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When applying for funds to construct communication towers Sub-Recipients must submit evidence that the Federal Communication Commission's (FCC) Section 106 review process has been completed and submit all documentation resulting from that review to GPD prior to submitting materials for EHP review. Sub-Recipients are also encouraged to have completed as many steps as possible for a successful EHP review in support of their proposal for funding (e.g., coordination with their State Historic Preservation Office to identify potential historic preservation issues and to discuss the potential for project effects, compliance with all state and EHP laws and requirements). Projects for which the Sub-Recipient believes an Environmental Assessment (EA) may be needed, as defined in 44 C.F.R. § 10.8, must also be identified to the FEMA EMPG Regional Program Manager within six months of the award and completed EHP review materials must be submitted no later than 12 months before the end of the period of performance. EHP review packets should be sent to gpdehpinfoPfema.gov. EMPG Program Sub-Recipients using funds for construction projects must comply with the Davis- Bacon Act(40 U.S.C. §§ 3141 et seq.). Grant Sub-Recipients must ensure that their contractors or subcontractors for construction projects pay workers no less than the prevailing wages for laborers and mechanics employed on projects of a character similar to the contract work in the civil subdivision of the state in which the work is to be performed. Additional information regarding compliance with the Davis-Bacon Act, including Department of Labor(DOL)wage determinations, is available from the following website-.- http://www.dol.gov/compliance/laws/comp-dbra.htm. III. Maintenance and Sustainment The use of FEMA preparedness grant funds for maintenance contracts, warranties, repair or replacement costs, upgrades, and user fees are allowable under all active grant awards, unless - otherwise noted. EMPG Program grant funds are intended to support the Goal and fund activities and projects that build and sustain the capabilities necessary to prevent, protect against, mitigate the effects of, respond to, and recover from those threats that pose the greatest risk to the security of the Nation. In order to provide Sub-Recipients the ability to meet this objective, the policy set forth in GPD's IB 379 (http://www.fema.gov/qrant-programs-directorate-information-bulletins) (Guidance to State Administrative Agencies to Expedite the Expenditure of Certain DHS/FEMA Grant Funding) allows for the expansion of eligible maintenance and sustainment costs, which must be in: (1) direct support of existing capabilities; (2) must be an otherwise allowable expenditure under the applicable grant program; (3) be tied to one of the core capabilities in the five mission areas contained within the Goal, and (4) shareable through the EMAC.Additionally, eligible costs may also be in support of equipment, training, and critical resources that have previously been purchased with either federal grant funding or any other source of funding other than DHS/FEMA preparedness grant program dollars.Additional guidance is provided in FEMA Policy FP 205-402-125-1, Maintenance Contracts and Warranty Coverage Funded by Preparedness Grants, located at: http://www.fema.gov/media- library/assets/documents/32474. Unallowable Costs • Prohibited Equipment: Grant funds may not be used for the purchase of Prohibited Equipment. Refer to Information Bulletin 407 Use of Grant Funds for Controlled Equipment for the complete Prohibited Equipment List. For additional information on Prohibited Equipment see Executive Order (EO) 13688 Federal Support for Local Law Enforcement Equipment Acquisition (https://www.qpo.gov/fdsys/pkq/DCPD-201500033/pdf/DCPD-201500033.pdf), and the Recommendations Pursuant to Executive Order 13688(https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/docs/le equipment wq final report final.pd fl • Expenditures for weapons systems and ammunition 38