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Attachment 1 <br /> Certifications and Assurances Fiscal Year 2024 <br /> C <br /> Not every provision of every certification will apply to every applicant or award. If a provision f <br /> of a certification does not apply to the applicant or its award, FTA will not enforce that I <br /> provision . <br /> r <br /> 4 <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 /> E <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 . F' <br /> The cert fications in this subcategory appear as part of the applicant 's is 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 424E "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. I <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 /> c' <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 1 <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 /> i <br /> 1 <br />