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36 <br /> FTA FISCAL YEAR 2017 CERTIFICATIONS AND ASSURANCES <br /> b. The statewide and nonmetropolitan transportation planning requirements of 49 U.S.C. <br /> § 5304. <br /> 9. As required by 49 U.S.C. § 5307(c)(1)(I), it has a locally developed process to solicit and <br /> consider public comment before: <br /> a. Raising a fare, or <br /> b. Implementing a major reduction of public transportation. <br /> 10. Each fiscal year: <br /> a. It will assure that at least one (1)percent of the amount of federal assistance under <br /> 49 U.S.C. § 5307 apportioned to its urbanized area must be expended for Public <br /> Transportation Security activities as described in 49 U.S.C. § 5307(c)(1)(J)(i)including: <br /> (1) Increased lighting in or adjacent to a public transportation system (including bus <br /> stops, subway stations,parking lots, and garages), <br /> (2) Increased camera surveillance of an area in or adjacent to that system, <br /> (3) Emergency telephone line or lines to contact law enforcement or security personnel <br /> in an area in or adjacent to that system, and <br /> (4) Any other activity intended to increase the security and safety of an existing or <br /> planned public transportation system, or <br /> b. The Designated Recipients in its urbanized area certify that such expenditures for Public <br /> Transportation Security activities are not necessary. <br /> 11. If it serves an urbanized area with a population of at least 200,000 individuals, as determined <br /> by the Bureau of the Census: <br /> a. It will provide a report by the end of the fourth quarter of the preceding federal fiscal year <br /> that lists projects carried out in the preceding fiscal year under this section for associated <br /> transit improvements as defined in 49 U.S.C. § 5302, and <br /> b. The report of its Associated Transit Improvements or related activities is or will be <br /> incorporated by reference and made part of its Certifications and Assurances. <br /> 12. It will comply with applicable regulations, guidance, and directives that implement the Public <br /> Transportation Safety Program provisions of 49 U.S.C. § 5329(b)-(d), except as FTA <br /> determines otherwise in writing. <br /> 14.B. Passenger Ferry Grant Program. <br /> If your Applicant seeks federal assistance from FTA for an Award financed under the Passenger <br /> Ferry Grant Program authorized under 49 U.S.C. §5307(h),as amended by the FAST Act, the <br /> Certifications in Category 14.B apply to your Applicant, except as FTA determines otherwise in <br /> writing. <br /> The following Certifications for the Passenger Ferry Grant Program are required by 49 U.S.C. <br /> § 5307(c)(1) or(h). Therefore, except as FTA determines otherwise in writing, on behalf of your <br /> Applicant, you certify that: <br /> 1. It has or will have the legal, financial, and technical capacity to carry out its Award, <br /> including the safety and security aspects of that Award. <br /> 2. It has or will have satisfactory continuing control over the use of its equipment and facilities <br /> acquired or improved under its Award. <br /> 30 <br />