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Part V
Department of Transportation
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Federal Transit Administration
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Annual List of Certifications and Assurances for Federal Transit
Administration Grants and Cooperative Agreements; Notice
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
Annual List of Certifications and Assurances for Federal Transit
Administration Grants and Cooperative Agreements
AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The FTA is required by 49 U.S.C. 5307(d)(1) (formerly section
9(e)(2) of the Federal Transit Act, as amended) to obtain specific
annual certifications for its formula assistance program for urbanized
areas. Through this Notice, FTA has compiled the certifications and
assurances in one document applicable to all of the FTA grant programs
(see Appendix A.)
EFFECTIVE DATE: October 12, 1994.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Watkins Sorkin, Office of the
Chief Counsel, Federal Transit Administration, (202) 366-1936; or
contact the appropriate Regional Office listed below.
Region 1: Boston
States served: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, Rhode
Island, and Massachusetts
Tel. #617-494-2055
Region 2: New York
States served: New York, New Jersey, and Virgin Islands
Tel. #212-264-8162
Region 3: Philadelphia
States served: Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West
Virginia, and District of Columbia
Tel. #215-656-6900
Region 4: Atlanta
States served: Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia,
Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Puerto Rico
Tel. #404-347-3948
Region 5: Chicago
States served: Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, and
Ohio
Tel. #312-353-2789;
Region 6: Dallas/Ft. Worth
States served: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico
Tel. #817-860-9663
Region 7: Kansas City
States served: Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, and Nebraska
Tel. #816-523-0204
Region 8: Denver
States served: Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, North Dakota, South
Dakota, Arizona*, and Nevada* (*these states are serviced by Region 8
but are geographically in Region 9)
Tel. #303-844-3242
Region 9: San Francisco
States served: California, Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa, and the
Northern Mariana Islands
Tel. #415-744-3133
Region 10: Seattle
States served: Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and Alaska
Tel. #206-220-7954
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: To receive a Federal grant for mass
transportation purposes from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA),
an applicant must provide certain certifications and assurances
required by Federal laws and regulations.
This Notice provides the applicant the text of certifications and
assurances required for FTA grant programs which include Discretionary
Grants; Research, Development and Demonstration Grants; Metropolitan
Planning Grants; Formula Assistance Grants for Urbanized Areas; Grants
for Training Programs; Formula Assistance Grants for Elderly
Individuals and Individuals With Disabilities; Formula Assistance
Grants for Nonurbanized Areas; Human Resource Grants; and Planning and
Research Grants (formerly referenced as Sections 3, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11(a),
16, 18, 20, or 26 of the Federal Transit Act, as amended, now codified
at 49 U.S.C. chapter 53.)
The certifications and assurances are set forth as Appendix A in
this Notice, which thus serves as a comprehensive compilation of
Federal certification and assurance requirements to date. This document
will be re-published annually with any changes or additions
specifically highlighted.
This Notice also provides the grant applicant with a single
Signature Page, allowing the grant applicant and its attorney to
certify compliance with all of the certifications and assurances
pertinent to any and all grants for which the grant applicant wishes to
apply in fiscal year 1995, (see Appendix B.)
In addition, FTA has introduced two new electronic programs for
applicants. The On-Line Grantee Program is offered to applicants
through the Grant Management Information System (GMIS). This is a
computerized system designed to assist the grantee with the management
of grant projects and budgets. All grant applicants are encouraged to
participate in the On-Line Grantee Program, which includes the
opportunity to electronically certify compliance for all certifications
and assurances as shown in Appendix A. The Electronic Grant Making and
Management Initiative (EGMM) is a new pilot program currently offered
to selected grantees who will be able to actually apply for a grant
electronically. Both programs are designed to aid FTA grant applicants
by reducing time and paper. Applicants are asked to contact their
Regional Office shown above for more information.
Background
In the past, applicants for FTA grants have submitted a variety of
certifications and assurances with each application. Subsequently, an
applicant was required to reaffirm compliance with the earlier
certifications and assurances with a Statement of Continued Validity
submitted with each application.
With the publication of this Notice, certifications and assurances
for Federal mass transportation assistance grants will for the first
time be contained in one document. This marks the beginning of an
effort to assist grant applicants in reducing time and paper work in
certifying compliance with various Federal laws and regulations. It
coincides with the pilot program for the Electronic Grant Making and
Management Initiative and the On-Line Grantee Program described above,
which will further reduce the time required to process a grant
application.
In order to keep an applicant well informed of its responsibility
to meet the requirements of Federal transit laws, and aware of changes,
deletions or additions to those requirements, this compilation will be
published annually in conjunction with the publication of the agency's
annual apportionment Notice, which allocates funds in accordance with
the latest annual appropriations act.
This publication of certifications and assurances therefore
supersedes the requirements of FTA Circular 9100.1B, dated July 1,
1988, ``Standard Assurances for Urban Mass Transportation
Administration Applications,'' which is being rescinded. Other affected
Circulars will be revised accordingly. This publication also supersedes
the requirement to submit the Statement of Continued Validity.
Procedures
Following this introductory material is a detailed compilation of
Certifications and Assurances (Appendix A), which is followed by a
Signature Page (Appendix B.) The Signature Page is to be signed by the
grant applicant and its attorney and sent to the appropriate FTA
Regional office by: (1) The first-quarter application submission date
published in the fiscal year apportionment announcement; or (2) with
the first grant application of the 1995 fiscal year.
The Signature Page, when properly signed and submitted to the FTA,
assures FTA the applicant intends to comply with the requirements for
the specific program involved. Both sides of the Signature Page must be
completed, first by marking where appropriate with an `X' on the
category selection side, and then signifying compliance by signing the
reverse side (see Appendix B.)
In the event the grant applicant is a participant in the Electronic
Grant Making and Management Initiative or the On-Line Grantee Program
described above, submission of the Signature Page may be done
electronically. The applicant is advised to consult with the
appropriate Regional Office prior to submission.
References
49 U.S.C. 5301 et seq., 42 U.S.C. 4151, Title VI and Title VII
of the Civil Rights Act, FTA regulations under 49 CFR and FTA
Circulars.
Issued: October 5, 1994.
Gordon J. Linton,
Administrator.
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