6600-06 Certification Regarding Lobbying

United States
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Washington, DC 20460

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CERTIFICATION REGARDING LOBBYING
CERTIFICATION FOR CONTRACTS, GRANTS,
LOANS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS
The undersigned certifies, to the best of his or her knowledge and belief, that:
(1) No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by or on behalf of the
undersigned, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or
employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or
an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with the awarding of any Federal
contract, the making of any Federal grant, the making of any Federal loan, the entering
into of any cooperative agreement, and the extension, continuation, renewal,
amendment, or modification of any Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative
agreement.
(2) If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to
any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any
agency, a Member of Congress in connection with this Federal contract, grant, loan, or
cooperative agreement, the undersigned shall complete and submit Standard Form-LLL,
“Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying,” in accordance with its instructions.
(3) The undersigned shall require that the language of this certification be included in the
award documents for all sub-awards at all tiers (including sub-contracts, sub-grants, and
contracts under grants, loans, and cooperative agreements) and that all sub-recipients
shall certify and disclose accordingly.
This certification is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when this
transaction was made or entered into. Submission of this certification is a prerequisite for making
or entering into this transaction imposed by section 1352, title 31 U.S. Code. Any person who fails
to file the required certification shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 and not
more than $100,000 for each such failure.
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Typed Name & Title of Authorized Representative
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Signature and Date of Authorized Representative

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EPA Form 6600-06 (Rev. 06/2008) Previous editions are obsolete.