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SPECIAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
<br />INTERAGENCY GRANT AGREEMENT
<br />FEDERAL FUNDS
<br />B. \A/here the Granlee is unable to certifi to any of the statements in this Grant, the Grantee shall
<br />attach an explanation to this Grant.
<br />G. The Grantee agrees by signing this Grant lhat it shall not knowingly enter into any lower tier covered
<br />transaction with a person who is debarred, suspended, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded
<br />from participation in this covered transaction, unless authorized by COMMERCE.
<br />D. The Grantee further agrees by signing this Grant that it will include the clause titled "Certification
<br />Regarding Debarment, Suspension, lneligibility and Voluntary Exclusion-Lower Tier Covered
<br />Transaction," as follows, without modification, in all loryer tier covered transactions and in all
<br />solicitations for lower tier covered transactions:
<br />LOWER TIER COVERED TRANSACTIONS
<br />a. The lower tier Grantee certifies, by signing this Grant that neither it nor its principals is
<br />presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily
<br />excluded from participation in this transaction by any Federal department or agency.
<br />b. Where the lower tier Grantee is unable to certifiT to any of the statements in this Grant,
<br />such contractor shall attach an explanation to this Grant.
<br />E. The terms covered transaction, debarred, suspended, lneligible, lower tier covered
<br />transactlon, person, primary covered transaction, principal, and voluntarily excluded, as
<br />used in this section, have the meanings set out in the Definitions and Coverage sections of the
<br />rules implementing Executive Order 12549. You may contact COMMERCE for assistance in
<br />obtaining a copy of these regulations.
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<br />Funding in excess of the amount stipulated in Aftachment B, Letter to Incur Cosls, shall not be
<br />released to a Grantee by COMMERCE until the following conditions irnplementing 24 CFR part 58 are
<br />met:
<br />A. The Grantee must complete an environmental review of the project and make a finding of
<br />environmental impact. A notice of this finding must be published along with a notice of the Grantee's
<br />intent to request release of funds for the project unless the project is exempt from the publication
<br />requirements as described. The Grantee must allow a seven (7) or fifteen (15) day period for public
<br />review and comment following publication of the notices unless exempt under the National
<br />Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the Washington State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA).
<br />When this review and comment period expires, the Grantee may, after considering any comments
<br />received, submit a request for release of funds to GOMMERGE. Upon receipt of the request,
<br />COMMERCE must allow a fifteen (15) day period for public review and comment. When
<br />COMMERCE's public review and comment period expires, COMMERCE may, after considering
<br />any comments received, formally notiff the Grantee in writing of the release of federal funds for the
<br />project.
<br />B. This special condition is satisfied when the Grantee completes the environmental review and
<br />request for release of funds from COMMERCE. The special condition is effectively removed on the
<br />date COMMERCE provides the Grantee with written notice of release of funds.
<br />Mlcroenterprise Assislance, Planning.Only and Public Servlces Activitles
<br />Funding shall not be released to a Planning-Only Activities or Public Services Activlties recipient until
<br />the following conditions are met The Grantee assures that assisted activities are exempt under NEPA
<br />(24 CFR 58,34) and categorically exempt under SEPA (RCW 43,21C.110). The Grantee further
<br />assures that the activities do not come under the purview of any other federal, state, and known local
<br />environmental laws, statutes, regulations or executive orders. ln addition, the Grantee assures it will
<br />document, in writing, its determination that each activity or pCIect is exempt and meets the conditions
<br />specified for such exemption under NEPA (24 CFR 58.34(3) (fior Planning-Only) or 58.34(4) (for Public
<br />Services) and (SEPA) WAC 197-11-800,
<br />State of Washington
<br />Oepartment of Commerce
<br />lnleragenry Grant Agreement
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