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DocuSign Envelope ID:01961751-14B1-4AFD-A8E3-C1BDFC2941A3 <br /> APPENDIX A, 44 C.F.R. PART 18—CERTIFICATION REGARDING LOBBYING <br /> Certification for Contracts, Grants,Loans, and Cooperative Agreements <br /> The undersigned certifies, to the best of his or her knowledge and belief,that: <br /> 1. 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 employee of <br /> an agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a <br /> Member of Congress in connection with the awarding of any Federal contract, the making of <br /> any Federal grant, the making of any Federal loan, the entering into of any cooperative <br /> agreement, and the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of any <br /> Federal contract, grant,loan, or cooperative agreement. <br /> 2. 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 of <br /> Congress in connection with this Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement, <br /> the undersigned shall complete and submit Standard Form-LLL, "Disclosure Form to <br /> Report Lobbying,"in accordance with its instructions. <br /> 3. The undersigned shall require that the language of this certification be included in the award <br /> documents for all subawards at all tiers(including subcontracts,subgrants,and contracts under <br /> grants,loans,and cooperative agreements) and that all subrecipients shall certify and disclose <br /> accordingly. <br /> This certification is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when this <br /> transaction was made or entered into. Submission of this certification is a prerequisite for making <br /> or entering into this transaction imposed by section 1352, title 31, U.S. Code. Any person who <br /> fails to file the required certification shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than$10,000 and <br /> not more than $100,000 for each such failure. <br /> The Provider,Maha Ganapathi, LLC. d/b/a The Microtel Inn and Suites Hillsborough , certifies <br /> or affirms the truthfulness and accuracy of each statement of its certification and disclosure, if <br /> any. In addition,the Provider understands and agrees that the provisions of 31 U.S.C. Chap. 38, <br /> Administrative Remedies for False Claims and Statements, apply to this certification and <br /> disclosure,if any. Docusigned by, <br /> Ic G f�war s, a s <br /> -. ---4862C11474... <br /> Signature of Provider's Authorized Utticial <br /> Natalie Edwards, as agentMf4r Maha Ganapathi , dba Microtel Inn and Suites <br /> Printed Name and Title of Provider's Authorized Official <br /> 4/15/2020 <br /> Date <br /> 11 <br />