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DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS
<br /> No State or its subrecipient, including its officers, employees, or agents, shall perform or continue to perform under a
<br /> grant or cooperative agreement, whose objectivity may be impaired because of any related past, present, or currently
<br /> planned interest, financial or otherwise, in organizations regulated by NHTSA or in organizations whose interests may be
<br /> substantially affected by NHTSA activities. Based on this policy:
<br /> 1. The recipient shall disclose any conflict of interest identified as soon as reasonably possible, making an
<br /> immediate and full disclosure in writing to NHTSA. The disclosure shall include a description of the action
<br /> which the recipient has taken or proposes to take to avoid or mitigate such conflict.
<br /> 2. NHTSA will review the disclosure and may require additional relevant information from the recipient. If a conflict
<br /> of interest is found to exist, NHTSA may(a)terminate the award, or(b)determine that it is otherwise in the best
<br /> interest of NHTSA to continue the award and include appropriate provisions to mitigate or avoid such conflict.
<br /> 3. Conflicts of interest that require disclosure include all past, present, or currently planned organizational,
<br /> financial, contractual, or other interest(s)with an organization regulated by NHTSA or with an organization
<br /> whose interests may be substantially affected by NHTSA activities, and which are related to this award. The
<br /> interest(s)that require disclosure include those of any recipient, affiliate, proposed consultant, proposed
<br /> subcontractor, and key personnel of any of the above. Past interest shall be limited to within one year of the
<br /> date of award. Key personnel shall include any person owning more than a 20 percent interest in a recipient,
<br /> and the officers, employees or agents of a recipient who are responsible for making a decision or taking an
<br /> action under an award where the decision or action can have an economic or other impact on the interests of a
<br /> regulated or affected organization.
<br /> PROHIBITION ON USING GRANT FUNDS TO CHECK FOR HELMET USAGE
<br /> (applies to all subrecipients as well as States)
<br /> The State and each subrecipient will not use 23 U.S.C. Chapter 4 grant funds for programs to check helmet usage or to
<br /> create checkpoints that specifically target motorcyclists.
<br /> POLICY ON SEAT BELT USE
<br /> In accordance with Executive Order 13043, Increasing Seat Belt Use in the United States, dated April 16, 1997, the
<br /> Grantee is encouraged to adopt and enforce on-the-job seat belt use policies and programs for its employees when
<br /> operating company-owned, rented, or personally-owned vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
<br /> (NHTSA) is responsible for providing leadership and guidance in support of this Presidential initiative. For information
<br /> and resources on traffic safety programs and policies for employers, please contact the Network of Employers for
<br /> Traffic Safety(NETS), a public-private partnership dedicated to improving the traffic safety practices of employers and
<br /> employees.You can download information on seat belt programs, costs of motor vehicle crashes to employers, and
<br /> other traffic safety initiatives at www.trafficsafety.org. The NHTSA website (www.nhtsa.gov)also provides information
<br /> on statistics, campaigns, and program evaluations and references.
<br /> POLICY ON BANNING TEXT MESSAGING WHILE DRIVING
<br /> In accordance with Executive Order 13513, Federal Leadership On Reducing Text Messaging While Driving, and DOT
<br /> Order 3902.10, Text Messaging While Driving, States are encouraged to adopt and enforce workplace safety policies
<br /> to decrease crashes caused by distracted driving, including policies to ban text messaging while driving company-
<br /> owned or rented vehicles, Government-owned, leased or rented vehicles, or privately-owned vehicles when on official
<br /> Government business or when performing any work on or behalf of the Government. States are also encouraged to
<br /> conduct workplace safety initiatives in a manner commensurate with the size of the business, such as establishment of
<br /> new rules and programs or re-evaluation of existing programs to prohibit text messaging while driving, and education,
<br /> awareness,and other outreach to employees about the safety risks associated with texting while driving.
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