Administrative Requirements and Cost Principles for Assistance ProgramsSubpart DGovernmentwide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement) and Governmentwide Requirements for Drug-Free Workplace (Grants); New Restrictions on Lobbying

This document announces a change in Departmental policy concerning the acceptance of certification regarding nonprocurement debarment and suspension for primary and lower tier covered transactions; drug-free workplace requirements; and lobbying, including the statement for loan guarantees and loan insurance. Since the use of special Departmental forms to meet regulatory requirements was a statement of Departmental policy, and not regulatory, the Department is using this document to inform potential applicants for grants, cooperative agreements, and loans to the revised policy. This change is in keeping with the philosophies of the National Performance Review to streamline processes. The effect of this change is to allow applicants, at the instruction of the Departmental bureau or office, to use any forms or formats, including electronic equivalents, as long as the certification or statement contains the applicable language required by the regulation.