30 C.F.R. § 886.16 Grant agreements.
Title 30 - Mineral Resources
(a) OSM shall prepare a grant agreement that includes: (1) A statement of the work to be covered by the grant; and (2) A statement of the approvals of specific actions required under this subchapter or the conditions to be met before approvals can be given if moneys are included in the grant for these actions. (b) The State/Indian tribe may assign functions and funds to other Federal, State, or local agencies. The grantee agency shall retain responsibility for overall administration of that grant, including use of funds and reporting. (c) The Director shall sign two copies of the agreement and transmit them either by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by hand delivery, to the agency for countersignature. The grant constitutes an obligation of Federal funds at the time the Director signs the agreement. The agency shall have 20 calendar days from the date of the Director's signature to execute the agreement in order to accept its terms and conditions. Unless an extension of time is approved by the Director, failure to execute the agreement within 20 calendar days shall result in an immediate deobligation of the total Federal grant amount. (d) Although the funds are obligated when the Director signs the agreement, for any expenditure requiring compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), funds may not be used by the State/Indian tribe until all actions necessary to ensure compliance with NEPA are taken. (e) The agency shall submit a completed Form OSM–76 (Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Problem Area Description) showing proposed funding for any planned non-emergency project work to the applicable OSM field office before it may use funds for construction activities. (f) Neither the approval of the grant application nor the award of any grant shall commit or obligate the United States to award any continuation grant or to enter into any grant revision, including grant increases to cover cost overruns. [47 FR 28601, June 30, 1982, as amended at 60 FR 9981, Feb. 22, 1995]
Title 30: Mineral Resources
PART 886—STATE AND TRIBAL RECLAMATION GRANTS
§ 886.16 Grant agreements.
