1400.3—Request for determination.
A group wishing to apply for designation as socially or economically disadvantaged under Executive Order 11625 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:
(a) Statement of request:
a brief statement clearly indicating that the applicant seeks formal recognition as socially or economically disadvantaged.
(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.
(d) Presentation of argument:
a narrative description of the documentation in support of their claim of social or economic disadvantage.
(e) Conclusion:
summary of applicant's arguments in support of the claims of social or economic disadvantage.
(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 0640-0011)