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i <br /> i <br /> F <br /> E <br /> I <br /> c <br /> c <br /> Certifications and Assurances Fiscal Year 2024 <br /> § 5310), the Formula Grants for Rural Areas Program (49 U. S. C. § 5311), or combination of <br /> these two programs, unless it operates a rail fixed guideway public transportation system . <br /> ii <br /> r <br /> If the applicant is an operator, the applicant certifies that it has established a Public I <br /> Transportation Agency Safety Plan meeting the requirements of 49 U . S . C . § 5329 (d) ( 1 ) and <br /> 49 CFR Part 673 ; including, specifically , that the board of directors (or equivalent entity) of the <br /> applicant has approved, or, in the case of an applicant that will apply for assistance under 49 <br /> U . S . C . § 5307 that is serving an urbanized area with a population of 200 , 000 or more, the safety <br /> committee of the entity established under 49 U . S . C . § 5329 (d) ( 5 ) , followed by the board of <br /> directors (or equivalent entity) of the applicant has approved, the Public Transportation Agency <br /> Safety Plan or any updates thereto ; and, for each recipient serving an urbanized area with a <br /> population of fewer than 200 , 000 , that the Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan has been <br /> developed in cooperation with frontline employee representatives . <br /> If the applicant is a State that drafts and certifies a Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan on <br /> behalf of a public transportation operator, the applicant certifies that : <br /> (a) It has drafted and certified a Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan meeting the : <br /> requirements of 49 U . S . C . § 5329 (d) ( 1 ) and 49 CFR Part 673 for each Small Public <br /> Transportation Provider (as that term is defined at 49 CFR § 673 . 5 ) in the State , unless <br /> the Small Public Transportation Provider provided notification to the State that it was <br /> opting out of the State- drafted plan and drafting its own Public Transportation Agency <br /> Safety Plan ; and <br /> (b) Each Small Public Transportation Provider within the State that opts to use a State- C <br /> drafted Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan has a plan that has been approved by <br /> i <br /> the provider ' s Accountable Executive (as that term is defined at 49 CFR § 673 . 5 ) , Board <br /> of Directors or Equivalent Authority (as that term is defined at 49 CFR § 673 . 5 ) , and, if <br /> the Small Public Transportation Provider serves an urbanized area with a population of <br /> 200 , 000 or more , the safety committee of the Small Public Transportation Provider <br /> established under 49 U . S . C . § 5329 (d) (5 ) . c <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, 2023, Pub . L . 117-328, <br /> i <br /> div. E. tit. 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 /> 7 <br />