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state or locai law to each private mass transportation company for its franchise or property acquired under the �� , <br /> project, a nonprocurement suspension and debarment certification, a bus testing certification for new models; , <br /> a pre-award and post-delive .ry review certification, and a lobbying certification for each application exceeding ' <br /> $100,000. <br /> M. The Grantee recognizes FTA's and IDOT's authority to conduct audits to verify compliance with the foregoing <br /> requirements and sti�ulations. � � <br /> XIV. CERTIFICATIONS AND ASSURANCES FOR THE NONURSANIZED AREA FORMULA PROGRAM <br /> The Grantee administering the Nonurbanized Area Formula Program authorized by 49 U.S.C. 5311 certifies and <br /> assures that the following requirements and conditions will be fulfilled: <br /> A. The Grantee will have the necessary legal, financial, and managerial capability to apply for, receive and <br /> disburse federal assistance authorized for 49 U.S,C. 5311; and to implement and manage the project. <br /> B. The Grantee assures that sufficient non-federal funds have been or will be committed to provide the required <br /> Iccal share. <br /> C. The Granfee has, or will have by the time of delivery, sufficient funds to operate and maintain the vehicles and <br /> equipment purchased with federal assistance authorized for this project. <br /> D. The Grantee has, to the maximum extent feasible, coordinated with other transportation providers and users, <br /> including social service agencies authorized to purchase transit service. <br /> �. Ti ic Gi oi�icc iS i�� CO�T�N��?^C� ::'�+�'t 2�� 2�^.'��:C2hfc �i�ijl ri��tc rP�����Pments, �fld h�S signed the <br /> Nondiscrimination Assurance. <br /> F. ' The Grantes will comply with applicable requirements of U.S. DOT regulations on participation of <br /> disadvantaged business enterprise in U.S. DOT programs. <br /> G. The Grantee will comply with all existing federal requirements regarding transpo�tation of elder(y persons and <br /> �ersons with�disabilities. The Grantse has provided to the IDOT an Assurance of Nondiscrimination on the <br /> B.asis of Disability, as set forth in the Certifications and Assurances required of each Grantes for FTA <br /> assistance in Category I of this document. If non-accessible vehicles are being purchased for use by a public <br /> entity in de�and responsive service for the general public, the state will obtain from the Grantee a <br /> "Certfication Qf Equivaie�t Se�uiee. "which states that the pubtic entity's demand responsive service offe.red <br /> to persons with disalaili�es,i�ciuding persons who use�whee.lchairs, meets the standards of equivalent service <br /> set forth in 40 CFR Section 37.77(c). <br /> H. The Grantee has complied with the transit employee protective provisions of 49 U.S.C.�5333(b), by one of the <br /> following actions: (1) signing the Special Warranty for the Nonurbanized Area Formula Program, (2) agreeing <br /> to alternative comparable arrangements approved by the Department of Labor (DOL), or (3) obtaining a <br /> waiver from DOL, and the state has ce�tified the Grantee's compliance to DOL. <br /> I. The Grantee has certified to tt�e state that it will comply with 49 CFR 604 in the provision of any charter <br /> service provided with zquiFment or facilities acquired wit,h FTA assistance, and. will also com�ly with <br /> applicabte provisions of 49 CFR part 605 pertaining to school transportation operations. (See Category VII, <br /> "Charter Bus Agreement"and Categary VIII, "School Bus Agreement.")) <br /> J. Unless otherwise noted, each of the Grantee's projects qualifies for a categorical exclusion and does not <br /> require further environmental a{��oaa�s, as described in the jair�t Ft-§�I�fA/FTA regulations, "Environmental <br /> Impact and Related Procedures," at 23 CFR 771.117(c). The Grantee further agrees that no financial ' <br /> assistance r�il! be provided for a�project requiring a conformity finding in accordance with the Environmental � <br /> Protection Agency's Clean Air Conformity regulations at 40 CFR parts 51 and 93, until FTA makes the I, <br /> required conformity finding. . I <br /> K. The Grantee has submitted (or will submit) all applicable certifications and assurances currently required, . <br /> including but not limited to: a�certification that its procurements and procurement system will comply with all <br /> REV:1/8/99 �2 <br />