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CERTIFICATIONS REGARDING LOBBYING; DEBARMENT, SUSPENSION AND OTHER
<br /> RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS; AND DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE REQUIREMENTS
<br /> The certifications shall be treated as a material representation of fact upon which reliance will be placed when the
<br /> Department of Agriculture determines to award the covered transaction, grant, or cooperative agreement.
<br /> 1. LOBBYING
<br /> The applicant certifies that:
<br /> A. No Federal, State or local government appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by or on behalf of the
<br /> undersigned, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any Federal,
<br /> State or local government agency, a Member of Congress, North Carolina's General Assembly or local
<br /> government body; an officer or employee of Congress, North Carolina's General Assembly or local government
<br /> body or an employee of a Member of Congress, North Carolina's General Assembly or local government body in
<br /> connection with the making of any Federal, State or local government grant,the making of any Federal, State or
<br /> local government loan, the entering into of any cooperative agreement, and the extension, continuation, renewal,
<br /> amendment, or modification of any Federal, State, or local government contract, grant, loan or cooperative
<br /> agreement;
<br /> B. If any funds other than Federal, State or local government appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to
<br /> any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of
<br /> Congress, North Carolina's General Assembly or local government body; an officer or employee of Congress,
<br /> North Carolina's General Assembly or local government body; or an employee of a Member of Congress, North
<br /> Carolina's General Assembly or local government body in connection with the Federal, State or local government
<br /> contract, grant, loan or cooperative agreement, the undersigned shall complete and submit Standard Form -LLL,
<br /> "Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying," in accordance with its instructions;
<br /> 2. DEBARMENT, SUSPENSION,AND OTHER RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS
<br /> A. The applicant certifies that it and its principals:
<br /> a) Are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily
<br /> excluded from covered transactions by any Federal, State or local government agency;
<br /> b) Have not within a three-year period preceding this application been convicted of or had a civil judgment
<br /> rendered against them for commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with obtaining,
<br /> attempting to obtain, or performing a public(Federal, State, or local)transaction or contract under a
<br /> public transaction; violation of Federal or State antitrust statutes or commission of embezzlement, theft,
<br /> forgery, bribery,falsification or destruction of records, making false statements, or receiving stolen
<br /> property;
<br /> c) Are not presently indicted for or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a governmental entity(Federal,
<br /> State, or local)with commission of any of the offenses enumerated in paragraph 2. (A) (b)of this
<br /> certification; and.
<br /> d) Have not within a three-year period preceding this application had one or more public transaction
<br /> (Federal, State, or local)terminated for cause or default.
<br /> B. Where the applicant is unable to certify to any of the statements in this certification, he or she shall attach an
<br /> explanation to this certification.
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