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<br />       		Certifications and Assurances  								Fiscal Year 2019
<br />       		If the applicant is a private corporation,partnership,trust,joint-stock company, sole
<br />       		proprietorship, or other business association,the applicant certifies that:
<br />       		(a)      It has no unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed,for which all judicial and
<br /> 				administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in
<br /> 				a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting
<br /> 				the tax liability; and
<br />       		(b)      It has not been convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the
<br />				preceding 24 months.
<br />  								CATEGORY 3. LOBBYING.
<br />      		If the applicant will apply for a grant or cooperative agreement exceeding$100,000, or a loan,
<br />       		line of credit, loan guarantee, or loan insurance exceeding$150,000, it must make the following
<br />       		certification and, if applicable, make a disclosure regarding the applicant's lobbying activities.
<br />       		This certification is required by 49 C.F.R. §20.110 and app. A to that part.
<br />       		This certification does not apply to an applicant that is an Indian Tribe, Indian organization, or
<br />       		an Indian tribal organization exempt from the requirements of 49 C.F.R. Part 20.
<br />      		3.1.   Certification for Contracts, Grants,Loans, and Cooperative Agreements.
<br />      		The undersigned certifies,to the best of his or her knowledge and belief,that:
<br />      		(a)      No Federal 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
<br />				employee of an agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or
<br />				an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with the awarding of any Federal
<br />				contract,the making of any Federal grant,the making of any Federal loan,the entering
<br />				into of any cooperative agreement, and the extension, continuation,renewal, amendment,
<br />				or modification of any Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement.
<br />      		(b)      If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any
<br />				person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a
<br />				Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member
<br />				of Congress in connection with this Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative
<br />				agreement,the undersigned shall complete and submit Standard Form-LLL, "Disclosure
<br />				Form to Report Lobbying," in accordance with its instructions.
<br />      		(c)      The undersigned shall require that the language of this certification be included in the
<br />				award documents for all subawards at all tiers (including subcontracts, subgrants, and
<br />				contracts under grants, loans, and cooperative agreements)and that all subrecipients shall
<br />				certify and disclose accordingly.
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