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<br />ATTACHMENT B
<br />Appendix to Contracts
<br />The following stipulations, together with the General Terms and Conditions (Attachment A), apply to
<br />all projects funded in part by Surface Transportation Program transportation enhancement funds
<br />awarded to the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources (DCR) by the North Carolina
<br />Department Transportation or by Historic Preservation Fund grants awarded to the North Carolina
<br />Department of Cultural Resources, Office of Archives and History (OAH); by the U. S. Department of
<br />the Interior, National Park Service. The Contract and any approved subcontract shall be subject to all
<br />the conditions of this Appendix to Contracts.
<br />Answers to questions about the application of these conditions to specific projects are available from
<br />the OAH project specialists or from the Grants Supervisor, State Historic Preservation Office, 4617
<br />Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-4617; telephone (919)733-4763 x250; fax (919)733-8653.
<br />PROCUREMENT: Grantees must forward to the State Historic Preservation Office (HPO)
<br />evidence of compliance with federal competitive procurement requirements for professional
<br />services and subcontracts prior to reimbursement, if applicable, and must retain procurement
<br />documentation for the time period required by the A-102 Common Rule, OMB Circular 110,
<br />Historic Preservation Fund program regulations, and regulations of the State of North Carolina.
<br />2. CHANGES IN SCOPE OF WORK: The approved scope of work, products, budget and
<br />performance/reporting milestones included in contracts cannot be changed without prior
<br />written approval from the OAH.
<br />3. LOBBYING PROHIBITED: Grantees and contractors must conform with the following text of
<br />18 U.S.C. 1913, which prohibits the use of the grant funds for lobbying: No part of the money
<br />appropriated by any enactment of Congress shall, in the absence of express authorization by
<br />Congress, be used directly or indirectly to pay for any personal service, advertisement,
<br />telegram, telephone, letter, printed or written matter, or other device, intended or designated to
<br />influence in any manner a Member of Congress, to favor or oppose by vote or otherwise, any
<br />legislation or appropriation by Congress, whether before or after the introduction of any bill or
<br />resolution proposing such legislation or appropriation; but this shall not prevent officers or
<br />employees of the United States or its Department or agencies from communication to
<br />Members of Congress on the request of any Member or to Congress, through the proper
<br />official channels, requests for legislation or appropriations which they deem necessary for the
<br />efficient conduct of the public business.
<br />4. RETENTION OF RECORDS: The North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, the
<br />Office of the State Auditor, the United States Department of the Interior, the Comptroller
<br />General of the United States, the Grantee, or any of their duly authorized representatives,
<br />shall have access to any books, documents, papers, and records of any contractor, which are
<br />directly pertinent to the specific contract under the grant project, for the purpose of making
<br />audit, examination, excerpts, and transcription. The Grantee shall require contractors to
<br />maintain all required records for five years after Grantee makes final payment and all other
<br />pending matters are closed.
<br />5. AUDIT AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS: Grantees are responsible for obtaining audits in
<br />accordance with the Single Audit Act of 1984, P.L. 98-502 (31 U.S.C. 7501-7); the Single Audit
<br />ActAmendments of 1996, P.L. 104-156((31 U.S.C. 7505(a)]for State, local and tribal
<br />governments, and non-profit institutions; OMB CircularA-133, Audits of States, Local
<br />Governments, and Non-Profit Institutions; or the audit requirements of OMB CircularA-110 for
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