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Removal of Racial and Ethnic Presumptions in Response to Court Ruling
The Minority Business Development Agency published this final rule in the Federal Register on December 16, 2024. It took effect on January 15, 2025.
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What the agency says
The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) amends their regulations to remove the list of racial and ethnic presumptions in order to comply with the Court's decision in Nuziard et al v. Minority Business Development Agency et al., which struck down those racial and ethnic presumptions.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2024-29059
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule
- Agency
- Commerce Department; Minority Business Development Agency
- Published
- December 16, 2024
- Takes effect
- January 15, 2025
- Dates
- This rule is effective January 15, 2025.
- Docket
- Docket No. 241121-0298
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 0640-AA02
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 15 CFR 1400
- Topics
- Administrative practice and procedure; Technical assistance
- Pages
- 2
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