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No State or its subrecipient, including its officers, employees, or agents, shall perform or continue to perform
<br /> under a grant or cooperative agreement, whose objectivity may be impaired because of any related past,
<br /> present, or currently planned interest, financial or otherwise, in
<br /> organizations regulated by NHTSA or in organizations whose interests may be substantially affected by NHTSA
<br /> activities. Based on this policy:
<br /> 1. The recipient shall disclose any conflict of interest identified as soon as reasonably possible,
<br /> making an immediate and full disclosure in writing to NHTSA. The disclosure shall include a
<br /> description of the action which the recipient has taken or proposes to take to avoid or mitigate such
<br /> conflict.
<br /> 2. NHTSA will review the disclosure and may require additional relevant information from the recipient.
<br /> If a conflict of interest is found to exist, NHTSA may(a)terminate the award, or(b) determine that it
<br /> is otherwise in the best interest of NHTSA to continue the award and include appropriate provisions
<br /> to mitigate or avoid such conflict.
<br /> 3. Conflicts of interest that require disclosure include all past, present, or currently planned
<br /> organizational, financial, contractual, or other interest(s)with an organization regulated by NHTSA
<br /> or with an organization whose interests may be substantially affected by NHTSA activities, and
<br /> which are related to this award. The interest(s)that require disclosure include those of any
<br /> recipient, affiliate, proposed consultant, proposed subcontractor, and key personnel of any of the
<br /> above. Past interest shall be limited to within one year of the date of award. Key personnel shall
<br /> include any person owning more than a 20 percent interest in a recipient, and the officers,
<br /> employees or agents of a recipient who are responsible for making a decision or taking an action
<br /> under an award where the decision or action can have an economic or other impact on the
<br /> interests of a regulated or affected organization.
<br /> PROHIBITION ON USING GRANT FUNDS TO CHECK FOR HELMET USAGE
<br /> (applies to 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
<br /> usage or to 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,
<br /> the Grantee is encouraged to adopt and enforce on-the-job seat belt use policies and programs for its
<br /> employees when operating company-owned, rented, or personally-owned vehicles. The National Highway
<br /> Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is responsible for providing leadership and guidance in support of this
<br /> Presidential initiative. For information and resources on traffic safety programs and policies for employers,
<br /> please contact the Network of Employers for Traffic Safety (NETS), a public-private partnership dedicated to
<br /> improving the traffic safety practices of employers and employees. You can download information on seat belt
<br /> programs, costs of motor vehicle crashes to employers, and other traffic safety initiatives at
<br /> www.trafflcsafety.org, The NHTSA website ( www.nhtsa.goov) also provides information on statistics,
<br /> 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,
<br /> and DOT Order 3902.10, Text Messaging While Driving, States are encouraged to adopt and enforce
<br /> workplace safety policies to decrease crashes caused by distracted driving, including policies to ban text
<br /> messaging while driving company-owned or rented vehicles, Government-owned, leased or rented vehicles, or
<br /> privately-owned vehicles when on official Government business or when performing any work on or behalf of
<br /> the Government. States are also encouraged to conduct workplace safety initiatives in a manner
<br /> commensurate with the size of the business, such as establishment of new rules and programs or re-
<br /> evaluation of existing programs to prohibit text messaging while driving, and education, awareness, and other
<br /> outreach to employees about the safety risks associated with texting while driving.
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