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Imminent Threat Grants Funding shall not be released to an Imminent Threat Grant recipient until the following conditions are met: The Grantee assures that assisted activities are for temporary or permanent improvements limited to the protection, repair or arrest of imminent threats to public health and safety or physical deterioration. The Grantee further assures that assisted activities will result in either no change or minimal change in the environmental conditions that existed prior to the emergency. In addition, the Grantee assures it will document, in writing, its NEPA determination that each activity or project is exempt and meets the conditions specified for such exemption under 24 CFR 58.34 of 24 CFR, Environmental Review Procedures, for Title I CDBG Programs. In cases where Grantees must take action immediately, or within a time too short to allow full SEPA compliance, to avoid an imminent threat to public health or safety, to prevent an imminent danger to public or private property, or to prevent an immediate threat of serious environmental degradation, such actions are exempt from SEPA pursuant to WAC 197-11-880. Planning-Only Activities and Public Services Grants Funding shall not be released to a Planning-Only or Public Services Grant recipient until the following conditions are met: The Grantee assures that assisted activities are exempt under NEPA (24 CFR 58.34(a» and categorically exempt under SEPA (RCW 43.21C). The Grantee further assures that the activities do not come under the purview of any other federal, state, and known local environmental laws, statutes, regulations or executive orders. In addition, the Grantee assures it will document, in writing, its determination. 8. GRANT MANAGEMENT The Representative and contact information identified on the Face Sheet of this Grant for each of the parties shall be responsible for and shall be the con.tact person for all communications and billings regarding the performance of this Grant. 9. HISTORICAL OR CULTURAL ARTIFACTS. HUMAN REMAINS In the event that historical or cultural artifacts are discovered at the project site during construction or rehabilitation, the Grantee shall immediately stop construction and notify the local historical preservation officer and the state historic preservation officer at the Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (DAHP) at (360) 586-3065. If human remains are discovered, the Grantee shall stop work, report the presence and location of the remains to the coroner and local law enforcement immediately, and contact DAHP and the concerned tribe's cultural staff or committee. 10. INSURANCE All self-insured risk management programs or self-insured/liability pool financial reports must comply with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GMP) and adhere to accounting standards promulgated by: i. Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GAS B), ii. Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), and iii. The Washington State Auditor's annual instructions for financial reporting. Grantees participating in joint risk pools shall maintain sufficient documentation to support the aggregate claim liability information reported on the balance sheet. The State of Washington, its agents, and employees need not be named as additional insured under a self-insured property/liability pool, if the pool is prohibited from naming third parties as additional insured. Unemplovmenl and Industrial Insurance. The Grantee shall be in full compliance with all state unemployment and industrial insurance laws while performing work under this Contract. Commerce will not be responsible for payment of industrial insurance premiums or for any other claim or benefit for the Grantee, or any subcontractor or employee of the Grantee, which might arise under the industrial insurance laws during performance of this Contract. Protection df Project Property, Grantee's Assumption of Risk . The Grantee shall continuously maintain adequate protection of all the project work from damage and shall protect the property from injury or loss arising in connection with this Contract. The entire work of the Grantee shall be at the sole risk of the Grantee. The Grantee may elect to secure fire, extended coverage, and vandalism insurance or all-risk insurance to cover the project work during the course of construction. The Grantee shall take all necessary precautions for the safety of its employees working on the project, and shall comply with all applicable provisions of federal, state, and local safety laws and building 5