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�1 U.S.Department of Transportation <br /> Federal Railroad Administration <br /> 5.5 Project Cost Savings <br /> (a) If there are Project Cost Savings,then the Recipient may notify FRA in writing of its <br /> intent to include in the Project and complete with the Project Cost Savings the additional <br /> activities within the scope of this award that are specified in the Additional Task(s) in <br /> Article 4 of Attachment 2 of this Agreement.The Recipient will complete the Additional <br /> Task(s)after FRA provides a written approval. An amendment to this Agreement is not <br /> required to proceed with the Additional Task(s). <br /> (b) If there are Project Cost Savings, and there are not Additional Task(s) identified in <br /> Article 4 of Attachment 2 of this Agreement, then the Recipient may propose a new task <br /> that is within the scope of this award and request an amendment to add the new task to <br /> this Agreement and complete it with Project Cost Savings. <br /> (c) In this Agreement, "Project Cost Savings" means the difference between the actual <br /> costs to complete the Project and the estimated total Project cost listed in Section 6.5 of <br /> Attachment 2 of this Agreement, if after the Recipient completes the tasks identified in <br /> Article 4 of Attachment 2 of this Agreement to FRA's satisfaction,the actual Project costs <br /> are less than the estimated total Project costs.There are no Project Cost Savings prior to <br /> completion of the Project or if the actual costs to complete the Project are equal to or <br /> greater than the total Project cost listed in Section 6.5 of Attachment 2 of this Agreement. <br /> (d) If there are Project Cost Savings and either the Recipient does not make a proposal or <br /> FRA does not accept the Recipient's proposal under(a) of this Section 5.5,then: <br /> (1) The Recipient will provide written notice to FRA and reduce the Federal Share <br /> by the Project Cost Savings, which may result in an amendment to this <br /> Agreement; and <br /> (2) If the reduced Federal Share reduces this award and the Recipient received <br /> reimbursed costs exceeding the appropriate amount under the reduced award, <br /> the Recipient will refund the difference between the reimbursed costs and the <br /> reduced award. <br /> (e) In this Agreement, "Federal Share" means the sum of the Agreement Federal Funds <br /> and Other Federal Funds amounts that are identified in the Approved Project Budget in <br /> Section 6.5 of Attachment 2 of this Agreement. <br /> (f) The Recipient acknowledges that amounts that are required to be refunded under this <br /> Section constitute a debt to the Federal Government that FRA may collect under 2 C.F.R. § <br /> 200.346 and the Federal Claims Collection Standards(31 C.F.R. parts 900-999). <br /> 5.6 FRA Acceptance of Changes <br /> FRA may accept or reject changes requested under this Article 5, and in doing so may elect to <br /> consider only the interests of the grant program and FRA.The Recipient acknowledges that any <br /> request under this Article 5 does not amend, modify, or supplement this Agreement unless FRA <br /> 13 <br />