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Attachment J
<br /> Statement of Assurances
<br /> The Recipient hereby assures and certifies compliance with all Federal statutes , regulations , policies , guidelines
<br /> and requirements , including OMB Circulars No . A-21 , A- 110 , A- 122 , A- 128 , A-87 ; E . O . 12372 and Uniform
<br /> Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements 28 CFR , Part 66 , Common rule , that govern
<br /> the application , acceptance and use of Federal funds for this federally-assisted project. Also the Applicant assures
<br /> and certifies that :
<br /> 1 . It will comply with requirements of the provisions of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property
<br /> Acquisitions Act of 1970 ( P . L . 91 -646) which provides for fair and equitable treatment of persons displaced as a
<br /> result of Federal and federally-assisted programs .
<br /> 2 . It will comply with provisions of Federal law which limit certain political activities of employees of a State or local
<br /> unit of government whose principal employment is in connection with an activity financed in whole or in part by
<br /> Federal grants . (5 USC 1501 , et . seq . )
<br /> 3 . It will comply with the minimum wage and maximum hour' s provisions of the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act .
<br /> 4 . It will establish safeguards to prohibit employees from using their positions for a purpose that is or gives the
<br /> appearance of being motivated by a desire for private gain for themselves or others , particularly those with whom
<br /> they have family, business , or other ties .
<br /> 5 . It will give the sponsoring agency or the Comptroller General , through any authorized representative , access to
<br /> and the right to examine all records , books , papers , or documents related to the grant .
<br /> 6 . It will comply with all requirements imposed by the Federal sponsoring agency concerning special requirements
<br /> of law, program requirements , and other administrative requirements .
<br /> 7 . It will ensure that the facilities under its ownership , lease or supervision which shall be utilized in the
<br /> accomplishment of the project are not listed on the Environmental Protection Agency's ( EPA) list of Violating
<br /> Facilities and that it will notify the Federal grantor agency of the receipt of any communication from the Director of
<br /> the EPA Office of Federal Activities indicating that a facility to be used in the project is under consideration for
<br /> listing by the EPA.
<br /> 8 . It will comply with the flood insurance purchase requirements of Section 102 (a) of the Flood Disaster Protection
<br /> Act of 1973 , Public Law 93-234 , 87 Stat . 975 , approved December 31 , 1976 , Section 102( a) requires , on and after
<br /> March 2 , 1975 , the purchase of flood insurance in communities where such insurance is available as a condition for
<br /> the receipt of any Federal financial assistance for construction or acquisition purposes for use in any area that has
<br /> been identified by the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development as an area having special
<br /> flood hazards . The phrase "Federal financial assistance" includes any form of loan , grant , guaranty , insurance
<br /> payment, rebate , subsidy, disaster assistance loan or grant, or any other form of direct or indirect Federal
<br /> assistance .
<br /> 9 . It will assist the Federal grantor agency in its compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation
<br /> Act of 1966 as amended ( 16 USC 470) , Executive Order 11593 , and the Archeological and Historical Preservation
<br /> Act of 1966 ( 16 USC 569a- 1 et seq . ) by (a) consulting with the State Historic Preservation Officer on the conduct
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<br /> Investigations , as necessary , to identify properties listed in or eligible for inclusion in the National Register of
<br /> Historic Places that are subject to adverse effects (see 36 CFR Part 800 . 8) by the activity, and notifying the Federal
<br /> grantor agency of the existence of any such properties and by (b) complying with all requirements established by
<br /> the Federal grantor agency to avoid or mitigate adverse effects upon such properties .
<br /> 10 . It will comply, and assure the compliance of all its subgrantees and contractors , with the applicable provisions
<br /> of Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 , as amended , the Juvenile Justice and
<br /> Delinquency Prevention Act, or the Victims of Crime Act, as appropriate ; the provisions of the current edition of the
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