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CERTIFICATIONS REGARDING LOBBYING; DEBARMENT. SUSPENSION AND OTHER
<br /> RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS; AND DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE REQUIREMENTS
<br />Applicants should refer to the regulations cited below to determine the certification to which they are required to attest. Applicants
<br />should also review the instructions for ccnificafion included in the regulations before completing this form. Signaiure of
<br />this form provides for compliance wilh ccrtificalion rcquiremcms under 34 CFR Part 82~ "New Restrictions on Lobbying,"
<br />and 34 CFR Part 85. "Government-wide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocuremem} and Government.wide Requirements for
<br />Drug-Free Workplace (Grants)." The certifications shall be treated as a material representation of fact upon which reliance will be
<br />placed when the Department of Energy delermines IO award the covered transaclion, granl, or cooperative agreement.
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<br />1. LOBBYING
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<br />The undersigned certifies.to the best of his or her knowledge and
<br />belief, that:
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<br />(I) No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be
<br /> paid. by or on behalf of ihc undersigned, to any person for
<br /> influencing or atlcmptingto influence an officeror employee
<br /> of any agency, a Member of Congress.an officer orcmployee
<br /> of Congress. or an employee of a Mcmber of Congress in
<br /> connection with the awarding of any Federal coalesce, the
<br /> making of any Federal grant, the making of any Fcderal loan.
<br /> the entering imo of any cooperative agreement, and'thc
<br /> extension.continuation, renewal, amcndmcm.or modification
<br /> of any Federal contract, grant, loan. or coupe[alive agreement.
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<br />(2I If any funds olher than Federal appropriated funds have been
<br /> paid or will be paid to any person for in11 ucncing or attempting
<br /> Io in fl ucnce an officcr or cmployce of any agency, a Member
<br /> of Congress. an officer or cmployce of Congress. or an
<br /> employee& a Mcmber of Congress in connection with this
<br /> Federal contract, grant, loan. or cooperative agreement, the
<br /> undersigned shall complcle and submit Standard Form-LLL.
<br /> "Disclosure Form to Reporl Lobbying." in accordance with
<br /> its instructions.
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<br />(31 Th~ undersigned shall require Ihat thc language of this
<br /> certificallon be included in Ihe award documenls for all
<br /> subawards at all tiers (including subcontracts, subgrants.
<br /> and contracts under grants, loans, and cooperative agree-
<br /> menlSl and Ihs! all subrecipients shall certify and dimlose
<br /> accordingly.
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<br />This certificallon is a malerial representalion of facl upon which
<br />reliance was placed when Ibis Iransaclion was made or cnlcred
<br />into. Submission of this cenification is a prerequisile for making
<br />nr entering into this transaction imposed by section 1352. lille
<br />31. U.S. Code· Any person who fails to file the required certi-
<br />ficaiion shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $ I 0,000
<br />and not more than $100.000 for each such failure.
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<br />2. DEBARMENT. SUSPENSION, AND OTHER RE-
<br /> SPONSIBILITY MATTERS
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<br />( I ) The prospective primary, participant cert ifies to the besl of ils
<br /> knowledge and belief. Ihat it and ils principals:
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<br /> (al Are nol presently debarred, suspended, proposed for
<br /> debarmeqt, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded
<br /> from covered transactions by any Federal depanmem or
<br /> agency:
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<br /> {bi Have not within a three-year period preceding this pro-
<br /> posal been convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered
<br /> against them for commission of fraud or a criminal
<br /> offense in conncclion with obtaining, altempting to ob-
<br /> tain. or performing a public (Federal. State or Iocall
<br /> Iransaction or conlraCf under 3 public Iransaction: viola-
<br /> llon of Federal or Slale anthrusl slatules or commission
<br /> of embezzlement, IhcfL fnrgery, bribery., falsifical~on or
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<br /> destruction of records, making false slatements, or re-
<br /> ceiving stolen property:
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<br />(c) Are not presently indicted for or otherwise criminally or
<br /> civilly charged b~' a governmental entity (Federal. State
<br /> or local} with commission of any of the offenses
<br /> merated in paragraph (II(b) of this certification: and
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<br />(d) Have not within a three-year period preceding this
<br /> plication/propo~al had one or more public transactions
<br /> ~,Federal. State or local) terminaled for cause or default.
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<br />Where the prospective prir~ary participant is unable to
<br />certify to any of Ihe statements in Ibis certification, such
<br />prospecnve panicipam shall attach an explanation to this
<br />proposal.
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<br />3. DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE
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<br />This certification is required by the Drug-Free Workplace Act of
<br />1988 {Pub. L. 100-690, Title V, Subtille D) and is implemented
<br />through additlons to ~he Debarment and Suspension regulations.
<br />i~ublished in the Federal Re~istcr on January 31. 1989, and
<br />May 25, 1990.
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<br />ALTERNATE I
<br />(GRANTEES OTltER THAN INDIVIDUALS)
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<br />( I ) The grantee certifies that it will or will continue to provide a
<br /> drug-free workplace by:
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<br /> (al Publishing a slatement notifying employees that the
<br /> unlawful manufaclure, distribution, dispensing, posses-
<br /> sion. or use of a conlrolled substance is prohibited in
<br /> the grantee's workplace and specifying Ihe actions Ihal
<br /> will be taken against employees for violation of such
<br /> prohibition:
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<br /> (b) Establishing an ongoing drug-free awareness program to
<br /> inform employces about:
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<br /> ( I ) The dangers of drug abuse in the workplace;
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<br /> (2) The grantee's policy of mainlaining a drug-free · workplace:
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<br /> {3) Any available drug counseling, rehabilitation, and
<br /> employee assistance programs: and
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<br /> {4) The penallles that may be imposed upon employees.
<br /> for drug abuse violations ~ccurring in Ih, workplace:
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<br /> (c) Maklng it a requiremem that each employee to be engaged
<br /> in ihe performanc, e of the grant be given a copy of the
<br /> statement required by paragraph (a):
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<br /> (d} Notifying Ihe employee in the statement required by
<br /> paragraph (at that. as a condition of employment under
<br /> the grant, the employee
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