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state and local emergency managers are not typically categorized as M&A, unless the state or local EMA chooses to assign personnel to specific M&A activities. Management and Administrative Costs Supporting Documentation: Supply copies of certified timesheets documenting hours worked and proof employee was paid (i.e., earning statements/payroll registries). Indirect Costs Indirect costs are allowable under this program as described in 2 C.F.R. § 200.414. With the exception of Sub -Recipients who have never received a negotiated indirect cost rate as described in 2 C.F.R. § 200.414(f), Sub -Recipients must have an approved indirect cost rate agreement with their cognizant federal agency to charge indirect costs to this award. A copy of the approved rate (a fully executed, agreement negotiated with the applicant's cognizant federal agency) is required at the time of application, and must be provided to FEMA before indirect costs are charged to the award. 11. Construction and Renovation Construction and renovation projects for a state, local, territorial, or Tribal government's principal Emergency Operations Center (EOC) as defined by the SAA are allowable under the EMPG Program. Written approval must be provided by FEMA prior to the use of any EMPG Program funds for construction or renovation. Requests for EMPG Program funds for construction of an EOC must be accompanied by an EOC Investment Justification (FEMA Form 089-0-0-3; OMB Control Number 1660-0124 (http://www.fema.qov/pdf/government/grant/2011/fy11 eoc inv.pdf) to their Regional EMPG Program Manager for review. Additionally, Sub -Recipients are required to submit a SF -424C Budget and Budget detail citing the project costs. 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. § 1118, 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 gpdehpinfoa-fema.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. 57