1998 S Housing - Cooperative Agreement with US Department HUD

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7. Comply with all applicable requirements of all Federal laws, executive orders, regulations, and policies governing this program; and 8. Comply with the requirements of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act which mandates that State agencies using Federal funds have procurement programs which give preference to products containing recycled materials when purchasing specific products identified in guidelines developed by the Environmental Protection Agency (40 CFR 247-253). 10. USE OF CONSULTANTS As required by HUD's Appropriations Act, salary payments to consultants under this instrument shall not exceed the equivalent of the maximum daily rate paid to SES Level 4 Federal employees. Further guidance on procurement actions which the Recipient is required to follow under this instrument is contained in 24 CFR Part 85.36 (Attachment C to this cooperative agreement). 11. PUBLICATIONS AND NEWS RELEASES A. Definition. For the purpose of this clause "publication" includes: 1. Any document containing information for public consumption; or 2. Any act of, or any.act which may result in, disclosing information to the public. B. The results of any education and outreach efforts of the agency can be made available to the public through dedication, assignment by the Government, or other such means as the Secretary may determine. C. Government Ownership of Official Products of Work All interim and final reports and information, data analyses, special methodology, findings, and their related documents and work products, including reports, work sheets, survey instruments, computer tapes, and any other physical materials and products produced directly under the Statement of Work of this instrument are considered Official Products of Work, owned by the U. S. Government and held for the benefit of the public.