2016-207 OPT - FY2016 FTA Certifications and Assurances

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FTA FISCAL YEAR 2016 CERTIFICATIONS AND ASSURANCES PREFACE Except as the Federal Transit Administration (FTA or We) determines otherwise in writing, before FTA may award federal assistance for public transportation in the form of a federal grant, cooperative agreement, loan, line of credit, or loan guarantee, certain pre-award Certifications and Assurances are required. The Applicant must authorize a representative (Authorized Representative) to select and sign its Certifications and Assurances and bind the Applicant's compliance. You, as your Applicant's Authorized Representative, must select and sign all Certifications and Assurances that your Applicant must provide to support each application it submits to FTA for federal assistance during federal fiscal year (FY) 2016 We request that you read each Certification and Assurance and select those that will apply to any application for which your Applicant might seek federal assistance from FTA during FY 2016 As provided by federal laws, regulations, and requirements, only if you select adequate Certifications and Assurances on your Applicant's behalf may FTA award federal assistance. We have consolidated our Certifications and Assurances into twenty-three (23) Categories. At a minimum,you must select the Assurances in Category 01. If your Applicant requests more than$100,000 in federal assistance,you must select the "Lobbying" Certification in Category 02, except if your Applicant is an Indian tribe, Indian organization, or an Indian tribal organization. Depending on the nature of your Applicant and the Award it seeks,you may also need to select one or more Certifications and Assurances in Categories 03 through 23. Instead of selecting individual Categories of Certifications and Assurances, however,you may make a single selection that will encompass all twenty-three (23) Categories of Certifications and Assurances that apply to our various programs. FTA,your Applicant, and you, as your Applicant's Authorized Representative, understand and agree that not every provision of these twenty-three (23) Categories of Certifications and Assurances will apply to every Applicant or every Award or Project included in an Award, even if you make a single selection encompassing all twenty-three (23) Categories. Nor will every provision of each Certification or Assurance within a single Category apply if that provision does not apply to your Applicant or the Award it seeks. The type of Applicant and its application will determine which Certifications and Assurances apply. Your Applicant is ultimately responsible for compliance with the Certifications and Assurances selected that apply to its Award, itself, any Subrecipient, or any other Third Party Participant in its Award, except as FTA determines otherwise in writing. For this reason, we strongly encourage your Applicant to take appropriate measures, including, 1