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Attachment 3 <br /> ( Required of all Applicants that plan to procure inaccessible vehicles or have them in their fleet ) <br /> CERTIFICATION OF EQUIVALENT SERVICE <br /> i <br /> Orange County (Legal Name of Applicant) certifies that its demand responsive service offered to <br /> individuals with disabilities as defined in 49 CFR 37 . 3 ) , including individuals who use wheelchairs, is <br /> equivalent to the level and quality of service offered to individuals without disabilities . Such service , <br /> when viewed in its entirety, is provided in the most integrated setting feasible and is equivalent with <br /> respect to . <br /> c <br /> 1 ) Response time ; <br /> 2 ) Fares ; <br /> 3 ) Geographic service area ; <br /> 4 ) Hours and days of service ; <br /> 5 ) Restrictions or priorities based on trip purpose , <br /> 6 ) Availability of information and reservation capability; and <br /> 7 ) Constraints on capacity or service availability . <br /> In accordance with 49 CFR 37 . 77, public funded entities operating demand responsive systems for the <br /> general public which receive financial assistance under section 18 of the Federal Transit Act must file <br /> this certification with the appropriate state program office before procuring any inaccessible vehicle . <br /> NCDOT also requires state funded entities that do not receive Federal Transit Administration ( FTA ) funds <br /> to file this certification as well . This certification is valid for no longer than one year from its date of <br /> filing . <br /> The NCDOT Public Transportation Division requires all participants to certify equivalent service when <br /> requesting to purchase non -ADA accessible vehicles . By signing this certification , the above - named E <br /> agency is certifying that it has a mechanism in place to provide rides to individuals with disabilities . The <br /> ride must be provided in a manner equivalent to the service provided by the above - named agency to <br /> individuals without disabilities . Verification must include the attached form entitled Measuring and <br /> Monitoring Equivalency for a General Public Demand Responsive Transportation Service . <br /> k <br /> Y <br /> SignatureXf Autitlorized Official <br /> Affix Notape J� <br /> F <br /> Seal Subscribed and sworn to me •``� �►t.••' ' • • �� •'•a� �''• <br /> ( d ) Aar \ l (o 0 D �c NOTARY <br /> i PUBLIC <br /> r <br /> x <br /> o <br /> • <br /> i <br /> dor � <br /> RL <br /> '••, S.•• •••jG' <br /> Notary Public <br /> 004 <br /> too 4 <br /> Printed Name and A' ress <br /> My commission expires <br /> ( date ) � D <br />