Federal Railroad Administration Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Disparity Study

OMB 2130-0631

The objective of this study is to complete a Congressionally mandated disparity study evaluating the participation by small and disadvantaged businesses in railroad contracting that meets the requirements of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program for federally funded projects administered by the Federal Highway Administration or the Federal Transit Administration, 49 C.F.R. Part 26. The purpose of this disparity study is to evaluate the market for the availability and utilization of small and disadvantaged businesses in publicly funded railroad contracting. The study will be used as evidence to inform the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the Department of Transportation on the state of small and disadvantaged business contacting in the railroad industry or on their behalf and will be a component in the agency’s Title VI compliance program.

The latest form for Federal Railroad Administration Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Disparity Study expires 2022-12-31 and can be found here.

Latest Forms, Documents, and Supporting Material

Document Name
Form FRA F 6180.172 Survey#2 Experiences with Discrimination Form
Form FRA F 6180.174 Survey#3 Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Status Verification Form
Form FRA F 6180.173 Focus Groups on Experiences with Discrimination Form and Instruction
Form FRA F 6180.171 Survey #1 Grantee and Contractor Collection Forms Form
Justification for Non-Substantive Change_2130-0631.docx Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change
NCHRP Report 644.pdf Supplementary Document
Disparity Study -- FRA Survey Transmittal Letter.doc Supplementary Document
Disparity Study Part A Supp Justification.doc Supporting Statement A
June 28, 2019, FR Notice (30-Day).pdf Supplementary Document
Feb. 22, 2019, FR Notice (60-Day; Disparity Study).pdf Supplementary Document
49 CFR 1.89.doc Supplementary Document
FAST Act Section 11310.doc Supplementary Document
Disparity Study Part B Supp Justification.doc Supporting Statement B
Survey#2 Experiences with Discrimination Form
Survey#3 Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Status Verification Form
Focus Groups on Experiences with Discrimination Form and Instruction
Survey #1 Grantee and Contractor Collection Forms Form

All Historical Document Collections

202107-2130-003 Approved without change	No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	2021-07-28
201906-2130-003 Approved with change	New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	2019-07-25

OMB Details

Survey #1 Grantee and Contractor Collection Forms

Federal Enterprise Architecture: Transportation - Ground Transportation

Form FRA F 6180.171

Survey#1 Grantee and Contractor Collection Form

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