---
kind: "section"
citation: "12 C.F.R. § 4.65"
title: "12"
number: "4.65"
heading: "Certification."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/12/4.65"
---

# §4.65. Certification.

- (a) **Objective.** To preserve the integrity and foster the Outreach Program's objectives, each prospective MWOB or IDOB must demonstrate that it meets the ownership and control requirements for participation in the Outreach Program.
- (b) **MWOB.** A prospective MWOB may demonstrate its eligibility for participation in the Outreach Program by:
  - (1) Submitting a valid MWOB certification received from another government agency whose definition of MWOB is substantially similar to that specified in [§ 4.62(a)](/cfr/12/4.62.md?p=a);
  - (2) Self-certifying MWOB ownership status by filing with the OCC a completed and signed certification form as prescribed by the Federal Acquisition Regulation, [48 CFR 53.301-129](/cfr/48/53.301-129.md); or
  - (3) **Submitting a valid MWOB certification received from the Small Business Administration.**
- (c) **IDOB.** A prospective IDOB may demonstrate its eligibility for participation in the Outreach Program by:
  - (1) Submitting a valid IDOB certification received from another government agency whose definition of IDOB is substantially similar to that specified in [§ 4.62(c)](/cfr/12/4.62.md?p=c); or
  - (2) Self-certifying IDOB ownership status by filing with the OCC a completed and signed certification as prescribed in the Federal Acquisition Regulation, [48 CFR 53.301-129](/cfr/48/53.301-129.md), and adding an additional certifying statement to read as follows:

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, 552; 12 U.S.C. 1, 93a, 161, 481, 482, 484(a), 1442, 1462a, 1463, 1464 1817(a), 1818, 1820, 1821, 1831m, 1831p-1, 1831o, 1833e, 1867, 1951 et seq., 2601 et seq., 2801 et seq., 2901 et seq., 3101 et seq., 3401 et seq., 5321, 5412, 5414; 15 U.S.C. 77uu(b), 78q(c)(3); 18 U.S.C. 641, 1905, 1906; 29 U.S.C. 1204; 31 U.S.C. 5318(g)(2), 9701; 42 U.S.C. 3601; 44 U.S.C. 3506, 3510; E.O. 12600 (3 CFR, 1987 Comp., p. 235).

### Source

Source: 60 FR 57322, Nov. 15, 1995, unless otherwise noted.