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Attachment E <br /> Certifications Regarding Drug-Free Work-Place; Lobbying; and <br /> Debarment, Suspension and Other Responsibility Matters <br /> 1. Drug-Free Work-Place <br /> The undersigned (authorized official)certifies that it will provide a drug-free workplace in accordance with <br /> the Drug-Free Work-Place Act of 1988, 45 CFR Part 76, subpart F. The certification set out below is a <br /> material representation of fact upon which reliance will be placed when awarding the grant. False <br /> certification or violation of the certification shall be grounds for suspension of payments, suspensions or <br /> termination of grants or government wide suspension or debarment. <br /> The grantee certifies that it will or will continue to provide a drug-free workplace by: <br /> (a) Publishing a statement notifying employees that the unlawful manufacture, distribution, <br /> dispensing, possession, or use of a controlled substance is prohibited in the grantee's <br /> workplace and specifying the actions that will be taken against employees for violation of <br /> such prohibition; <br /> (b) Establishing an on-going drug-free awareness program to inform employees about— <br /> (1)The dangers of drug abuse in the workplace; <br /> (2)The grantee's policy of maintaining a drug-free workplace; <br /> (3)Any available drug counseling, rehabilitation, and employee assistance programs; and <br /> (4)The penalties that may be imposed upon employees for drug abuse violations <br /> occurring in the workplace; <br /> (c) Making it a requirement that each employee to be engaged in the performance of the grant be <br /> given a copy of the statement required by paragraph (a); above; <br /> (d) Notifying the employee in the statement required by paragraph (a)that, as a condition of <br /> employment under the grant, the employee will— <br /> (1)Abide by the terms of the statement; and <br /> (2) Notify the employer in writing of his or her conviction for a violation of a criminal drug <br /> statute occurring in the workplace no later than five calendar days after such conviction; <br /> (e) Notifying the agency, in writing, within 10 calendar days after receiving notice under <br /> subparagraph (d)(2), above, from an employee or otherwise receiving actual notice of such <br /> conviction. Employers of convicted employees must provide notice, including position title, to <br /> Agency on whose grant activity the convicted employee was working. <br /> Notices shall include the identification number(s) of each affected grant; <br /> (f)Taking one of the following actions, within 30 days of receiving notice under subparagraph <br /> (d)(2), above, with respect to any employee who is so convicted— <br /> (1)Taking appropriate personnel action against such an employee, up to and including <br /> termination, consistent with the requirements of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as <br /> amended; or <br /> (2) Requiring such employee to participate satisfactorily in a drug abuse assistance or <br /> rehabilitation program approved for such purposes by a Federal, State, or local health, <br /> law enforcement, or other appropriate agency; <br /> Page 10 of 13 <br />