(a) For purposes of this subpart, exhibit A of FmHA Instruction 1940-M (available in any Agency office) requires all Rural Development applicants; for an HPG to sign and submit with their preapplication, Form AD-1047, ``Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, and Other Responsibility Matters--Primary Covered Transactions,'' which basically states that the applicant has not been debarred or suspended from Government assistance. Further, all grantees after receiving a HPG must obtain a signed certification (Form AD-1048, ``Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion--Lower Tier Covered Transactions'') from all persons or entities (excluding homeowner recipients) that the grantee does business with as a result of the HPG. Grantees are responsible for informing these persons or entities of the provisions of exhibit A of FmHA Instruction 1940-M (available in any Agency office) and of maintaining Form AD-1048 in the grantee's office.
(b) Grantees must also be made aware of the Drug-free Workplace Act of 1988 requirements found in exhibit A of FmHA Instruction 1940-M (available in any Agency office). For this subpart, a grantee is defined as any organization who applies for or receives a direct grant from Rural Development. All preapplications must include a signed Form AD-1049, ``Certification Regarding Drug-free Workplace Requirements (Grants) Alternative I--Grants Other Than Individuals.'' [58 FR 21894, Apr. 26, 1993, as amended at 61 FR 39851, July 31, 1996] Sec. 1944.655 [Reserved]