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State Fiscal Yeaz 2013 Public Transportation Programs
<br />Federal and State Assistance Certifications and Assurances
<br />G. U.S OMB Assurances in SF-424B and SF-424D.
<br />(These assurances are consistent with U.S. OMB assurances required in SF-424B and SF-424D.)
<br />1. Administrative Activities: The Applicant assures that:
<br />a. For every project described in any application it submits, it has adequate resources to properly plan,
<br />manage, and complete the project, including:
<br />(1) The legal authority to apply for FederaUState funding, and
<br />(2) The institutional capability,
<br />(3) The managerial capability, and
<br />(4) The fmancial capability (including funds sufficient to pay the non-FederaUState share of project cost).
<br />b. It will give access and the right to examine project-related materials, including but not limited to:
<br />(1) FTA,
<br />(2) The Comptroller General of the United States, and,
<br />(3) If appropriate, the State of North Carolina, through any authorized representative,
<br />c. It will establish a proper accounting system in accordance with generally accepted accounting standards or
<br />agency directives.
<br />d. It will establish safeguards to prohibit employees from using their positions for a purpose that:
<br />(1) Results in a personal or organizational conflict of interest, or personal gain, or
<br />(2) Presents the appearance of a personal or organizational conflict of interest or personal gain.
<br />2. Project Specifics. The Applicant assures that:
<br />a. Following receipt of FTA/NCDOT award, it will begin and complete Project work within the applicable
<br />time periods,
<br />b. For FTA/NCDOT funded construction projects:
<br />(1) It will comply with FTA/NCDOT provisions concerning the drafting, review, and approval of
<br />construction plans and specifications
<br />(2) It will to the extent practicable provide and maintain competent and adequate engineering supervision
<br />at the construction site to assure that the completed work conforms with the approved plans and
<br />specifications,
<br />(3) It will include a covenant in the title of federal/state funded real property acquired to assure
<br />nondiscrimination during the useful life of the project,
<br />(4) To the extent FTA/NCDOT requires, it will record the FederaUState interest in the title to
<br />FTA/NCDOT assisted real property or interests in real property, and
<br />(5) To the extent practicable, without permission and instructions from FTA/NCDOT, it will not alter the
<br />site of the FTA/NCDOT funded construction project or facilities by:
<br />(a) Disposing of the underlying real property or other interest in the site and facilities,
<br />(b) Modifying the use of the underlying real property or other interest in the site and facilities, or
<br />(c) Changing the terms of the underlying real property title or other interest in the site and facilities.
<br />c. It will furnish progress reports and other information as FTA/NCDOT or the State of North Carolina may
<br />require.
<br />3. Statutory and Regulatory requirements. The Applicant assures that:
<br />a. It will comply with all applicable FederaUState statutes relating to nondiscrimination including, but not
<br />' limited to the:
<br />(1) Prohibitions against discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin of Title VI of the
<br />Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. 2000d,
<br />(2) Prohibitions against discrimination on the basis of sex o£
<br />(a) Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1681 - 1683, and 1685 -
<br />1687, and
<br />(b) U.S. DOT regulations, "Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or
<br />Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance," 49 CFR part 25,
<br />(3) Prohibitions against discrimination on the basis of age in federally assisted programs of the Age
<br />Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 6101 - 6107,
<br />(4) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, 29 U.S.C. 794, which prohibits
<br />discrimination on the basis of disability,
<br />(5) Prohibitions against discrimination on the basis of disability of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
<br />of 1973, as amended, 29 U.S.C. 794,
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