23 CFR § 230.401 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t23/s230.401"
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title: "23 CFR § 230.401 - Purpose."
title_number: 23
title_name: "Highways"
section_number: "230.401"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "CIVIL RIGHTS"
part_number: "230"
part_name: "EXTERNAL PROGRAMS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "23 U.S.C. 101, 140, and 315; 42 U.S.C. 2000d  and 49 CFR 1.81."
regulatory_source: "40 FR 28053, July 3, 1975, unless otherwise noted."
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# 230.401 Purpose.

The purpose of the regulations in this subpart is to prescribe policies and procedures to standardize the implementation of the equal opportunity contract compliance program, including compliance reviews, consolidated compliance reviews, and the administration of areawide plans.