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3 <br /> Certifications and Assurances Fiscal Year 2024 <br /> Not every provision of every certification will apply to every applicant or award. If a provision <br /> of a certification does not apply to the applicant or its award, FTA will not enforce that <br /> provision. <br /> Text in italic is guidance to the public. It does not have the force and effect of law, and is not <br /> meant to bind the public in any way. It is intended only to provide clarity to the public regarding <br /> existing requirements under the law or agency policies. <br /> CATEGORY 1. CERTIFICATIONS AND ASSURANCES REQUIRED OF EVERY <br /> APPLICANT. <br /> All applicants must make the certifications in this category. <br /> 1.1. Standard Assurances. <br /> The certifications in this subcategory appear as part of the applicant's registration or annual <br /> registration renewal in the System for Award Management(SAM.gov) and on the Office of <br /> Management and Budget's standard form 424B "Assurances—Non-Construction Programs". <br /> This certification has been modified in places to include analogous certifications required by <br /> U.S. DOT statutes or regulations. <br /> As the duly authorized representative of the applicant, you certify that the applicant: <br /> (a) Has the legal authority to apply for Federal assistance and the institutional, managerial <br /> and financial capability(including funds sufficient to pay the non-Federal share of project <br /> cost)to ensure proper planning, management and completion of the project described in <br /> this application. <br /> (b) Will give the awarding agency, the Comptroller General of the United States and, if <br /> appropriate, the State, through any authorized representative, access to and the right to <br /> examine all records,books,papers, or documents related to the award; and will establish <br /> a proper accounting system in accordance with generally accepted accounting standards <br /> or agency directives. <br /> (c) Will establish safeguards to prohibit employees from using their positions for a purpose <br /> that constitutes or presents the appearance of personal or organizational conflict of <br /> interest, or personal gain. <br /> (d) Will initiate and complete the work within the applicable time frame after receipt of <br /> approval of the awarding agency. <br /> (e) Will comply with the Intergovernmental Personnel Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. §§ 4728- <br /> 4763) relating to prescribed standards for merit systems for programs funded under one <br /> of the 19 statutes or regulations specified in Appendix A of OPM's Standards for a Merit <br /> System of Personnel Administration(5 CFR 900, Subpart F). <br /> 1 <br />