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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) and categorically exempt under SEPA (RCW 43.21C.110). 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 that each activity or project is exempt and meets the conditions specified for such exemption under (NEPA) 24 CFR 58.34(3) (for Planning -Only) or 58.34(4) (for Public Services) and (SEPA) WAC 197-11-800. 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 contact 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 (GAAP) and adhere to accounting standards promulgated by: i.Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB), i.Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), and ii.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. Unemployment 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 of Pro1egt 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 codes to prevent accidents or injuries to persons, on, about, or adjacent to the premises where the work is being performed. 11. PERFORMANCE REPORTING The Grantee, at such times and in such forms as COMMERCE may require, shall furnish periodic progress and performance reports pertaining to the activities undertaken pursuant to this Contract. These reports may include environmental review records, publication affidavits, procurement and contracting records, documentation of compliance with federal civil rights requirements, job creation records, program income reports, reports of the costs and obligations incurred in connection therewith, the final closeout report, and any other matters covered by this Contract. Activities funded by this Contract providing income -qualified direct assistance or direct services under the limited clientele, housing, or job creation CDBG National Objectives, must submit quarterly beneficiary