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26 <br /> FTA FISCAL YEAR 2016 CERTIFICATIONS AND ASSURANCES <br /> 05.B. Bus Testing. <br /> If your Applicant seeks federal assistance from FTA to acquire a new bus model, the Bus <br /> Testing Certifications in Category 05.B apply to your Applicant, except as FTA <br /> determines otherwise in writing. <br /> On behalf of your Applicant, you certify that: <br /> 1. FTA's bus testing requirements apply to all acquisitions of new buses and new bus <br /> models that require bus testing as defined in FTA's Bus Testing regulations, and it <br /> will comply with: <br /> a. 49 U.S.C. § 5318, and <br /> b. FTA regulations, "Bus Testing," 49 CFR part 665, to the extent these regulations <br /> are consistent with 49 U.S.C. § 5318. <br /> 2. As required by 49 CFR § 665.7, when acquiring the first bus of any new bus model or <br /> a bus model with a major change in components or configuration: <br /> a. It will not spend any federal assistance appropriated under 49 U.S.C. chapter 53 to <br /> acquire that new bus or new bus model until: <br /> (1) That new bus or new bus model has been tested at FTA's bus testing facility, <br /> and <br /> (2) It has received a copy of the test report prepared for that new bus or new bus <br /> model, and <br /> b. It will not authorize final acceptance of that new bus or new bus model until: <br /> (1) That new bus or new bus model has been tested at FTA's bus testing facility, <br /> and <br /> (2) It has received a copy of the test report prepared for that new bus or new bus <br /> model. <br /> 3. It will ensure that the new bus or new bus model that is tested has met the <br /> performance standards consistent with those regulations, including the: <br /> a. Performance standards for: <br /> (1) Maintainability, <br /> (2) Reliability, <br /> (3) Performance (including braking performance), <br /> (4) Structural integrity, <br /> (5) Fuel economy, <br /> (6) Emissions, and <br /> (7) Noise, and <br /> b. Minimum safety performance standards established under 49 U.S.C. § 5329. <br /> 4. After FTA regulations authorized by 49 U.S.C. § 5318(e)(2) are in effect, it will <br /> ensure that the new bus or new bus model that is tested has received a passing <br /> aggregate test score under the "Pass/Fail" standard established by regulation. <br /> 21 <br />