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SPECIAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS INTERAGENCYGRANT AGREEMENT FEDERAL FUNDS B.Where the Grantee is unable to certify to any of the statements in this Grant,the Grantee shall attach an explanation to this Grant. C.The Grantee agrees by signing this Grant that it shall not knowingly enter into any lower tier covered transaction with a person who is debarred,suspended,declared ineligible,or voluntarily excluded from participation in this covered transactlon,unless authorized by COMMERCE. D.The Grantee further agrees by signing this Grant that it will include the clause titled "Certification Regarding Debarment,Suspension,Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion-Lower Tier Covered Transaction,"as follows,without modification,in all lower tier covered transactions and in all solicitations for lower tier covered transactions: LOWER TIER COVERED TRANSACTIONS a.The lower tier Grantee certifies,by signing this Grant that neither it nor its principais is presently debarred,suspended,proposed for debarment,declared inellgible,or voluntarily excluded from participation In this transaction by any Federal department or agency. b.Where the lower tier Grantee is unable to certify to any of the statements in this Grant, such contractor shall attach an explanation to this Grant. E.The terms covered transaction,debarred,suspended,Ineligible,lower tier covered transaction,person,primary covered transaction,principal,and voluntarily excluded,as used in this section,have the meanings set out in the Definitions and Coverage sections of the rules implementing Executlve Order 12549.You may contact COMMERCE for assistance in obtaining a copy of these regulations. 6.ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW General Purpose,Housing Enhancement,and Economic Opportmity Grants Funding in excess of the amount stipulated in Attachment B,Letter to incur Costs,shall not be released to a Grantee by COMMERCE until the following conditions implementing 24 CFR part 58 are met: A.The Grantee must complete an environmental review of the project and make a finding of environmental impact.A notice of this finding must be published along with a notice of the Grantee's intent to request release of funds for the project unless the project is exempt from the pubilcation requirements as described.The Grantee must allow a seven (7)or fifteen (15)day period for public review and comment following publication of the notices unless exempt under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)and the Washington State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA). When this review and comment period expires,the Grantee may,after considering any comments received,submit a request for release of funds to COMMERCE.Upon receipt of the request, COMMERCE must allow a fifteen (15)day period for public review and comment.When COMMERCE's public review and comment period expires,COMMERCE may,after coneidering any comments received,formally notify the Grantee in writing of the release of federal funds for the project. B.This special condition is satisfied when the Grantee completes the environmental revlew and request for release of funds from COMMERCE.The special condition is effectively removed on the date COMMERCE provides the Grantee with written notice of release of funds. Microenterprise Assistance,Planning-O_nly and Public Services Activities Funding shall not be released to a Planning-Only Activities or Public Services Activltles 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 43.210.110).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. State af Washington interagency Grant Agreement Department of Commerce Page 4 Contract Page 023