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<br /> (ii) If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person
<br /> for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of
<br /> Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in
<br /> connection with this Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement, the undersigned
<br /> shall complete and submit Standard Form-LLL, "Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying," in
<br /> accordance with its instructions.
<br /> (iii) The undersigned shall require that the language of this certification be included in the award
<br /> documents for all sub-award at all tiers (including subcontracts, subgrants, and contracts under
<br /> grant, 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 or
<br /> entering into this transaction imposed by section 1352, title 31, U.S. Code. Any person who fails to file
<br /> the required certification shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 and not more than
<br /> $100,000 for each such failure
<br /> (b) Restriction on State Lobbying. None of the funds under this program will be used for any activity
<br /> specifically designed to urge or influence a State or local legislator to favor or oppose the adoption of
<br /> any specific legislative proposal pending before any State or local legislative body. Such activities
<br /> include both direct and indirect (e.g., "grassroots") lobbying activities, with one exception. This does
<br /> not preclude a State official whose salary is supported with NHTSA funds from engaging in direct
<br /> communications with State or local legislative officials, in accordance with customary State practice,
<br /> even if such communications urge legislative officials to favor or oppose the adoption of a specific
<br /> pending legislative proposal.
<br /> 6. Audits.
<br /> (a) Audit Required. Non-Federal entities that expend $750,000 or more in a year in Federal awards
<br /> shall have a single or program-specific audit conducted for that year in accordance with the
<br /> provisions of 2 CFR, Subpart F, §200.500. Guidance on determining Federal awards expended is
<br /> provided in 2 CFR, Subpart F, §200.502.
<br /> (b) Single Audit. Non-Federal entities that expend $750,000 or more in a year in Federal awards shall
<br /> have a single audit conducted in accordance with 2 CFR, Subpart F, §200.501, except when they
<br /> elect to have a program-specific audit conducted in accordance with 2 CFR, Subpart F, §200.501,
<br /> paragraph (c).
<br /> (c) Non-Governmental Entities. Non-governmental entities (not-for-profit and for-profit entities) must
<br /> adhere to North Carolina General Statute 143C-6.22 and 09 NCAC Subchapter 03M.
<br /> 7. Instructions for Lower Tier Certification.
<br /> (a) By signing and submitting this proposal, the prospective lower tier participant (the Agency) is
<br /> providing the certification set out below and agrees to comply with the requirements of 2 CFR Parts
<br /> 180 and 1200.
<br /> (b) The certification in this clause is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed
<br /> when this transaction was entered into. If it is later determined that the prospective lower tier
<br /> participant knowingly rendered an erroneous certification, in addition to other remedies available to
<br /> the Federal government, the department or agency with which this transaction originated may pursue
<br /> available remedies, including suspension or debarment.
<br /> (c) The prospective lower tier participant shall provide immediate written notice to the person to which
<br /> this proposal is submitted if at any time the prospective lower tier participant learns that its
<br /> certification was erroneous when submitted or has become erroneous by reason of changed
<br /> circumstances.
<br /> (d) The terms covered transaction, civil judgement, debarment, suspension, ineligible, participant,
<br /> person, principal, and voluntarily excluded, as used in this clause, are defined in 2 CFR Part 180 and
<br /> 1200. You may contact the person to whom this proposal is submitted for assistance in obtaining a
<br /> copy of those regulations.
<br /> (e) The prospective lower tier participant agrees by submitting this proposal that, should the proposed
<br /> covered transaction be entered into, it shall not knowingly enter into any lower tier covered
<br /> transaction with a person who is proposed for debarment under 48 CFR part 9, subpart 9.4, debarred,
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