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DocuSign Envelope ID:3A1F6DBE-9DE9-4D2A-8362-CC716842D771 <br /> 11 <br /> Certifications and Assurances Fiscal Year 2020 <br /> If the applicant is an operator, the applicant certifies that it has established a public transportation <br /> agency safety plan meeting the requirements of 49 C.F.R. Part 673. <br /> If the applicant is a State, the applicant certifies that: <br /> (a) It has drafted a public transportation agency safety plan for each small public <br /> transportation provider within the State, unless the small public transportation <br /> provider provided notification to the State that it was opting-out of the State-drafted <br /> plan and drafting its own public transportation agency safety plan; and <br /> (b) Each small public transportation provider within the state has a public transportation <br /> agency safety plan that has been approved by the provider's Accountable Executive <br /> (as that term is defined at 49 C.F.R. § 673.5) and Board of Directors or Equivalent <br /> Authority(as that term is defined at 49 C.F.R. § 673.5). <br /> CATEGORY 3. TAX LIABILITY AND FELONY CONVICTIONS. <br /> If the applicant is a business association (regardless of for profit, not for profit, or tax exempt <br /> status), it must make this certification. Federal appropriations acts since at least 2014 have <br /> prohibited FTA from using funds to enter into an agreement with any corporation that has <br /> unpaid Federal tax liabilities or recent felony convictions without first considering the <br /> corporation for debarment. E.g., Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, Pub. L. 116-93, div. C, <br /> title VII, §§ 744-745. U.S. DOT Order 4200.6 defines a "corporation"as "any private <br /> corporation,partnership, trust,joint-stock company, sole proprietorship, or other business <br /> association", and applies the restriction to all tiers of subawards. As prescribed by U.S. DOT <br /> Order 4200.6, FTA requires each business association applicant to certify as to its tax and <br /> felony status. <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 4. 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 /> 7 <br />