40 CFR § 33.409 - May a recipient use quotas as part of this program?

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title: "40 CFR § 33.409 - May a recipient use quotas as part of this program?"
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "33.409"
section_name: "May a recipient use quotas as part of this program?"
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "GRANTS AND OTHER FEDERAL ASSISTANCE"
part_number: "33"
part_name: "PARTICIPATION BY DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES IN UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY PROGRAMS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "15 U.S.C. 637 note; 42 U.S.C. 4370d, 7601 note, 9605(f); E.O. 11625, 36 FR 19967, 3 CFR, 1971 Comp., p. 213; E.O. 12138, 49 FR 29637, 3 CFR, 1979 Comp., p. 393; E.O. 12432, 48 FR 32551, 3 CFR, 1983 Comp., p. 198, 2 CFR part 200."
regulatory_source: "73 FR 15913, Mar. 26, 2008, unless otherwise noted."
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# 33.409 May a recipient use quotas as part of this program?

A recipient is not permitted to use quotas in procurements under EPA's 8% or 10% statute.