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The Recipient agrees to comply with all applicable standards, orders, or regulations issued
pursuant to the Clean Air Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C.
7401 et seg. Specifically:
(a) The Recipient agrees to comply with applicable requirements of U.S. EPA
regulations, “ Conformity to State or Federal Implementation Plans of Transportation
Plans, Programs, and Projects Developed, Funded or Approved Under Title 23 U.S.C. or
the Federal Transit Act, 40 C.F.R. Part 51, Sub-part T; and Determining Conformity of
Federal Actions to State or Federal Implementations Plans,” 40 C.F.R. Part 93. To support
the requisite air quality conformity fining for the Project, the Recipient agrees to implement
each air quality mitigation and control measure incorporated in the Project. The Recipient
agrees that any Project identified in an applicable State Implementation Plan (SIP) as a
Transportation Control Measure, will be wholly consistent with the description of the design
concept and scope of the Project described in the SIP.
(b) U.S. EPA also imposes requirements the Clean Air Act, as amended, that may
apply to transit operators, particularly operator’s pf large transit bus fleets. Thus, the
Recipient should be aware that the following U.S. EPA regulations, among others, may
apply to its Project: “Control of Air Pollution from Motor Vehicles and Motor Vehicle
Engines,” 40 C.F.R. Part 85, Control of Air Pollution from New and In-Use Motor Vehicles
and New and In-Use Motor Vehicles Engines: Certification and Test Procedures, “40
C.F.R. Part 86, and “Fuel Economy of Motor Vehicles,” 40 C.F.R. Part 600.
The Recipient agrees to report and require each third party contractor and subrecipient
at any tier to report any violation of these requirements resulting from any Project
implementation activity of a third party contractor, sub-recipient or itself to FTA and
appropriate U.S. EPA Regional Office.
(3) Clean Water: The Recipient agrees to comply with all applicable standards,
orders, or regulations issued pursuant to Federal Water Pollution
Control Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C.
1251 et seg.
J. Buy America Provision
This procurement is subject to the FTA Buy America Requirements in 49 CFR 661
and as identified in Section 12j, 182, of the Federal Transit Act. Attachment A-3.
The bidder must also submit a list or component breakdown to certify the domestic
content of product components and sub-components.
K. Pre-Award and Post-Delivery Audit of Bus Purchases –
Pursuant to 49 CFR Part 663 each transit agency will conduct a pre-award and
post-delivery audit of their bus purchases. This provision of this bid document is a
responsibility of the transit agency or the Department of Rail and Public Transportation
(DRPT); however, the awarded bidder by this reference agrees to supply or submit the
appropriate information captioned by this rule upon request of the auditing transit agency.
L. Bus Testing Requirements
This procurement is subject to Federal Transit Administration Requirements in 48
CFR 665. Al new model buses and vans acquired with Federal assistance, either by
purchase or lease, are now subject to the testing requirements as defined in Bus Testing
regulations. Documentation certifying that said testing has been completed and a