-cfr-1400.2","next":"us/15-cfr-1400.4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}